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Well that'll be a first then!

Aw still a bit confused I see! is it a little clearer that I don't like the convict at large or the junta as they are one and the same by their actions Unfortunately I can tell you something but I can't understand it for you but maybe I have made it a little clearer for you I do try to do my bit for the hard of thinking but figure if you can't even work out a statement from a nickname you may be beyond my skillset...

Works for them? Is that why they constantly lead the world in road deaths? well I never...

I fear you're right but I think unless it is removed root and branch another lot of dinosaurs will simply take the place of this lot The people lauding Thaksin are the ones that confuse me his actions and betrayal of the electorate is breathtaking yet some outwardly intelligent people seem completely blind to it It's as if they think Thaksin is against the junta his actions say he isn't and by not being man enough to stand against it he actively condones them I can't see any changes to the status quo anytime soon as the hi-so of all colours have shown themselves to be thick as thieves and the Thai people have been shafted yet again by the overlords

I reckon he will be running down the road clicking his heels come Sunday due to the diligence and world leading medical care of the BKK penal system, a miracle I tell you!

What about ministers carrying bags of heroin into Australia is that classed as personal use or is it a bit naughty or doesn't it matter as it's not on Thailand? Rhetorical question, we all know the answer to that one....

Bang on sir! The old establishment and the generals and coup makers get to carry on as if nothing happened all because the convict at large got into bed with the junta There was a fleeting moment when lasting changes could have happened but it relied on Thaksin doing the right thing and endorsing the electorate and MFP, he chose himself above all that and that fleeting moment has passed until God knows when.....

Still confused I see! See my point 4, 5, 6 and 7 your hero Thaksin is giving the coup makers power and making democracy an unobtainable goal By blindly endorsing Thaksin in reality you are condoning the junta and the illegal stealing of power Thaksin had the chance to make lasting changes if he worked in conjunction with MFP, he chose not to and you choose to condone his actions Seems to me one of us is making the coup makers lives easier and it ain't me. Because of PTT turning traitor my point 8 is on the rise again

I think you might be one of the hard of thinking I mentioned so to break it down for you 1/ there was a vote where the people overwhelmingly voted for change 2/ PTT and Thaksin could have chosen to do the right thing and go with the will of the people 3/ PTT was and is Thaksin's thing, what he says goes 4/ The Thai institution was weak and divided and the spark of change was lit 5/ Thaksin decided coming home was more important than any of that 6/ Thaksin sold himself and his party and supporters out and jumped into bed with the junta 7/ The generals and establishment have realised they have carte blanche to carry on with no fear of retribution because Thai politicians, Thaksin and PTT have taken the money 8/ Lesse majeste travesties are up and Thailand has been set back again with no realistic chance of change

You could be forgiven for thinking it might be a wooden overcoat if you had been listening to the MoJ and DoC I think he will make a miraculous recovery thus highlighting the excellence of Thai healthcare in general and the honest and compassionate work of the medical staff of the Thai penal system in particular Then again if you're not gullible you might work out it's just another steaming pile of bs carted out for the naive and hard of thinking.....

Can you not see the coup leaders are walking free because of Thaksin and his me first attitude and abject capitulation? I am not naive enough to think everything would have been straightforward but it takes a spark and PTT and especially Thaksin staying true to the vote may have been that spark Unfortunately we will never know as Thai hi- so internal political elites and in this I include Thaksin decided to put themselves ahead of their country Cowards, hypocrites and scoundrels just as they ever where. Money number 1 in a word snafu and the spark has been well and truly doused with the piss of hi- so treachery to their people....

Oh I don't know he is certainly a Thaksin to his people and democracy....

You're absolutely right, just had to betray his supporters and his country to do it! He certainly pulled the wool over Thailand's eyes in his quest to rejoin the trough As mentioned earlier just another hi-so hypocrite just like the rest of the Thai elites....

Bild he sold out himself and his supporters for his own selfish wants The one man who had the chance to make a difference by backing MFP and putting the country and his people first decided not to as at heart he is just another sad old hi-so hypocrite I don't hate him in fact I couldn't give a monkey's about him but I do pity Thailand as they have been well and truly shafted and at present meaningful change is impossible The man who stated he would never get in bed with the junta! the very generals you keep going on about and Thaksin has given them carte blanche to do whatever they want without any fear or consequence There's none so blind as he who refuses to see....

Course he is just minus the jail!

Ironic that the powers that be are more than happy to openly discuss the prisoner's symptoms and medical history but we aren't allowed to know anything about another certain hi profile prisoner Are his rights different to other convicted prisoners rights. Hypothetical question to which we all know the answer Thai double standards and smoke and mirrors at work again for all to see, the degree of contempt to which they treat the general public is truly mindful boggling....

So in summary having talks with the Russians about ?circumventing sanctions and supplying steel and generally kissing Putin's ass, making overtures to the Iranians, kow towing to the Chinese overlords and now tea and stickies with the North Koreans! They say your friends say a lot about you and in Thailand's case none of it is good, very enlightening none the less!

Seeing as she has some diagnosed illness's going on that have progressed during her incarceration I wonder if she will end up in the luxury wing with Thaksin, nah didn't think so...

I think asking him to name his price is more likely!

No! Corruption, nepotism, dictatorship, hypocrisy, ignoring their people, crushing any dissent, lying, deceiving, disappearing any dissent, jumping into bed with Russia and China, are these the charming traditions and customs of which you speak? You're a lost cause I fear....

No! Right is right and wrong is wrong and what's happening in Thailand is wrong The if you don't like it go home argument is also the last stop for the dumb or the apologist, it leads me to wonder which one are you? If you believe what has happened with regards to the last election is good and honest I truly think you need to give your head a good wobble! I won't hold my breath some people are too far gone your post's would indicate a dislike of democracy and a like of autocracy and dictatorship, I hope I am wrong but I don't think I am.....

The NY Times also ran the story and it seems there are three sides to the story his side their side and the truth but who knows which is which, what is beyond doubt is the hotels reaction has had long term affects I have no doubt they have lost business through their overreaction. Most business's would just ignore it but not hi-so Thai's their concept of face is uber alles! Hotel in Thailand That Jailed American Gets New Tripadvisor Label - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

I wonder if the hotel would still follow the same actions as their latest reviews are pretty scathing and they don't seem to have gone for the jugular with those, maybe they have learned that Thai face mean's jack <deleted> to the rest of the world and actions have consequences SEA VIEW RESORT & SPA KOH CHANG - Updated 2024 Prices (Ko Chang, Thailand) (tripadvisor.co.uk) Tripadvisor puts out warning on Thailand hotel after guest gets jailed for one-star review | The Independent

No I don't agree, he was dragged back from Bangkok and jailed for a negative review by petty, small minded management How do you know his accusations were untrue? What is beyond speculation is that he was held in the jail on Koh Chang and threatened with further legal action unless he made a public apology, I would think many people would bend to the bully's will if they where in a similar situation especially if the hotel owner was potentially local mafia We have seen what happens on Thai islands when the local hi-so's lose face if anybody needs reminding google Koh Tao Why do you think Tripadvisor still have a warning for this hotel? Would you see the hotels action's as a positive or a negative?

He was dragged back from BKK and jailed for 2 days by the local plod for a negative review it's really not difficult is it! He also was forced to give a cringeworthy apology or risk further charges by the weak, pathetic dim creatures in charge and years later it is still front and centre on Tripadvisor for all to see I have used Seaview on several occasions prior to this episode but never again... ps their latest review aren't very positive either who knows if it is a hangover from the managements ill advised public spitting of the dummy but I reckon that has cost them massively and rightly so!