spidermike007

Closing the bars and preventing the sale of liquor on holidays is like using straw to build a dam to hold back the Mekong. I don't think so. It is futile, oppressive, puritanical, and sad. No wonder the youth disapprove.

So says the 3 martini lunch guy. Means alot to us. And we all thought dinosaurs were already extinct. Fight drugs - not sincere. And if you consider ganga a good a narcotic, God help the nation. Tackle poverty and inequality - extremely insincere. What have you ever done, or even proposed to help the little guy? When have you not protected your super rich cronies? Address the problem of corruption in government. Really? You mean Prayuth style? Besides this being a good talking point, why would anyone take you seriously? What are your anti establishment credentials? Guard against further pandemics - you mean Xi style? Zero type policies? Or choking off tourism again, thereby decimating the economy even more? Address problems among youth - hold on. Historically, dinosaurs have proven they just don't care about the youth. Quite the opposite. You goons view them as a threat rather than a promising and glorious future. And restore the economy to its former glory. Ha! That window has closed. And it would require the kind of progressive and visionary policies you guys can't even dream about. Nope. You are disqualified. We need the youth you claim to want to help. You really want to help the youth? Help them gain power, so the nation can move forward. They are the only future this nation has. You are not.

Anytime the biggest joke says anything, it should be taken with a grain of salt. This is NOT a serious man. This publicity hound will do anything to grab the spotlight. His follow up is as weak as Prayuth. Much ado about nothing. Again.

You will need to show us a good source for your info.

Not really. A few arass, maybe. 7 day average is still low, according to USA Facts site.. 7-Day Average (Dec 04) Cases94,706,49543,137 Deaths1,061,577309

Each subsequent variant is getting weaker and more feeble. Fatalities rates are down all over the world. This appears to simply be an endemic flu, taking out mostly people over 80, or very unhealthy now.

Fact check. The terrible thing about facts, is they don't lie. Globally, the number of new weekly cases remained stable (-3%) during the week of 28 November to 4 December 2022 as compared to the previous week with just under 3 million new cases reported. The number of new weekly deaths decreased by 17% as compared to the previous week with about 7800 fatalities reported. As of 4 December 2022, over 641 million confirmed cases and 6.6 million deaths have been reported globally. https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update-on-covid-19---7-december-2022 In Canada : Nationally, there has been a slight increase in hospital use by COVID-19 patients, but a stabilization in COVID-19 deaths. The weekly rate of COVID-19 cases hospitalized and admitted to ICU remained highest among individuals aged 80 years and older. https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/?source=covidTrends

Good, good. The man is an absolute goon, and is not wearing his wealth or status with grace. And is he contributing much to society? Is he giving much back? Or is he a modern day robber baron?

And even those rumors are likely false. Who wants to bet Xi gets a piece of the triad action? So many false flags.

Total BS and fear mongering. Show us some data to back up this false assertion.

Ducey is obviously an unhinged man, leaving behind a monstrous legacy of waste and a hideous version of Americana. He needs to be stopped and punished for his hubris.

Hopefully this new variant will be just as weak and pathetic as Omicron. The subsequent variants seem to be getting less lethal and that is a good thing. May this trend continue.

This likely has very little to do with fighting crime, but rather being disenfranchised, by not getting a piece of the action. So, this is about incorporating the Chinese gangsters and the triads into the RTP mafia. Anyone believing anything to the contrary has either not been here long enough, or is very naive.

You forget the details. The US donated a huge amount of Pfizer and Moderna. Under one condition. Expats would get priority. This was not done out of the goodness of the hearts of the dinosaur goon squad.

While any direct flight from North America is good progress, not sure how many Americans will avail themselves of this. I fly from LA. Vancouver, or Taipei for a connection, is about the same for me. Perhaps even a longer flight through Vancouver. LA To Bangkok would be a whole different thing. But, with Thai Air, it would be overpriced. Would need other airlines to offer it. I know they tried it before, and there was not enough demand. That would likely be the case now, perhaps to more of an extent.

Biggest difference this time around is that there is no moral authority to support the coup. A world of difference.

I tend to agree. It is a very, very minor offense. It does not rise to the occasion of making an arrest. And the recent crackdown is beyond silly. There are far more urgent matters these nitwits should be focusing their attention on.

Good info and let us never forget the goons here chose the vaccine with the lowest efficacy of any vaccine available.

There are dozens of variables, few of which are discussed here. We just don't know the facts. I will stick with the narrative that cases continue to fall, and covid is simply not a worry anymore.

As many of us know, this has nothing to do with law enforcement, safety or the rule of law. This is about "we are not getting a piece of this action". Pure and simple. The franchisees are upset.

I lived in NYC in the 1980's and was in commercial real estate. I have always known who and what he was. Everyone who had dealings with him had the same horror stories. However, his presidency showed many millions who did know know who and what he was, exactly what the horrible truth was. That was then, and this is now. Everything has changed. Including the attitude of most of his former supporters.

Tourism here will likely remain decimated for a long time to come. I just booked a peak season resort for the holidays for 25% of what it would have cost 5 years ago. Woe is Thailand with the cowards in charge. The sabotage was historic.

This totally unhinged man is likely not serious about this campaign. His window has closed, and his likelihood of victory is next to zero, though there is a small possibility that he is delusional enough to believe it is possible. It is more likely about continuing his life of theft and cheating his remaining devotees of hard earned money.

It is encouraging to see the RTP engaging in activities that keep the nation safe. These kinds of crimes threaten the moral fiber of the people here. We cannot let these kinds of immoral acts go unpunished, and we cannot allow the reputation of Thailand to be soiled or damaged. Sex is a terrible thing, and must be rooted out. Keep up the purification work.

It was certainly novel to have so few tourists around, but there is nothing else I miss about those heinous lockdowns. They decimated millions of lives, countless businesses were lost, and life was rough for many, and not being able to leave the country was awful. No, I would rather deal with some tourists, than have millions of Thais suffer the loss of tourism. The world is not just about me.