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???????????? fair enough.....but precisely what puzzles you about my comment puzzles me in equal measure. ???????? But never mind. ????

I wonder how many folk are, like me, now joining the dots as to why recent bills have been so cruelly, excessively high. Me is now a-wonderin'......????

'Oh, What fresh hell is this?' A trigger is being pulled and he who pulls it does so with closed eyes.

Apologies if I'm the 35th person to already mention this..........but noticed earlier an opinion given by Khaosod's Pravit (well-known journalist whose exact surname & spelling thereof escapes me right now) that the deferment allows Prayuth to control the imminent military reshuffle*. If true....and Pravit's opinion carries weight with me (mostly).....then proof if it was ever needed that multi**-institutional collusion is at play here, almost without them even pretending to hide it. Brute 'f***-off' power doesn't even need to make an effort. How about that? Wow.....these guys really know more tricks than a cartload of monkeys. *reshuffle.....a word that so sadly summarizes the current, inevitable & unsatisfactory outcome of the election, with a striking 'different day, same old s**t', or 'old wine in new bottles' vibe to it. Same pack of old, worn cards, just re-ordered to jazz it up. Thai politics in a single word. **not sure that's the correct way to put it, as they all seem to essentially work together 'as one', so to speak.

Have a try. Like I implied, my method is kind of old style, I think, but it works fine enough for me. I described my method in a deliberately kind of basic, general way, meaning, for example, that depending on what version of windows you have, things might be termed differently, ie on my laptop (windows 10) the older 'My Computer' icon on the screen is now termed 'This PC'......which in turn, for someone of my age and somewhat stiffened mental agility, can cause confusion! So you might encounter things I didn't mention, ie on my wife's phone (but not mine) when connected to laptop via usb port, the phone asks if you will 'allow' the info on it to be accessed. If you don't notice it, and allow, you won't be able to locate & open it on the laptop. But whatever things I omitted to say - if encountered - are all things you can work out ok anyway, with good old trial & error. ????

I'm sure there are slicker, easier ways to do it, but personally I just use a connecting cable which plugs into my smartphone and using the usb plug at the other end of the cable, plugs into the usb port on the side of the laptop. I then find the file or song that I want to transfer, highlight, do the old right click & copy (or cut) thing, go to 'computer', open my phone, then paste it in the 'Audio' file. (PS...not sure what you mean when you say you use your charger? You mean the charger cable, right? ????)

True enough, Mr Meeseeks.....certainly in a political context. Yet if (putting my naive hat on, here?) the means* by which such virtues 'don't work' are changed or eliminated (very current example possible....say, from unelected, appointed senators to elected in future) then it's reasonable to hope that one day they will (or 'could'!) work. ???? * to go into what all those 'means' are is something I just ain't got time for right now! But I'm sure you know what I mean....rigged, corrupt judicial institutions; overly powerful military, controlled by even more powerful, monopolistic corporate elite, etc, etc..

They have wisely invested......against popular trends!.....in integrity and showing political b*lls. I hope will pay due dividends. Respect. ????

Despite what all it means in the short term (say, 4 years at most? Ie, until next general election?) I'm going to at least try to be a little 'glass-half-full' about all this.......in one particular sense. In the sense that without a doubt - imo & cliche alert! - 'the genie's out of the bottle.' So to speak......and in fact there's more than one genie we are talking about (well, I am) coming out of multiple bottles, but yet all related. Kissin' cousins, to be sure. Each genie is a symptom of the deeper political & cultural malaise with which this poor country's been afflicted for just about all of its modern history, being most perfectly exemplified by the current crisis. (Note: a crisis deliberately engineered into its existence now by very, very crafty but nasty people, some years ago.) So who are these genies? Well, I guess even genies have a kind of heirachy....so there must be genies possessing different status and powers to influence. I guess. ????????????????

