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  1. sidneybear
    Biden will probably order an evacuation from Bhutan instead of Sudan.
  2. sidneybear
    Just remove them. It's not worth making a drama about.
  3. sidneybear
    I'm one, albeit a lapsed one, as I still pay my dues to a Thailand based Lodge but seldom go to meetings. All these people who say that there's something sinister about it make me laugh. Masonry to most people is simply a system by which you can aspire to living a decent life. Of course there are people who may have ulterior motives, or who play politics, but you'll find those in any group or society
  4. sidneybear
    I get where you're coming from but both are important and can coexist.
  5. sidneybear
    Indeed. If we listened to all these 'experts', we'd want to die sooner anyway.
  6. sidneybear
    I'd say China. The days of admiration for the West are gone. Thailand sees China as a rising star, and the US as a fading one. Add to this the fact that Thais, Asians, and most of the non-Anglophone world, are socially conservative: Many consider modern Western culture to be repulsive, and have no wish to emulate it.
  7. sidneybear
    Using ad hominem slurs like 'CCP troll' is intellectually lazy. You might sound more compelling if you bothered to participate in the debate.
  8. sidneybear
    Seems Thailand is looking to join BRICS too. Sign of the times. https://www.silkroadbriefing.com/news/2022/11/09/the-new-candidate-countries-for-brics-expansion/
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    Diplomacy does involve some of that, yes. But it's a lot better than starting wars with all and sundry, like the US is so fond of doing.
  10. sidneybear
    Chinese may actually make a lot more sense, which will happen after a polite and diplomatic pause, as the reality of the US' foreign wars all ending in adject defeat and humiliation finally sinks in. Like it or lump it, the US is a spent force, and China is poised to take over the entire region.
  11. sidneybear
    Sydney northern beaches: 5
  12. sidneybear
    It's a journalistic habit of using emotionally charged language to describe everyday things.
  13. sidneybear
    A neutral one. I'd say he realises that the Ukraine war is regional, and is none of Thailand's business.
  14. sidneybear
    Thailand should stay neutral, and politely ignore the US if the latter expects Thailand to take sides. Thailand and China handle diplomacy much better than the US does.
  15. sidneybear
    Right. Democracy has its flaws. Looking at the degenerate western world, maybe Thailand is better off with the status quo.
  16. sidneybear
    I once flew Nok Air from Bangkok to Hua Hin and back on a Cessna Caravan. Seated right behind the pilot, and looking over his shoulder, it was a great experience.
  17. sidneybear
    Som tam should be number 1. Nothing beats it with some salted egg.
  18. sidneybear
    I wish she would attend to my helmet.
  19. sidneybear
    So a proper politician is one who can cover up corruption better than an improper one. I can't argue with that ????
  20. sidneybear
    Show me a country where democracy exists and I'll sell you a bridge.
  21. sidneybear
    We should at least make sure that changes are for the better, rejecting changes that aren't. Change for its own sake seems to lead to chaotic disintegration of societies, as we're seeing in the western world.
  22. sidneybear
    All governments do good and bad things. All I really want is a peaceful society that values its culture and heritage. Oh wait, that's what we've got now, so why all this change for the sake of change? We came to Thailand because we preferred it to the places we left. Many people here seem to want to turn Thailand into the (pretty ghastly) western world.
  23. sidneybear
    Well the status quo in Thailand really isn't that bad. It's much better than when marauding thugs were setting fire to department stores.
  24. sidneybear
    Service agents routinely look up visa requirements and check them before they'll give you a boarding pass. I agree that collecting the 300 Baht at check in would be problematic, but this (or its foreign currency equivalent) could either be collected at Thai immigration, or simply added on to the ticket price. It really isn't rocket science that we're dealing with here.
  25. sidneybear
    I first came when Prem was in charge. Some may say he wasn't too bad, but others would call him a military strongman. Who fits your definition of a proper politician? Thaksin jacked up the price of visas, and PR went up from 25k to 250k ....

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