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PM’s latest lyrical outpouring calls for ‘sacrifices’

By The Nation

 

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“Through water and fire, we will land on our feet. Only virtue will survive.”

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday released another of his lyrics called “Diamond Heart”, which encourages “sacrifices for the country, society and Thai fellows”.

 

It is the junta premier’s fifth composition, the previous ones being “Returning Happiness to Thailand”, “Because you are Thailand”, “Hope and Faith” and “Bridge”, maintaining his average of one every year since 2014.

 

Prayut is known for his habit of composing songs and poems to cheer up Cabinet members, civil servants and Thais. His literary flights of imagination are relayed to the masses through junta-hosted TV and radio programmes.

 

The PM has been communicating directly with the people through his 30-minute weekly TV broadcast and the Facebook page “Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s working team”.

“Make your hearts like real diamonds and you won’t lose anything. Today we are beside you, obstacles will mean nothing,” read the latest lyrics.

 

“No matter how much thunder strikes, we will be determined to move forward. We only know that our intention is good and never alters,” it goes on. “Through water and fire, we will land on our feet. Only virtue will survive.”

 

Prayut’s latest release comes at a time when the public are disenchanted by scandals involving the PM’s close aides as well as the possibility of the junta reneging on its promise to hold elections this year.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30338496

 

 
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Posted
19 minutes ago, Stoker58 said:

I could feel tears welling up in my eyes, and I'm not even Thai. Anyone got the full lyrics? Is it on Youtube?

No, these poems never seem to go viral.

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25 minutes ago, Cadbury said:

How embarrassing for the Thai people. Does national leadership get any more cringeworthy than this?

Yes, but this is the Thailand- part of TV, so we should not talk about the US-president here....

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Could It be considered that the  puppeteer is pulling the strings of the puppets by the power of fear, manipulation and indoctrination?

 

Possibly, 'do as I say or face the consequences!'

 

 

 

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3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

released another of his lyrics called “Diamond Heart”,

 

"Diamond Heart".

 

Yep, that makes sense. A heart made from the hardest material.

 

Just make sure you declare it as an asset to NACC, or not.

 

 

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4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

PM’s latest lyrical outpouring calls for ‘sacrifices’

But I'm guessing the sacrifice of giving up his position to a fully elected person is a bit too far !

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When I first saw the headline, I honestly misread it as: "PM’s latest cynical outpouring calls for ‘sacrifices’"

 

While I'm not his greatest fan and need no real excuse for this, it was a genuine mistake on my part.

 

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3 hours ago, coulson said:

No, these poems never seem to go viral.

Depends on your definition of viral; they become extremely popular, or like a virus, they make a lot of people sick.

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Typical and scary. 

I'm gonna wash those people right outa my hair,
I'm gonna crush those commoners right outa my hair,
I'm gonna smash those who oppose me right outa my hair,
And send democracy on its way.
 
 
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Actually, at work a local employee would have a Thai radio station running all day. I became very fed up with an annoying song that seemed to get excessively high rotation. 

After a while, I realised it was played 5 minutes before the hour, every hour. When I complained to my co-workers, I was told it was Prayut's composition.

Nuff said.

This happened again with his second tune as well.

Godawful, syrupy <deleted>. Very annoying.

What one can do when one has absolute power!

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