Of course it is no doubt true enough that these marchers & protesters ARE dedicated MFP supporters, as the title of the post declares, but I would hope that ANY Thai, of any political stripe, who sees the fundamental 'wrongness' of having these appointed-senate goons holding their nation back in this awful - frankly, tragic - way......would step up to the plate and make this call alongside the (usual) brave and resolute few who really care.

'It remains to be seen......' Does it heck. No gift of prophecy needed, nor a crystal ball, nor anything but proper attention to what's been going down, to know what WILL go down.

Thanatorn's alleged trip to HK to deal aside, it strikes me that MFP would be well-advised to just stay as far removed from any association with this grotesque power-hustle as possible. Right now their perceived integrity is - imo - their highest-value asset, in the bank and earning interest as long as they avoid being tempted to make bad choices for the sake of guarantee-free promises & negotiations made by other parties in very questionably good faìth. Let The Jurassic Ones rule again for a while longer in their old domain, until they sink into the tar-pits of Thai history. (Pleased to read today that some formerly prominent red shirt players are very much against Thaksin doing deals with the likes of Prayuths's & Prawit's parties. Though, so what? Thaksin's too giddily intoxicated in his own mind by his own apparent influence & power to call the shots, at least one shot is gonna badly misfire down the line, right into his foot. As it should.)

Wonderful video, GammaGlobulin. ???? As an old geezer who grew up accustomed to watching this kind of quality programming (not always!) on TV, I'm struck by how this vdo sadly emphasizes how cr*ppy contemporary stuff so often is these days..... But while true imo, that's way beside the point, or your point (the title of your post)...a point with which I'd agree on the whole, though reservedly and with questions about what 'super smart' (even 'intellectual') really means, and the degree of error by which we might sometimes suppose it adds positive distinction to the views of they we think are so. But....that's just me making a general point that is kind of irrelevant and boring when it comes to Richard Feynman and the vdo you posted. He was just a person who by natural compulsion far-reached all the way, in his own way, to figure things out...............a tendency certainly not confined to the 'super smart' or contingent on anyone being so. We all* do it...to a degree..... athiest or not. Dawn till dusk, sometimes. ???? But anyway, loved your post, GammaGlobulin. ???? * not true...but....

'More'? Has there been any? (I'm not being sarcastic. Just that I haven't seen/read any. Maybe I'm not paying enough attention ????) I respect your comment, Elkski, and indeed would hope the same thing, but gotta say, sadly, that imo the people who control this country don't give a fig about international condemnation and if they do react to it, it's only to accuse those being critical of foreign interference and 'proof' (????) that anti-govt supporters are being backed & financed by falang meddlers.

I'm a long-time fan of Thanatorn and reserve judgement on reports (...which I don't deny seem kind of believable...) that he's been an errand boy for MFP in the on-going Hong Kong Hustle seemingly played out by every party, in or out, of the 8 party coalition. I count Anutin amongst those Thai political g*ngsters for whom I've the least favourable regard, and I can't imagine Thanatorn has any more regard for him than I, so I wonder with genuine puzzled curiousity what's happening......though at the same time I don't think I'm that naive to not be able to join the dots. But.....and there's no implied disrespect to Thanatorn at all in this.....I'm reminded of Groucho Marx's gag, 'Those are my principles.....and if you don't like 'em, I have others'. Needs must. Long game. 4 years from now, MFP face off against the Jurassic ones and go landslide on their a**. Only hook I have right now to hang my hat on. ????????

5555 ????

I can only take so much hustle.

Roll up, roll up.......to the biggest political sh**sh** in town! Coming to you soon with a stellar cast of the nations favourite 'na-kan meuang' s**mbags, it promises to polarize the people like never before, beneath the grand big top of the most hilariously effed-up & deservedly mocked circus in the world! Special offer: Book early and be in with a chance to win a bonus Prawit Snoozing doll, with authentic snores and piggy little grunting noises* * subject to availability and batteries not included.

