spidermike007

This will go about as far as the request to probe the death of Jeffrey Epstein, and we know for certainty neither of them where suicides. Zero percent chance of that.

I don't think those support numbers are accurate. I don't think she was ever particularly popular, that family dynasty has run out of steam years ago, and though Thaksin may have done some things to help his people decades ago, he's turned into a rather toxic monster and appointing his daughter was just beyond the pale. Thailand desperately needs a progressive leader like Pita, one that was duly elected and denied leadership by a very ignorant group of elites, and people who should not have the kind of power that they have.

Rule #1. When driving a motorcycle never fall asleep. It takes a high level of alertness to drive a motorcycle or a scooter in Thailand and remain safe. What can one even say?

It takes a real insect type to flee the scene of an accident after you have mowed somebody down, somebody completely without conscience, and somebody who has absolutely no respect for a fellow human beings. This numskull says he hit them because he didn't see them, but he didn't see them because he wasn't looking. If you have your eyes open at all times you are going to see a pedestrian crossing the street, unless you're absolutely unconscious or drunk. I hope this man gets locked up for a very, very long time.

This was a incredibly lame, provocative and ignorant statement to make, the last thing in the world Thailand needs right now is another coup, and for Thai citizens to be encouraging it is just the absolute epitome of ignorance, stupidity and an inability to learn from history. The last coup resulted in 9 years of pathetic Army rule with a trio of leaders including Prayuth, Prawit and Anutin, and that were rivaled only by The Three Stooges except the Three Stooges had a sense of humor and were competent at what they did. The Army is perhaps even worse than the Thaksin family at running the economy. It would be like asking Nicolas Cage for financial advice. Or asking Chuwit how to deal with the failed war on drugs. Or asking Justin Bieber for advice on nuclear fusion technology. Or asking Xi for advice on human rights. Or asking Trump how to demonstrate integrity while getting rich. One of the fundamental differences, is the Thai soldiers are not facing the level of desperation the young Burmese are. The poverty here is not as grinding as it is in Burma. I do not think it could be sustained, if the fools started it. Thailand is a very different culture than Burma, on a dozen significant levels. And the youth now, are very different people than they were during past coups, which were violent. and were supported with a sort of moral authority, which is gone now. The army is in a difficult position now. The generals might simply have to be content with their ill gotten fortunes. I would hope that if the army ever did try to engage in another coup, that the people would come out in the millions and just say no, and if the toxic Army decided to get violent and push back I would hope that Thai mothers would tell their sons who were in the army, if you act out or take the life of a single Thai person you will be disowned by this family for the rest of your life. If that happened in mass the generals would have to resign, and perhaps even take their billions and go overseas into exile.

No, I would certainly prefer for the dollar to be stronger but I still find Thailand quite reasonable so not a big issue. I have a dozen very good reasons to be here, and very few reasons to be back there. We may disagree on some issues here and there, but I love your rational posts, keep it up please.

No. Absolutely not, just look back at my posts when I was Biden, Obama and Clinton were in office, and you will see the kind of criticism that very very few Republicans dare to engage in, especially in this day and age of just laying down for a circus goon. Government numbers are always fake they are always partisan I don't know when the last time you've been in the US was, but prices there are skyrocketing and everybody is talking about it, it doesn't matter what their political position is back there. Nobody back there is defending the goons inability to keep inflation down.

I'm so thrilled that I'm not in your shoes walking around with a black heart everyday, hating on 150 million people, that must be a heavy burden to carry around. Such blind demonization. So sad.

If you believe in the official government figure of 2.4% I have a bridge I can sell you for $500. Just PM me and we'll make arrangements for the bank transfer. I've been spending a lot of time in the states the last few years and I can tell you inflation has not slowed down, prices continued to increase at a staggering level, and real inflation is closer to 20%. The unaffordability factor in the US is climbing at a stunning pace.

Very true. And the Russians seem to be the worst, when it comes to paying whatever is asked. No real sense of value, it would seem.

This is how nations with progressive policies act and behave toward anyone who is morally reprehensible. Regardless of who they are.

The very first thing any man with good survival instincts is going to do when taking a complete stranger into his room, is lock up every single valuable that he has, in either the hotel safe or one of his bags of luggage. This way it's sight unseen and there's no temptation. Alot of this kind of theft is simply opportunistic, it's there so they take it. Dumb and dumber.

Trump does not know how the stock market works, but I think you can go one step further and say he does not know how the economy works, and on a more important level he knows nothing anything about globalization and all the intricacies involved in manufacturing internationally. There's a reason why that's taking place, there's a reason why manufacturing has shifted overseas. It didn't happen in a vacuum and that manufacturing will not return to the US, not during our lifetime. It is just a slogan and a concept that he used to very craftily deceive millions of people into voting for him. It would appear at this point that Trump's seesaw approach to tariffs is having a dire effect on the US economy, thousands of jobs are being lost every day, the stock market is crashing (and believe me that crash has only just begun) and many countries are re-thinking their relationships with the US, realizing that the US is not the dependable ally they thought it was. Many are avoiding visits to the US which could decimate American tourism, and many nations are likely planning their manufacturing in such a way that they are considerably less dependent on American imports, exports, and sales. So where does that leave America in the grand scheme of things, and how badly could Trump's policies come back and bite him on his enormous butt? In the minds of many of us Trump is grossly overestimating the importance of the US and the dependence of other nations on the US. Granted the US economy is still huge, but it's not immune to damage, it's not immune to punishment by other nations, it could start shrinking, and it's not immune to crashing.

