billd766

I am a little confused by your line quote "It gave crooks a great opportunity, when the govt could have been collecting tax." How can you tell the difference?

And whichever military coup is in charge at the time.

Nah, just unlucky.

When the minister of health says it is not necessary to wear a mask, when I see pictures of government ministers and even the PM not wearing masks, I wonder who is right. For all the doctors who keep saying that we should wear masks, I have to ask why Covid is still around. I read the international news and few people are wearing masks in the open any more. At one stage I was supposed to wear a mask in my car, even though I was the only one in it, even though I need not wear a mask at home. So please define who or what is smart and who is stupid?

Out in rural Thailand where I live more and more Thais have stopped wearing masks. I have stopped wearing one though I always carry one. I was up in BigC and Makro last week and most people were wearing a mask so I put mine on without being asked. However in the local village I don't bother and less Thais are wearing mask out here.

Even if it means Thaksin returns and is given a full and free pardon, and then becomes the PM due to being voted in by the Thai people? After all it IS their country and not the military's or anybody elses despite what the ultra-nationalists might say, think or do.

You can try to demand accountancy from the current government, but don't hold your breath waiting for an answer.

Even yours.

And you know this how exactly? Were you there at the scene or just pushing your own opinion. It was sad and unlucky that Setong fell over the leg of the cow and I am sure that nobody knew that the trash truck would be there at that precise moment.

Rhetorical question. ????

Probably Prayuth who is the Minister for everything.

Not only is the money pit bottomless but it comes from the taxpayers.

What was the 10% unsatisfactory score for and what are they doing about it.

Do you really trust and believe a person who told over 20 to over 30 thousand lies in 4 years? If you do you are a prime target for a scammer. Wait a minute, you already have a belief in the master scammer.

You could equally say the same thing about people in brown or green uniforms.

Where is your proof?

Quote "They stormed his private residence." Really? As I understand the term stormed it is similar to this (of troops) suddenly attack and capture (a building or other place) by means of force. "commandos stormed a hijacked plane early today" Similar: attack charge rush conduct an offensive on make an onslaught on make a raid/foray/sortie on descend on take by storm attempt to capture Was there any damage to the residence? Smashed doors and windows? Did the FBI use the police heavy door opener and smash their way in? Perhaps they rang the doorbell or knocked politely and showed the warrant. This is a new chapter in American politics. Now this I do believe. AFAIK none of the other 44 presidents, screamed and shouted, took any documents with them when they left, and completed a proper Presidential handover of power. Not so with Trump. He is the sole exception, so yes, this is a new chapter in American politics, started and wholly owned by Trump who completely failed to understand that he lost the election by the popular vote AND the electoral college vote. As for the rest of your post, I can see and understand why you are a Trump supporter.

I don't know about terrifying other people but it scares me sometimes.

A bit like apartheid in South Africa.

Strange post. From your comments it is clear to me that you have little idea of what is going on or even the history behind it. A small history lesson for you. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patani_Kingdom Patani, or the Sultanate of Patani (Jawi: كسلطانن ڤطاني) was a Malay sultanate in the historical Pattani Region. It covered approximately the area of the modern Thai provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and part of the northern modern-day Malaysia it is Kelantan. The 2nd–15th century state of Langkasuka and 6–7th century state of Pan Pan may or may not have been related. The golden age of Patani started during the reign of the first of its four successive queens, Raja Hijau (The Green Queen), who came to the throne in 1584 and was followed by Raja Biru (The Blue Queen), Raja Ungu (The Purple Queen) and Raja Kuning (The Yellow Queen). During this period the kingdom's economic and military strength was greatly increased to the point that it was able to fight off four major Siamese invasions. It had declined by the late 17th century and it was invaded by Siam in 1786, which eventually absorbed the state after its last raja was deposed in 1902. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patani The Patani region has historical affinities with the Singgora (Songkhla), Ligor (Nakhon Si Thammarat), Lingga (near Surat Thani) and Kelantan sultanates dating back to the time when the Patani Kingdom was a semi-independent Malay sultanate paying tribute to the Siamese kingdoms of Sukhothai and Ayutthaya. After Ayutthaya fell to the Burmese in 1767, the Sultanate of Patani gained full independence, but under King Rama I, it again came under Siam's control. In recent years a secessionist movement has sought the establishment of a Malay Islamic state, Patani Darussalam, encompassing the three southern Thai provinces. This campaign has taken a particularly violent turn after 2001, resulting in an intractable insurgency across southern Thailand and the imposition of martial law. I had no problems with the Muslims that I worked with in Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Egypt, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Pakistan or Bangladesh. Typically I found them friendly and helpful as most of the people that I have met and worked with around the world. Yes there are a minority who are violent, but that can be said of most people in most countries around the work. 60 years ago Protestants will killing Catholics in Northern Ireland. Would you have had them taken down as well? How about Muslims and Hindus in India ,or Hindus/ Buddhists and Tamils in Sri Lanka. or Chinese and Malays in Malaysia? Part of the problem in the South of Thailand is that the military don't want the violence to end as they will have nothing to do. Another part of the problem is that the Thai government seems to talk at, rather than talk to, the extremists. Another part of the problem is that there are a number of groups down there that don't even talk to each other.

I wasn't attempting a redirect. I was asking a question. Can you answer that question or not?

And is your real name Bert got kinky?

But only a circle on this forum. Go outside and talk to Thai people and ask them who THEY would prefer as PM? Prayuth or Thaksin. And remember these are the people who CAN vote and do have a stake in Thailand.

The charges were laid as a result of a military coup. How many leaders and followers of military coups have been charged with anything, let alone treason?

If he wasn't elected by a free and fair election please tell us why he was elected for his second term winning an overall majority in the house? You can't believe that the last election was anything but free and fair. Elected party leaders being banned. Political parties being disbanded and over 6 million voters disenfranchised. Not to mention the Election Commission breaking its own rules and the law by changing the party list rules so that minnow parties could get party list seats. If you actually do believe that I am glad that you had/have no vote in Thailand elections.