I wonder if such a move, if decided upon by the current 8 party coalition and done with the most absolute & binding of resolutions to do so.......ALL the way, may mitigate predicted negative economic consequences by allowing.....as odd as it may sound.....a certain sense of stability in the markets, at least after a rocky period of uncertainty. Focus on, and blame for, the cause of it would increasingly be on the whole appointed-senator scam committed by the junta/caretaker govt.....and of course, the senators themselves. Possible iceing on the cake in my scenario (pipe dream) would be a decision by the constitutional court, made after 4 or 5 months or so, that the above-mentioned scam was in fact unconstitutional and that forthwith the authority of the appointed senate is terminated.....resulting in Pita being made PM. Perchance to dream.

'Cliff or Hank Marvin in The Reef'? That's going back some, Streetcowboy. Your comments were amusing ????. Not exactly sure how they relate to my own comments, though. Re 'excess', my own drinking many years ago always involved excess. But I didn't want to get to the point where it was carry on & die young or quit outright. Quitting outright was such a terrifying option that I went for moderation with preset limits. Body's good with it now & has adapted. I can get happily mellow on very little, enough to kill the urge to binge. ????

If booze is your thing, Bob.......and I'm enough of a fan of booze myself to claim we're close friends (me & booze that is) ......then give it that which ensures a happier relationship. Examples........wait till dusk, at least. .........drink at home or away from a bar, in an environment that pleases you.....ie, with good mates, on a seashore, hill, mountain, living room listening to good jazz. .......appreciate the good feeling booze gives you and show gratitude to it by not demanding too much of it. Stick to a preset limit and let that be your guide. Better to be just satisfyingly intoxicated and then wisely quit for the day.......and thus more happily repeat each day....than to give in to excess.......every darned time ...........with all the sh** that brings. Your call, bob. ✊

???? ???? All the points you make are, I believe, incontestably true......or at least as likely as likely can get. The dots you join make very sound & simple sense out of an almost infinite number of speculative guesses at exactly why?, who?, how?, when & what's next?, etc.. Recall something someone once said: 'The truth always lies within a narrow and certain compass, but error is immense.' Tony's almost certainly hustling his way, as we speak, on the fringe or* slap bang in the middle, of that narrow & certain compass. But he....and they.... can't hustle through what will inexorably come....and that's the next election (if things are not interrupted & changed by coups of the left or right). If MFP can keep their mojo alive till then......game over. * no 'or' really, I was kidding. He's slap banging.....right now.

Ha! Very good point. And well made. Your 2nd paragraph is particularly spot on and perfectly put. ???? That notwithstanding, your 3rd gets my approval too! Yes, you're bang on right about that. The point you make about people's/media focus being on senators' decisions & not on fact they've really no darned right to make those decisions at all in the first place, is so evidently the case when properly considered. And that's what - imo - is so insidious about the way things have been plotted & implemented by 'the establishment' since the coup in 2014 and after the sham election in 2017. The 'normalizing' (the wilful forgetting, the sleight-of-hand 'moving on' acceptance, etc) of Prayuth & Prawit, from military junta chiefs in green, to politicians in suits & silk, was masterfully done. As you so neatly put it, re their MO, it all cleverly 'fractures the causal chain and muddies the waters'. ????

Never have I felt quite so forlorn and in utter despair about what is happening here. To all who say it was obvious all along that this outcome would come to pass: yes, of course....I too knew that. Yet there can surely be no satisfaction in one's predictions being proven right. Now where will the more progressive Thai media go with this? It's crucial. If they make tiny barking noises at first, about PT breaking electoral pledges & betrayal of MFP etc, only to roll over in a few days and adopt the position of 'Well, that's it, effectively, this is what we have, new normal, nothing to see here'......as Srettha, Prawit and Anutin tickle their media tummies with cliched bluster about the need to move on now and get the economy back on track.....ad nauseum.........then the establishment plan will have worked like a dream. But....the progressive media should not let this all be quickly forgotten. Like never before, I think they need to keep their lights shining on the ugly truth of all this corrupt wrong-doing.

Agreed. As I said, your situation is one I recognize quite well, and your stance on the matter is one I too adopted and think is most sensible. And it did turn out to be so.