spidermike007

I suppose there should be a scale of heinousness and if there were such a scale my guess is that Russia and China would be at the very top of countries with bad intentions over the past century or so.

Some of us use this forum to vent, but we do have some good things to say about Thailand and the Thai people, from time to time. In your case that just does not seem to happen. Might I suggest a couple of brands of laxative? They're very effective and they can make a world of difference with your attitude. Life here is good. Take a look around. It beats living back home by a huge margin.

I was first there in 1976. No resorts. A few bungalows on the beaches. Beachfront land was 1,000 baht a rai. They could not give it away. Very charming. Went back in 1986. Had developed alot. Still very nice. Again in 1993. Far more development. Still amazing. Azure seas. Spectacular women everywhere. Great food. Did not return until around 2008. It was degraded, for the most part. But, still decent. Good nightlife. Again a few years ago. Then again last year. It was dreadful. Packed with Russians and Arabs. Low end tourism has taken over. No need to ever return. The charm is lost. The over development is stunning. The prices were crazy.

Nothing really surprises me these days and foreigners misbehaving since seems to get more and more attention I don't think that this kind of thing is going to diminish anytime soon because Thailand seems to be attracting a lower and lower quality element as time passes. Quantity over quality is never a good idea unless you're selling $2 items at a swap meet. I wonder if the authorities will ever figure that out, I think it's just over their heads. Normal people don't behave like this, normal people don't just punch people randomly, however the terrible aspect of this is that foreigners misbehaving seems to be attracting more and more media attention, and for some reason it seems to be a very popular topic.

Is it fair to say that the media is overusing the term outrage? I would say they were surprised, I would say perhaps they were shocked, but outrage is just a bit strong to describe one's reaction to the price of a can of beans. Yes it's overpriced, and yes the markups is probably high, but some things here are overpriced and we simply avoid them, other things are reasonable and we buy them. Outrage? Please.

It may not be a popular thing to say, but sometimes taking the law into one's own hands appears to be the only way to get something done. Perhaps he should be rewarded, rather than convicted? Will anyone mourn the loss of a major drug dealer?

Quite courageous. Would be great if more people got involved and caused the goons to lose face and take responsibility for their actions.

If we had any idea of the extent of the FSB sponsored cyber crime, hacking, fake news, disinformation, and malicious online operations, there would be quite an uproar. Likely the same applies to Iran, N. Korea and China. They have very, very bad intentions.

Hate crimes are not something to be celebrated. Tolerance of people with alternative lifestyles is. Love is love. Who cares? I have long though that as a form of social assimilation, Muslim families with teen daughters should be required to have her participate in bikini contests. Unwilling. OK, no assimilation. We will take that into account on your application.

This guy just won't go away. He must be very upset that all those years of carefully orchestrated PR, did not work in the end. Sorry, joke. Not buying your nonsense. Never did.

I am far more concerned with the common flu, than with covid, at this stage. Won't say anymore.

That was fairly typical, and if you really examine it, every agreement that Trump agreed to was sloppy, poorly thought out, and badly negotiated. That's just who is, he's a terrible negotiator. Always has been, the book "the art of negotiation", was just another in his long line of scams.

Meaning we haven't established a deal with the Samut cops. Yet. This has nothing to do with public welfare or Public Health this is strictly about maintaining a police franchise and fake puritanism.

Do I detect a case of BDS?

I seriously doubt if these transcripts will ever see the light of day, there are some very powerful people who have done everything they can to make sure that this kind of information has not gotten out. Whatever happened to that Infamous list? The chances of this getting out are about the same as the chances Epstein committed suicide.

This was perhaps the greatest single mistake of Biden's presidency thus far. Granted Trump did set this in motion, but Biden could have slowed it down and made sure that our equipment and the Afghan translators were able to get out in time, the way it was handled was an abomination and very shameful for America. How can we be trusted if we just abandon people who put their lives on the line after we've made them what they consider to be a sincere promise?

