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......and their overseers: govts, politicians and corporate heads. Oligarchy rules the day.

You must be mistaken regarding the masses ability to know how take advantage of internet research/sources or even to give a rat's backside.

Have they ever? Appears to be the universal airfare practice applied post-COVID. In a round about way, this 3-year hoax was a boom for airlines the world over - justifying the unreasonably moderate to very high pricing that we're witnessing today. Once it sticks, it'll stay for years to come.

Much more practical and reasonable for those same expert analysis and reviews to be directed at domestic policies, which have been heavily tainted and suspect over the last couple of generations. Need to get our house in order, firstly, before exploring deeper foreign policy concerns. I suspect that such "expert" scholarly or political circles have turned the usual blind eye.

Well, sure. Understood for some time now. Almost futile, for those who are angst, to protest or discuss Thaksin's current affairs - yet.....here we are. It is what it is.

Would love to see the true itemized records of where it's coming from and how it's being used. Investment. Indeed.

Same as it ever was comes to mind.

Or more precise, those who have been deeply indoctrinated as in regard to the upmost importance of tourism to the broader economy. Repeated long, often and loud enough - all becomes real and true. 😏

One of the better confidence scams that he poetically waxed/promoted: he was never in Thailand as an experienced or connected resident nor will he be in Japan as the same.

.....and the governments yet to come. Full circle.

So I see.....a few behind the curtain strings being being coerced.

This has to be the most sophisticated announce flounce. We'll miss ya, Douben G.

Alas, too many just don't get it. Never have.

Resist the temptation. Boycott everything Google related.

Is it a dying fashion or making a revival?

Steve Rosse? Oh dear.....

Everybody? Is there a scientific poll to verify such a claim as an absolute? 😉 Everybody. 🙄

Ahh.....the forced upon existence through everything controlled IT and AI. Ain't it grand.

Of course. But, ultimately, one would have to ask what creatures might benefit greatly a/o hold control over such boondoggle mega-projects in which are wholly subsidized by the public trust, yet any such returns to the commons are nominal [if any at all].

Mindless consumption, accumulation and waste.

Farang Kee Nok. It is what it is.

Historic and present day happenings favour those who invent or coverup. .....and perfectly accepted without questioning or challenging. The most prime and successful practice: repeated long, loud and often enough - all becomes real and true. Dumbing down and conditioning is more than an artful pursuit.

This should surely apply to the highly civilised Liberal Democracies [whatever that is] who have managed to mangle and convince the populous that their historic base is free of criminality and corruption, yet are clearly the leaders of skullduggery, scallywaggery and blatant corruption and moral misappropriations.

Investigative journalism. A distinguished entity these days. And, on the more than few occasions that it does pop it's head up here or there, it's almost always squelched and twisted by establishment forces. Appears to be the projected norm the world over. Dumbing down is the accepted comfort.