Trump embraces and supports the corrupt, the morally bankrupt, the despots, the dictators, those who commit genocide, and the serial killers. That's just who and what he is.

In the US, the quota system is hugely outdated, and it should be expanded to accommodate any and every foreigner who's highly qualified for a top end position in engineering, physics, top management, medicine, the sciences, etc. The US needs more talent, not less, It needs more brain surgeons and less landscapers and dishwashers. These details seem to get lost in the rhetorical morass that is currently the rage in the US, it's not about immigrants, it's about the quality of immigrants. Immigrants built America, period But, something must be done to keep out the extremist super freaks. Their religion may work for them in Saudi, Kuwait, Yemen, Sudan or Somalia. That same ultra conservative fanatislcism, is not wanted, needed, nor desirable in Western nations. Only moderates need apply should be the policy. And there should be a standard of willingness to assimilate, and the burden should be on the family to prove the burden is met. I believe immigration policy should be reformed to the point where it should be staged, and all Muslim families should show a willingness to assimilate. I also believe that families with Muslim daughters who are teenagers can start by proving that they have participated in a bikini contest, and for teenage boys they must show a burden of proof that they're not affiliated with any of the local madrasas. Are we serious about keeping our nation's safe from extremists, or not? This will probably be interpreted as a racist statement but for a long time I've been saying that immigration criteria for Saudis, Yemenis, and the nations that embrace an extremist form of Islam should be unique and singular and far stricter then normal immigration for other people from other parts of the world. It must never be forgotten that but Saudi's practice the most extreme form of Islam, a hateful and horrific interpretation that is completely intolerant of other religions and is the exact opposite of what most of us would regard as any kind of positive faith or spirituality. Huge and very strict restrictions should be put on their ability to immigrate, essentially they are not wanted and they are not needed, and for the most part they are not of any benefit to a society that let them in, as it is very unlikely they will ever integrate. Why am I anti Wahhabi? Why do I think all Saudis should be barred worldwide from immigrating to any nation? Why do I consider the Saudis so dangerous to mankind? But it is an ideology that divides the world into the realm of Islam and the realm of the infidel, or the realm of war. So it trains the readers that they live behind enemy lines – they must be passing through, they cannot take abode here. You only have two reasons for being in the land of the infidel. One is to convert people to Islam. The second is to acquire either money or skill which you can bring back with you to help you and others engage in jihad, and in this context, it is quite clear that they mean that in a military sense, because they go on to talk about tanks and bullets, and things of this kind. One of the things you certainly cannot do is become an American citizen, because no Muslim can be ruled an infidel. That is the particular ideology which is being taught. You must not have any good contacts, warm relations with anybody – not only with unbelievers, but with any Muslim who is not of the Wahhabi type; they are also often denounced as apostates. That is the major theme of concern in that report. https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2005/05/03/the-global-spread-of-wahhabi-islam-how-great-a-threat/

A common sense reply simply cannot be expected of you as you seem to despise all Democrats, which means you despise half of Americans. Very sad.

The Japanese have never colonized Thailand, they gave Thailand the choice and asked them if they would prefer to be colonized or occupied, in an effort to assist them in logistical support for the Burmese campaign. They reminded the Thais that colonization would no doubt result in making sex slaves out of the local women, and it was a fairly easy decision at that point.

I will watch the 3-day war with a great deal of amusement, likely eating more pizza than usual, and will watch the super talented, very experienced Thai army go to town on the Cambodians.

You're exactly right, it's a slogan and a really bad and arrogant one at that, and it is alienating the entire planet and making America seem even more of a bully than they've appeared to be for the last few decades. Trump is doing the opposite of making America great again, he's driving away manufacturing, he's sabotaging the economy, he's losing jobs, and he will drive up inflation. More than likely he will go down in history as being either the worst, or the second worst president ever. He is such an ignorant moron.

One rifle for hunting, one pistol and one shotgun. American gun laws are so liberal and so pathetically lax, no family needs 20 guns, as so many have. America is simply a caricature for the vast majority of the world when it comes to violence and gun ownership. No matter what anybody says as an American, I can say that Americans seem to adore violence.

Very true. No reason for any family to have more than three guns. If three.

Sounds about right. Anyone who bought into that nonsense was quite a sucker. The more misery that rains down upon Thaksin and his terrible family the better for humanity. He stopped being relevant a long time ago.

He could use some of those billions he has made from his corrupt crypto schemes to try to buy the prize. He sure won't get it based on any merit.

I totally agree, two decades here and I've had less problems with the local people then I've had in America or elsewhere. I find most Thais to be absolutely lovely, and I find most Thai men to be indifferent, but not hostile in any manner. Like you say if you do something stupid or if you're disrespectful, all bets are off. But as long as you behave in a respectful manner, if you walk around with a light heart and a pleasant look on your face, Thais are absolutely delightful. Perhaps living in Pattaya is the issue here. It's a nasty town from Soi Bukkhao west.

That is such a lump of nonsense. I guess you've never spent any time in the Muslim world, there are hundreds upon hundreds of millions of Muslims who are either moderate or totally secular, and do not in any way shape or form support Sharia nonsense, nor extremism, nor death to the West. If you don't believe that you need to get out more and do some traveling.