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Report Temple Tensions: Thai Army Prepares for Border Fence Decision
Do you think the Thai people could just sit down and be reasonable and come to an agreement oh wait a minute we’re talking about Thai people TIT -
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Food distribution for Palestinians ‘like Hunger Games’, says Archbishop
The operative word in your post is "can." US just seems to have a problem making that happen. -
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Why are Thai people so against thinking?
The wish to think critically is there but Thais are taught to shut up and put up. To justify their lack of critical thinking and as not to challenge authorities, Thais have surrounded themselves with etiquette, rules, ways of thinking and slogans to signal that someone is going too far, for example: "You think too much". My wife says that all the time to me as well as: "Stop going back to the past". I recently told her that I am who I am because of my past and because I have analysed my past and my mistakes so that I don't make them again. After a lengthy debate, she broke down in tears and told me that for over a decade, she had tried to forget what her ex husband did to her. More recently, he has illegally rented out her secondary property and house to strangers without her consent. However, she will not challenge him or take any action because she wants to move forward. Yes, if you can't change a situation, moving forward is a great strategy, but she is still paying off his debt from over a decade ago because she did not open her mouth when they got divorced and now he's making money off of her land that does not belong to him. I love my wife. She's a hard working and honest Thai. But she's been conditioned like most Thais (but not all) to look the other way. Many cultures have similar but not quite as invasive thinking. For example, when my mean brother stole, hid or broke my toys, and I wanted to hit him, my mother would say to me in German: "Der Kluegere gibt nach" [Engl. the intelligent person gives in]. I actually lived almost half my life with that thinking controlling my actions until I decided in my late twenties to throw off the shackles that my German mother had imposed upon me. If someone abuses me, why should I look the other way? The bible also regurgitates similar crap about presenting the other cheek. That just gives a-holes like my brother and my wife's ex-husband reason to continue the abuse. I remember my brother grinning every time my mother let loose that phrase because it was a ticket for him to continue the abuse. I wished my wife would listen, or read, this story. So, there's nothing magical, serene or wonderful about Thais. They are human beings with the same frailties and societal issues as any other culture. My step children are definitely not traditional Thai, and my two biological Thai children from a previous marriage, want nothing to do with Thailand as they have sampled other more advanced societies where self-imposed ignorance is no longer seen as good. -
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USA Bondi Holds Firm: No Change on Epstein Files Despite Trump’s Nod
This crosses all party lines. They are ALL scumbags....It doesnt look good for Trump. If this ends him, the so be it. This whole situation is not just a storm in a teacup as he and his cronies are now trying to make out. I supported the platfrom he 'seemed' to have at the start...but this has crossed the line. Biden, the blithering idiot, the Clintons with their body count....Trump....this cuts across all lines. -
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Travel Chiang Mai Crowned Asia's Best City, Bangkok Shines in Third
A post by an i...t. As usual.
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