spidermike007

Granting the World cup to Qatar was a historic mistake, and symbolic of the extreme corruption within the failed FIFA.

There is not much of a wave. I have a friend who is a surgical nurse at a major hospital, and she told us they are barely seeing any new cases, and the fatality rate at this time is extremely low, from covid. Much ado, about nothing. Each new variant is getting weaker and weaker. When are people going to let the panic go? Most of the brave souls I see outdoors without masks on, are the sensible foreigners. 99% of Thais are still all masked up outdoors.

Another great example of the continued misuse of law enforcement here. Mostly, it seems they engage in protection rackets. In this case, the taxi mafia. Are they out finding government officials who are engaged in drug trafficking or sex slavery? No. Why? Because those goons are protected. Are they patrolling the highways to find reckless drivers? No. Why? Because they do not care one iota about traffic safety. It is all lip service. The RTP at it's inception seems to have been created with a status quo from the government. We will NOT pay you a living wage, but you have a franchise, and the limit of your income is based solely on your own creativity and initiative, and you will always be protected. Is that not the case? The RTP are a blight on the nation.

Yes, Qatar is as bad as China. And no, we don't have to concern ourselves with what most activists are doing. Most "activists" these days are merely netizens. Getting up off your bum and actually doing something is far different than moaning, groaning and criticizing on social media. For me, that amounts to next to zero, in terms of courage. Being outraged is simply participating in victim culture, and weak PC nonsense, which is degrading society and preformed mostly by weaklings. Being a real activist, who makes an honest effort to support a valid cause, is a whole different level of courage and conviction. The real danger of social media is not that you might say the wrong thing to the wrong person. The real danger is the fact that one determined person with nothing else to do can find your name, your phone number, your address, your parents’ address, your third-cousin’s Twitter, your boss, your co-worker, your ex-lover, the ex-lover you briefly forgot about and use all this information to systematically tear your life apart piece by piece. But why would someone go through so much trouble to do that? Because it was probably not that hard. There’s a good chance your own web presence coupled with some inventive searches led them straight down the trail to destroying your social life, your relationships and your career all in one fell swoop. There are many good reasons why I do not have much use for social media. I consider it to be absolutely toxic.

Asylum is normally based on humanitarian principles. Does the Thai government honor anything like that? They sure sent alot of Burmese refugees back, who were fleeing their serial killing, madman army.

Knowing how spectacularly corrupt many immigration officials are, somehow this does not seem to have much to do with "keeping Thailand safe". You really are concerning yourselves with safety? Go after those involved in human and sex trafficking, slavery, drug smuggling, and the fairly useless highway patrol who refuse to patrol the highways.

Well, I guess some of us have different definitions of humor. My reply was satire. The original murder was anything but funny.

No worries. Fake puritans like to put on a good show in public.

Great news. Anything to counter the extreme arrogance and lack of grace, with which China is wearing its new found power, in the South China Sea. They are becoming despised in that region. News bulletin to Xi. The SCS does not belong to you, or your nation. You will soon find out.

I have long advocated the avoidance of both power poles and trees. They just don't yield and make terrible obstructions.

Just say no. You want to move, fine. Do it on your own. See ya! I know a bad idea when I hear one!

Maybe we need more of this style of protest. Just say NO NAKED!

Far better notice to self. Don't kill. Unless your life, or the lives of your family are on the line, don't kill. There are few good reasons to take another life. A relationship gone bad is likely the most lame reason of them all. Truly pathetic. Not a man at all. Not even a boy. A weak animal, maybe.

They are truly a blight on the face of the sporting world. Something should be done to stop their continued nonsense. Awarding Qatar was stepping so far over the corruption line. Has a nation ever been so undeserving of the honor?

Yes, he would be a horrible choice. Worse than Prayuth, if that is even possible. A total incompetent.

FIFA cannot lecture anyone over anything. They are corrupt beyond the boundaries of the imagination. Go Thailand.

Thanks for your kindness and support. Sure, it may happen. But, in the decade plus I have been here, I have never been pulled over once, nor have I ever seen a vehicle pulled over by the highway patrol, in tens of thousands of kilometers of travel. Even for seriously reckless driving, driving a truck at 30kph in the fast lane of a major highway, and so many other forms of reckless bahavior. Likewise, only seen DUI 's issued at roadblocks. Never the result of a traffic stop.

Finally. My guess is that there is massive tax and bank fraud here, and it may be uncovered. Why else such desperation to keep it covered up for so long. Trump has alot to hide, and alot to be afraid of. His crime spree has gone on for decades. When his value declarations are taken into account for purposes of bank loans, compared to asset value declared to the IRS, it is likely to be a Gulf far wider than the Gulf of Mexico! A bank and tax fraudster, most likely.

Out with Prayuth, the power grabbing generalissimo. Nobody wants him, nor is he needed. He has already amply shown his staggering lack of leadership ability. Down with the dinosaurs. In with the youth.

There is alot more going on there, than meets the eyes. I have thought all along, that the RTP was going to put up a big fight over this. The industry represents hundreds of millions of dollars a year for them, in bribes, which is their stock in trade. Why would they allow that to happen? I truly believe they are the driving force behind this "change of heart". The few kids who ended up in the hospital are merely PR and a smokescreen. Mommy, I got too high! I still remember stories of folks I would meet on Samui, who got clipped on Koh Phangan for 2 joints. 100,000 baht bribes were not uncommon. This is all about RTP revenue. The massive corruption continues under Prayuth, unabated. Never trust the Thai army, or the police.

There is never justification for a man to beat up a woman. This guy is obviously bitter, disenfranchised, unsatisfied with his life, no self-esteem, no self-love and he takes it out on this poor girl. Lock him up for a very long time

Which part is alleged? The transgender part, or the prostitute part?

Sounds like someone has loaned China money for a change. And it was interest free. Wonder who the master negotiator was? Did they build in late penalties?

And that is the difference between vision, foresight and just following the crowd. The latter is the last reason in the world to invest.

Way too many to remember!