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Obviously, but he said: "And now don't tell us you never ordered something from China" Ordering something from China and ordering something that was made in China, two different things.

"During initial questioning, Mr. Wallop confessed to the crime, stating that he committed the robbery because he was short of money following the Songkran holiday." Oh, well that's different. I mean if you were short of money and all you did was stab and rob...

Don't know what you are on about. When I lived in the US I never ordered anything from China. Now I usually check on Lazada and avoid ordering if it looks like it is coming from China. Not really pertinent to the original point of you post, but you threw it out like a challenge.

Figures.

What is it with these Thailand know-it-alls videoers who can't pronounce the few words that have come to their dull-witted attention in Thailand. Falang = fur-rang Pattaya = put-tie-uh Durian = Duran (like in Duran Duran) I'm sure there are others. I wonder if they can pronounce "idjit". This guy is sorely lacking in self-awareness as his descriptions of the "loser fur-rangs" are dead on descriptions of himself. Especially, nothing better to do.

"the Dem-Marxist Party & Their Mignonsthe Dem-Marxist Party & Their Mignons" Are those Filet Mignons? Uhmmm, tasty.

“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it." As a result of the internet's democratization of mass communication anyone can do this now, It is not only the state that has the ability to reach millions and do so frequently. So Joe Crackpot on "the YouTube" is just as likely to be pushing a "big lie" as Big Brother is.

Wow. Actually, meh. Saw a "kids interview" type interview where kids were told there are moon landing skeptics. One kid pointed to his head and said "They're thick as a fish". I thought that was a good comparison.

Ahhh, an incantation, keeps away the evil spirits no doubt. Saying it 3 times, is that a guarantee of truth? LEWIS CARROLL The Hunting of the Snark ""Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried,... "Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice: That alone should encourage the crew. Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice: What i tell you three times is true."' Nothing like a good old fashioned snark hunt!

A couple of nomads. I remember Nomads.

Basic principle of the "Big Lie " propaganda technique, tireless repetition of the lie.

Don't know if it's true or just cute, but I like the story that a member of the Flat Earth Society bragged "We have members around the globe."

With respect to conspiracies most of them require secrecy of dozens, hundreds or thousands of people. This was addressed previously. Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead. Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack.

As in a lot of "serious" threads, three points come to mind: If you look at the modest intelligence of the average person you need to consider that half the people are less intelligent than that. Second, is the Dunning-Kruger effect and its corollaries. If you don't have sufficient knowledge or intelligence to understand a difficult complex idea, concept or fact, neither do you have sufficient knowledge or intelligence to know that you don't understand. The other point about the Dunning-Kruger effect is that no one is exempt. Lastly, having different ideas than everyone else doesn't necessarily make you an independent thinker. Two reasons: You may not be a thinker at all, your mental processes may not qualify as thoughts. You may just be a contrarian who always disagrees and whose beliefs are just as completely determined by others as if you agreed with them.

"I am being humourous . ( a lost art )" Clearly it is a lost art. There is of course a distinction between attempting to be humorous and actually being humorous.

Which moon landing? There were six manned moon landings. Not just the Armstrong landing which is the one most skeptics fixate on.

Understand the sentiment. Problem is that people act on their beliefs.

Yawn.

I did mine the week before Songkran. Filled out the application on Monday, checked every day. On Friday AM still pending, approved Friday afternoon. So they do update often.

Adorable!!!

Sharp analysis. I imagine it will change a lot of minds.

Glad you insisted on that point. Might be important later.

Putz.

This is hard-hitting, cutting edge journalism revealing the deep paradoxes in human behavior.

You disagree with my observations about my experience, ok. But you said "You have obviously never been to Songkran in BKK or Pattaya." I was just in Songkran in BKK. Go forth and multiply with yourself.