Again, the highest court in the land, has proven they prefer to be a kingmaker, over an impartial judiciary. Nobody can doubt where their loyalties lie, nor their allegiance. History may show this court to be one of the least impartial, and one of the most morally bankrupt, in our nation's history. This is a sad moment for America, when the court becomes the hand of the king. The Supreme Court's liberal bloc issued blistering dissents Monday in the Trump immunity ruling, arguing that it "reshapes the institution of the presidency" and "makes a mockery" of the constitutional principle that no man is above the law. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, reading her dissent from the bench, said that "relying on little more than its own misguided wisdom ... the Court gives former President Trump all the immunity he asked for and more." She added that "because our Constitution does not shield a former President from answering for criminal and treasonous acts, I dissent." Sotomayor said that the majority opinion, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, invents "an atextual, ahistorical, and unjustifiable immunity that puts the President above the law." Their ruling, she went on, makes three moves that she said "completely insulate Presidents from criminal liability." Sotomayor said the court creates absolute immunity for the president's exercise of "core constitutional powers," creates "expansive immunity for all 'official acts,'" and "declares that evidence concerning acts for which the President is immune can play no role in any criminal prosecution against him." Sotomayor warned that the ruling "will have disastrous consequences for the Presidency and for our democracy" and that it sends the message: “Let the President violate the law, let him exploit the trappings of his office for personal gain, let him use his official power for evil ends.” She added, “Even if these nightmare scenarios never play out, and I pray they never do, the damage has been done. The relationship between the President and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably. In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law.” In her own written dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said that the majority's ruling "breaks new and dangerous ground." "Departing from the traditional model of individual accountability, the majority has concocted something entirely different: a Presidential accountability model that creates immunity—an exemption from criminal law — applicable only to the most powerful official in our Government," she wrote. Jackson warned that under the majority's "new Presidential accountability mode," a hypothetical president "who admits to having ordered the assassinations of his political rivals or critics...or one who indisputably instigates an unsuccessful coup...has a fair shot at getting immunity." The chief justice dismissed the dissents, suggesting that his three liberal colleagues had misinterpreted the majority's opinion and were engaging in "fear mongering." Roberts argued that they "strike a tone of chilling doom that is wholly disproportionate to what the Court actually does today." He wrote that "like everyone else, the President is subject to prosecution in his unofficial capacity." He also appeared to scoff at Sotomayor for what she included in her dissent, saying that her "most compelling piece of evidence consists of excerpted statements of Charles Pinckney from an 1800 Senate debate." He continued, "But those statements reflect only the now-discredited argument that any immunity not expressly mentioned in the Constitution must not exist." Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote in a concurring opinion that she agreed with some of the majority opinion but not all of it. Notably, she said she agreed with Sotomayor that Trump’s immune conduct should still be allowed to be used as evidence in his trial. “The Constitution does not require blinding juries to the circumstances surrounding conduct for which Presidents can be held liable,” she said.

I want my toy, it really needs means a lot to my personal ego gratification, and even though we don't have anybody qualified to captain this submarine we still need it. We have a long legacy of not caring how much things cost, and literally vacuuming the treasury out from under the people's feet. So that's not a consideration for us, we just don't care about the expense, it does not mean anything to us. We are not responsible men, after all. We are the Thai armed forces.

Very few people even understand the reasoning for this ridiculous ban to begin with, it feels pureile and puritanistic, and it does not feel sincere and genuine.

First of all I think the tailor should be called out by name, including the name of his shop, so people can make a choice do they want to patronize a creep, or would they rather go somewhere else? The second issue here is that it just feels like lazy police work, where they're just simply unwilling to pursue a crime that's been committed. Granted, it's a minor crime, slapping someone, but still it is at least a minor assault. Come on guys, get to work.

Ganja has alot of medicinal properties. Name one that alcohol has, and yet it is legal. It should be legal, without any restrictions.

No need to worry. Trump assured us Hannibal is a very good guy.

One can argue the opposite. Because they were not colonized, they have less culture. Less fine arts, less ballet, opera, classical music, jazz, comedy, theater, etc. But they do have puppet shows.

The studios like to assume we are all kids or idiots. We will believe anything and there is no reason to make a film plausible. We are seeking that more and more as Hollywood gets lazier and far less creative.

It is a real shame that America finds itself in this position. Long before the debate meltdown, it was clear Biden was too old for another term and the reigns should have been handed over to younger, more capable prospects. But not Harris. Trump is a horrific alternative. He is also too old, is semi senile, is likely insane, and is a terrible leader, with all the wrong qualities and deficiencies. Besides, he cannot negotiate his way out of a paper bag. This is a very sad time for America, and shows just how far we have declined.