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Levi Patterson

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  1. I don’t know much about this man. However, I’ve had many conversations with Thai people about him, especially taxi drivers, some of my close Thai friends—many are wealthy business owners—and my wife. The overwhelming majority of them like Thaksin. Most say that the economy in Thailand was better during his administration. A friend of mine is a respected Thai lawyer. I asked him how he felt about Thaksin’s war on drugs. He said that many of his friends and colleagues didn’t openly discuss it but they were mostly in agreement with what he was doing. My wife on the other hand was born in Bangkok and she’s very conservative. I can’t mention his name in our residence because an argument would take place. The consensus from most of the Thais that I’ve spoken with mostly agree that he’s very smart. One taxi driver flat out said that if he returns, he’d be assassinated.
  2. This week, I received my 6th booster. And I didn’t have to spend not even one baht. We’re guests here in this country, why do we have to complain or grumble about everything. Enjoy your life. If you don’t want a booster shot, don’t get it.
  3. Polar bears sliding off melting glaciers in the Antarctic is caused by cloud seeding?
  4. How is it that there are so many Monday morning quarterbacks that can be so specific about who Big Joke may or not be? Okay, I’ll join the bandwagon. I believe that the man is underestimated and will be an asset for the RTP. The more power to him. You can say what you want, I recall him being against immigration officers taking money under the table.
  5. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think she’s lovely. And intelligent on top of that.
  6. Interesting. The clip showed an employee confronting the suspect then attempting a side kick at the suspect that was brandishing an axe. That employee was brave. He should be commended.
  7. I think most of us that have lived here for a while aren’t offended by being called farang. I’m a black American and spent my formative years and beyond in the Jim Crow South. Americans have labels and made up names for everyone—it seems to me. If you walk with a limp, some will call you “gimp”. I first came to Thailand in the mid-sixties (Vietnam era). Then, some Thais referred to me as dum dum (black) or ne-co (their transliteration for negro) and some called me farang. Personally, I’ve never been offended by any of these labels. Back in the mid-sixties, I was a military policeman, stationed in Korat. I recall returning to my living quarters on base, around midnight. I had been partying downtown and had to report to work at 4:00 AM. When I walked into the barracks, two airmen were involved in what appeared to be a serious altercation. I knew these two had been friends: one was of Irish descent and the other was of the Jewish faith. They had been calling each other by the so-called offensive labels which was supposedly attributed to their ethnicity. I separated them and thought they had gone to sleep. I left for work around 3:00 AM. Later that day, I learned that the two had awakened and continued their name calling. One of them threw the other off the second story balcony which caused a near fatality. I was at work when the incident took place. However, ironically, I was called in on the carpet for not preventing these heretofore friends from trying to kill each other. For me, living in Thailand is humbling. I’m treated nicer here than in my own country. The offensive name calling thing seems to me as being primarily western. I don’t pay any attention to it.
  8. Evidence? There seems to be a preponderance of evidence. He was identified with a photo line-up by both victims. There’s CCTV pictures of him leaving the scenes. He admitted his guilt. I’m sure detectives haven’t disclosed the total results of their investigation. DNA, if there’s any, would be a slam dunk. I don’t feel sorry for him. Allegedly, he stated that the influence of methamphetamine caused him to commit the crime.
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