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2 hours ago, tomacht8 said:
250 senators who are financially exceptionally privileged. Then a young election winner comes along and wants to introduce taxes for big plot landowners and ensure a fairer distribution of national income. It's all about the money. The anti-monarchy argument is just an excuse for a witch hunt.
The country has voted in favour of major change. I hope the need to get a majority does not lead to such compromises that it was all a waste of time.
If not now, when?
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'Prayut says he respects election results'
So we wait for him to request his appointed friends in the Senate to no longer oppose the formation of the new government
Wouldn't that be nice. A Statesmanlike way to pass on his powers and and show respect for the country and its people.
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He's going......it took a long time, but finally he is returning happiness to the people!
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9 hours ago, transam said:
Do you mean, another military thingy......?
A special military operation. Not a coup!
That word is no longer in the dictionary.
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3 hours ago, MrMojoRisin said:
Why can't any of you simply list the criminal offences that you believe Thaksin to be guilty of (and supply links to supporting evidence)?
You guys never ever ever answer that one simple question, never.
What on earth do you think you are achieving by posting falsehoods?
Nobody believes the nonsense.
No one.
So why do you bother... why do you choose to remain factually incorrect and at odds with reality?
It is obvious to everyone that you guys also constantly ignore the wrongdoings of Prayuth and his junta buddies because, again, the truth doesn't fit your bizarre narrative.
Thaksin and Yingluck and Thanathorn faced trumped up charges because they were electorally superior to the unpopular anti-democracy minority. The courts were / are rigged and do not deliver justice - only a fool would submit themselves to their judgement.
What are you going to do with yourself now that Thailand is a democracy and the military are to be forever banished to the barracks?
Not holding my breath. Sorry.
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4 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:I am sometimes surprised that some rich and famous people are found guilty. And sometimes I am surprised that they are found innocent.
Thaksin had more than enough time to show lots of evidence for lots of cases that he is innocent. He didn't.
And lots of evidence exist that he is guilty in multiple cases.
He ran away and we can't change that in the hindsight. And he didn't show up in court. Should we now pretend nothing ever happened and he is innocent? Is that the signal which we want to give all politicians: Run away and later all is forgiven.
Sure not!
They wanted him to 'run away' when they gave him permission to leave the country for a sport event.
His sister made an escape worthy of the Scarlet Pimpernel when she escpaped to Cambodia from a heavily guarded house when she was supposedly facing serious crimes in the Courts.
If the current lot are arrested after the election they will find they can sidestep justice too.
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On 5/8/2023 at 2:07 PM, Burma Bill said:
Maybe after the General Election, it will be criminalised again by a new parliament!
I think they would not need to. Simply insist the existing law is enforced properly.
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13 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:Some give and/or promise the people money when they vote for them. Is that pro-democracy?
And one party is run by a criminal fugitive who wants revenge. Is that democracy?
If you were paid 100 baht for everytime you said 'criminal fugitive' you could buy a very expensive thesaurus?
The only place I hear about plans for revenge are in your postings.
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13 hours ago, dinsdale said:
Before the last coup bus loads of Thais came to BKK. Do you not think it will happen again if Prayut defies the will of the people? It's different this time. As for no reason to rebel, Prayut might give them just that reason. My bet is the people will take to the streets. Don't underestimate the Thais.
I do hope so.
It should be remembered that the last time the protestors were facing the police.
If they ever caused real problems then the army who stayed in the background might have had to step in.
There are some in the army who would not want to do their 'duty.' But most would.
There are also more secret forces who can be used. Difficult to say more.
It is to be hoped the democratic forces win the election, the result is quickly accepted and Thailand can be governed for the people.
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11 hours ago, Srikcir said:
"A Thai court on Monday issued an arrest warrant for fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra after he failed to turn up for a defamation case filed against him by the army."
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OCTOBER 12, 20152:07 AM UPDATED 8 YEARS AGO
"Arrest warrant issued for ex-Thai PM Thaksin over court no-show"
The Army that subsequently overthrew an elected government!?!
They allowed him to leave the country for a sporting event. They expected he would not come back.
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14 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:
Great idea!
Come home, go to jail, and give all your money to your grandchildren. And please don't involve them in politics if you care about them.
And if you live long enough not to die in jail then maybe you will be able to live in a decade or two together with your grandchildren.
Come home. Now. You will get free accommodation and food for years. We are waiting for you! What are you waiting for?
Predictable rant.
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On 5/5/2023 at 5:28 PM, Skeptic7 said:
What happened to Asean free trade agreements?
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4 hours ago, hotchilli said:
Interesting times ahead I think with a real swing in the votes.
I just hope the senate don't spoil the party.
The Royal Gazette may be reluctant to accept and publish an unwelcome result. There are also 2 significant funerals that could be used to delay matters.
