Muslims in Bangkok Protest Over Quran Remarks by Transwoman

7 hours ago, Yumthai said:

Feel free to elaborate.

This.

16 hours ago, Yumthai said:

At the end of the day both islamists and islamic extremists fundamentally desire the growth and dominance of Islamic governance. Only their methodology differs.

Islam expansionism and their incapacity to assimilate with other cultures is an issue as seen currently happening in several European countries.

Bereft of fact and reality.

3 hours ago, mangkut70 said:

The way I understand your posts in this particular thread it seems you condone this violent religious behavior, coercion, and physical assault. If true you realize in this case you don’t defend Islam but Islamism?

In my opinion, no developed country can tolerate a religious lynch mob in the streets, regardless of religious affiliation. The perpetrators should be found and prosecuted.

 

Your perception of what I seem to condone is wrong. Any violent altercation cannot be considered appropriate. This is regardless of how any individual thinks or believes what the motivation or cause is.

I believe too many people are piling on the Muslim faith. It appears to be in fashion at the moment to do so. Thus intolerance of one isolated incidence of faith-related violence is allowed to become intolerance of the entire religion and their overwhelmingly peaceful practitioners. However, it's entirely up to the individual and what they believe, wish to believe or what their affirmation echo chamber leads them to believe. It's a herd thing.

With regard to this thread, the second tier of intolerance is directed at the stated gender of the victim of this violent provocation. In the context of this incident, does it really matter how anyone identifies? Is it so important that anonymous members feel the urge to post their opinion on ladyboys? I find it a bit ridiculous that they choose to project their bigotry in a news item about the same bigotry that the Muslim faith shows towards their own non-conformants.

As for the 'developed country' and 'lynch mob' comments, try and curb your enthusiasm. Anyone who has been here any length of time and paid any attention should be aware of how the locals first try to avoid confrontation and try to de-escalate situations. Even the police do that. To suggest, as others have, that the Thai people must be bad at being Buddhist if they allow this is just more opinion based on lack of knowledge, experience or both.

3 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Bereft of fact and reality.

There are none so blind as those who will not see.

42 minutes ago, Yumthai said:

There are none so blind as those who will not see.

Actually, I had a detached retina several years ago, but as they say, "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is King."

PS: Don't forget your white cane.

13 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Actually, I had a detached retina several years ago.

I sympathize. Complete healing takes time, I wish you prompt and full recovery.

On 5/13/2026 at 1:13 PM, NanLaew said:

I regret to inform, but Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Yemen, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia AS COUNTRIES, do not have "lunatic" governments.

Having worked there about 20-odd years ago, just after a longish stint in The Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan (just over the border from Tora Bora), I thought how on earth Tajikistan got on your hate-list and that I may have missed something in the interim. But a simple, AI-infused search revealed that "Tajikistan is a predominantly Muslim country (over 90%) with a secular government that strictly regulates religious practice to prevent extremism."

You can go on (and on) if you like, but you may be deficient in the reality department. Possibly it's where you trawl for your "news" that is the issue.

To quote my late sister, 'You don't have to be afraid of everything you don't understand'

Wow, I will not start to debate every country on my list but let' just look at Turkey' who had good relationship with israel, now decided to hate israel as much as Iran does and became an archfoe of Israel where it's president, Recep Tayyap Erdogen, the megalomaniac, wanna be the sultan of Türkiye ( yep, even changed the name of the country) threaten israel with war now,

And as for your sister quotation, this unexplained deep seated hate for israel and the jewish people that we don't understand, make us afraid of what else the world is capable of.

2 hours ago, ezzra said:

Wow, I will not start to debate every country on my list but let' just look at Turkey' who had good relationship with israel, now decided to hate israel as much as Iran does and became an archfoe of Israel where it's president, Recep Tayyap Erdogen, the megalomaniac, wanna be the sultan of Türkiye ( yep, even changed the name of the country) threaten israel with war now,

And as for your sister quotation, this unexplained deep seated hate for israel and the jewish people that we don't understand, make us afraid of what else the world is capable of.

Has Türkiye declared war on Israel? No. Just an old man saber rattling. Erdogan's not doing well in the polls and his health is shot. Angry man shouting at clouds comes to mind.

The deep seated hatred of Jews and Israel, two separate things, has already been explained. It's just some people either don't understand the explanation, or chose not to understand it.

On 5/14/2026 at 6:52 PM, NanLaew said:

Has Türkiye declared war on Israel? No. Just an old man saber rattling. Erdogan's not doing well in the polls and his health is shot. Angry man shouting at clouds comes to mind.

The deep seated hatred of Jews and Israel, two separate things, has already been explained. It's just some people either don't understand the explanation, or chose not to understand it.

I must have been watching documentaries on 7/10/23 of women and children being raped, burned and killed when some has explained the ''The deep seated hatred of Jews and Israel,'' could you please direct me to those posts where it was ''explained'' why jews and Israel are being hated, much obliged.

5 minutes ago, ezzra said:

I must have been watching documentaries on 7/10/23 of women and children being raped, burned and killed when some has explained the ''The deep seated hatred of Jews and Israel,'' could you please direct me to those posts where it was ''explained'' why jews and Israel are being hated, much obliged.

What do you think I am, your personal AI-enhanced search engine?

Maybe it is a good time to dispose of all religions as the frauds they are.