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THis cliche is rolled out over and over by climate deniers but all it shows is how little you understand bout the nature of man-made climate change -

comments like that are normally the precursors to a coup in Thailand

Nothing to do with shutting down a voice of opposition then?

So now you have decided MMCC is actually real? It looks like I'm making progress.

would bru=ing them into line with places like Malaysia. People would like to use Thailand as a hub (they're favourite concept!) so perhaps make it easier to come in and out?

I guess there will always be people who are a total waste of space.

Why are you quoting my post?

Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph. Haile Selassie

It depends on the powers allotted - In many democracies you have 3 leislative bodies - a lower house, upper house and a head of states. In the UK the lower house has most pwoer the head of state relatvely little - they also are almost unique in having a non-eected upper house. many countries elect a president but the powers of that post are greaty different - for instance in the USA the president holds a third of legislative power - equally with the senateand house of representatives. THailand's head of State is the monarchy, then thereis the Assembly, a bicameral legislature composed of a Senate and a House of Representatives. Combined, the Assembly has 750 members, 500 of which were elected directly through a general election (500 MPs in the lower house). Others include all 250 members of the Senate being appointed by the military.

I find it baffling that any individual thinks they know better than the overwhelming scientific evidence. Is it just to much to handle?

Don't see that glib comparisons with neighbours makes a point. What would you conclude from this?

Thailand has been ruled by the military and a ruling elite since WW2. People overlook how fractious this elite can be...even Taksin is part of the elite...albeit a populist one. So the current coalition is not as surprising as it looks. However one has to wonder how long it will last. One can expect power struggles to start immediately. The usual process is a series of corruption and conflict of interest selections that will get rid of one lot or another. What seems less likely is a genuine popular movement. Maybe a eventually a mass demo in Bkk and then the military will step in to "sort things out". The presence of Taksin is interesting...has he brokered this deal?

THat's just conformation bias

playing th blame game is non productive

I have in fact pointed several root causes of the problem in my earlier posts - It is a problem with many who don't understand road safety or any other issue that they consider it in terms of black and white, simple dichotomies and resorting to sealioning. In fact it is far more complex than that and one needs to educate oneself on the matter - at least that's what I did. If you want to make a start a good starting place is always wiki. Of course you'll need to find out what to look up so again I'd suggest you start with "road Safety" or better still "The Safe System" THat will at least put you on the right road. BTW _i've been reading up on Thai road safety for about 20 years - so don't exper=ct to find all the answers in one go.

Over your head?

What makes you say that? In what way am I an expert? I seldom use the word expert myself – except when illustrating other people’s use of the word which I think is usually meaningless and has no bearing on the discussion. Misuse of the word “expert” is a well-known logical fallacy – a false “Appeal to authority” – it implies the argument is wrong or invalid because of claims of an “expert” or because the person is NOT an “expert” – without defining why this qualification itself is valid. Mostly people use the word to insist that a claim is true/false simply because an authority or expert on the issue said it was true, without any other supporting evidence offered It seems that in using the word “Expert” - people are actually attacking the messenger rather than the message. It’s an attempt discredit anyone who says something they don’t agree with or didn’t know. By suggesting they are an “expert” is a deliberate misuse of the concept. You need to bear in mind that the information I use is not MINE – it is that of motoring organisations, WHO, Road safety papers etc. etc. – it is the information of people who have studied road safety in depth and published their findings – most of it is there for all to see, if they bother to look.

Getting out is how I learn about this sort of stuff.

Most certainly because we don't realise how badly we speak. The biggest stumbling block is that not i=only is Thai a tonal language but on the other dside English is a stressed language. Speaker after speaker fails to understand how this works. If you listen to a Thai speaker speaking English, you often get to a point where you may not understand thm, yet they are actually saying the correct words - the problem is they are stressed incorrectly - the result is you simply can't hear that word - exactly the same happens with foreigners trying to speak Thai - they think they know the words but the succession of incorrect tones just makes it incomprehensible to a Thai person - especially one who isn't trained to listen to foreigners as they mash up the language. I hear time and again foreigners saying that they w=should be able to made sense by context etc, but they fail to do likewise with stress. It is glib "explanations" that need the sting of Occams razor they are simple solutions they are nebulous unsubstantiable concepts with no basis. THey are avoiding the simple explanations or conclusions.

I most certainly don't! I suspect you don't fully understand it yourself. - simplest explanation.

THey are just covering up their own failing - they're the same ones who usr cynicism to cover up ignorance. If you don't speak Thai you will never learn about Thailand and it's culture because the locals won't be able to communicate with of any level other than f=do you want steamed or fried rice (and I bet they choose fried)

I thought'd you'd trained in road safety... you did that too right ? Yes - It's interesting what you are implying and why - presumably because you can't imagine how people can have multiple careers or experience? You seem to be judging others by your own limitations. nice to see you read my stuff, though.

QED expat cliche - confirmation bias

It doesn't - he just thinks it does. THere is also the point that he might make more effort beg=fore speaking Thai on a phone and change his phrasing. most of this is either prejudice or confirmation bias. I have trained in languages for several decades and am aware of how people learn languages - not just Thai people but from all over the world. I have studies how people have acquired language and noted the problems and mistakes they make. One thing to bear in mind is that something like 90% of language learners over estimate their ability in whatever language they speak and are therefore much more likely to blame others for their own shortcomings.

THat is just a claim by arrogant foreigners who overestimate their ability ti use Thai language