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2 hours ago, BangkokReady said:
Surely it's a sign of the corruption within Thai society? This is really on the people that take the money, as much as it is on the people giving it.
Would any party take the risk and say, "Vote for us, we will not offer anything for your vote because it is wrong. And we will govern honestly with no need to get back the money we bribed you with."
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Hope the advice is clearer than the slogan.
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6 hours ago, billd766 said:
If the PTP win an overall majority and 376 seats, with or without a coalition, they can simply tear up the current constitution, go back to the 1997 constitution and amend it.
That would solve the senate problem, just dissolve the senate and sack ALL the senators.
If that should happen, I wonder what the self granted amnesty to the coup leaders would be worth?
After all that is what happens with every coup.
Yes. The 1997 Constitution. And apologies from Pheu Thai for the mistakes made and how it was abused. And that Thaksin acknowledges he should take a back seat as the country tries to repair the damage done since.
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10 hours ago, billd766 said:
I don't think that they will get away with that this time IMHO.
The yellow shirts and the rabid royalists are dying off and the youth are replacing them, and they don't want the military at all.
There are far more of them than there are of the military and the group that led the coup last time are no longer as powerful as they were.
may hold a balance of power as they are independent of the Thai military
King's Guard units
The Royal Guards are today composed of 87 formations (formerly 94 battalions or equivalents), mostly found in the Royal Thai Army.It depends on who actually controls them and what that person wants to do. That person is not as popular as his father, and I think a lot will depend on if, and how much, he is willing to compromise.
Remind us. Is there any evidence of him showing some modesty and ability to compromise? Best hope is when he places his orders there will be no one willing to accept them.
Will a negative election result be tolerated?
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13 hours ago, heybruce said:
"But obviously they still have to follow the laws and the constitution."
Unless they seize power in a coup.
The usual quandary.......must you obey bad laws? And rigged constitutions?
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16 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:As long as Move Forward supported Thaksin they were no alternative.
Are they now anti Thaksin?
Thailand needs a decent alternative to Thaksin and Prayut.
I think they offered no support for Thaksin before. They wanted the real change you seem to want too. But real life, coalitions (with who would be best?), and media pushing them to take positions they would rather not take yet lead you to a black/white opinion.
They remain the decent alternative to Thaksin and Prayuth. With enough of our support.
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7 hours ago, NoshowJones said:
I have not been here long enough during Thaksin's time as PM to know a lot about him, but I have seen the lies and corruption, Uturns and flip flops from the present unelected caretaker PM to know I do not want any soldiers anywhere near a government.
I think of the country I first came to live in about 16 years ago, and compare it with now.
Just no more soldiers please.
The songtheaws are driving around every day now asking for votes. I look at the picture on the side and if it is an older bloke wearing a uniform with lots of medals I know this is not the one.
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12 hours ago, bamnutsak said:He is not opposed to legal cannabis. If he were he would not rent out space in his Davis Hotel to a Cannabis Dispensary.
He is opposed to the Chidchobs with whom he's had a running feud for decades.
He also craves attention.
Like most things here these feuds are more about family, clan, which part of China your ancestors came from, failed business dealings....
More on the ball than most of the comments here. He is no angel. but he knows a lot of bad guys who should be brought down and is willing to name some of them.
During a period of elections in a 'democratic' country the courts have no place in telling a citizen he is not permitted to air his beliefs about the Bhumjaithai Party's support of Cannabis.
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On 3/30/2023 at 6:01 PM, OneMoreFarang said:
And how many years in jail will he get for running away for maybe 10 years?
I suggest for each day that he avoided jail he should have to serve at least two days in jail.
Otherwise, if there are no consequences, everybody will run away. That can't be right.
What do you suggest for the people who so obviously allowed him to escape Thailand and avoid the trials that were coming?
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If Xi ever thinks that what is good for Putin is OK for China too and turns against him and invades to regain the Greater China that has been lost to a history of Russian aggression it could get interesting;Wikipedia"What Chinese territory was lost to Russia?Starting with the Treaty of Aigun in 1858 and the Treaty of Peking in 1860, the Sino–Russian border was realigned in Russia's favour along the Amur and Ussuri rivers. As a result, China lost the region now known as Outer Manchuria (an area of more than 1 million km2) and access to the Sea of Japan."There is an exhausting amount of material to try to understand. but China's game of cards leaves them many options.
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Senators’ Bloc Against Voters’ Consensus Will Have A Price To Pay: Pita
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I would say do talk about it now. The doors have been forced open and the public wait for real change. They want the issues that have held the country back to be addressed while excitement and hope are fresh. It is not the wishes of a few activists.
The suits and appeasers, the compromisers and business interests will crowd in soon enough. Strike now!