Popular Post webfact Posted February 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2018 Astrologer ‘Ordered’ To Stop Predicting Gov’t Doom By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter Two crows peck at the corpse of a pigeon they killed Tuesday at Government House. BANGKOK — First, it was the breaking of a “lucky” lotus basin. Then, cracks appeared in another flowerpot. Most recently, a pigeon was pecked to death by crows just after the junta leader denied believing in superstitious portents. All happened in a handful of days at the Government House, the military government’s seat of power. Superstitious minds – and there are many in Thailand – have seen divine auguries, with national media transfixed by the latest alleged omen. And how are these signs being interpreted by those who believe? A well-known soothsayer and prolific commentator on metaphysical matters said he can no longer offer his take after being asked by a “powerful person” to stop. Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2018/02/22/astrologer-ordered-stop-predicting-govt-doom/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2018/02/22/astrologer-ordered-stop-predicting-govt-doom/ 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post toybits Posted February 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2018 8 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Eric Loh Posted February 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2018 Too late. Doom forthcoming and he is going down. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bluespunk Posted February 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2018 31 minutes ago, webfact said: A well-known soothsayer and prolific commentator on metaphysical matters Also know as, a BS artist. 9 1 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nikmar Posted February 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2018 Although key officials including deputy prime minister Wissanu Krea-ngam deny the regime believes in hocus-pocus, anonymous Government House figures have been quoted saying they are unnerved by the perceived portents. The regime may not say they believe but doesnt K. Prayuth wear a ton of amulets around his necK? 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post metisdead Posted February 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2018 A post containing an offensive and disallowed reference to the PM has been removed. 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick220675 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 The ghost of the pidgin can not be silenced so easily. The PM should worry, if a red snake is found it will spell doom. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post toybits Posted February 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) If everything else fails, you can always rely on this... (oh ma lo ko koy).. Edited February 22, 2018 by toybits 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted February 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2018 4 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: "....the junta leader denied believing in superstitious portents". Except the superstition that kissing frogs can bring good luck to Thai farmers. Another day another lie. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted February 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2018 2 hours ago, toybits said: If everything else fails, you can always rely on this... (oh ma lo ko koy).. Don't you laugh at my religion. I'm a pastafarian. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BigBadGeordie Posted February 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2018 9 hours ago, Bluespunk said: Also know as, a BS artist. I would ask you to remove your post. If you could spare the time to read some of my previous posts, you would find that I am a "BS artist" (actually when I am dead I will be refered to as an "old master") and as such I object to being grouped in the same spectrum as the above individual. Should you not remove your post, I will have no other option but to seek redress under the computer crime act. And additionally I may have to stamp my feet and ask for further support from Netizens. Whatever a Netizen is, but sound like they are bad buggers.....hmmmm. Retract! 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machiavelli Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 11 hours ago, webfact said: A well-known soothsayer and prolific commentator on metaphysical matters said he can no longer offer his take after being asked by a “powerful person” to stop. ugly on the front side of this as well as the backside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Thaksin put a lot of faith in fortune tellers, especially one of Japanese descent who lived in Chiang Mai. Did him pretty well, no? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I guess we are all waiting for the classical head of a horse to be found one morning under the blanket. Then there is at least a clear sign that the soothsayers ans the metaphysicals is rising up as members of a powerful group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinsdale Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 It might be bulls...h...i..t but he has (should have) the right to say it. There never will be democratic rights as long as a junta is in power or pulling the strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dukeleto Posted February 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2018 As with all Juntas they cannot allow any form of criticism even from tea leaf reading druids. They really are struggling to contain themselves while putting on a democratic face for their bid in the much slated and...”continuously postponed general elections until we are sure we can win” “General” elections...rather apt name under the current government. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeVonderBearz Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 They should pay the astrologer a couple hundred BAHT to change his prediction to something a bit less doomie. Or just hire a government appointed astrologer to tell everyone that all is good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 The writing is on the wall; the Junta are finished - a dead pigeon will prove their downfall; no need for illegal demonstrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 They have just got to find a couple of Water Monitor's running about in the garden of Government House,and that will be it. regards worgeordie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Emster23 Posted February 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2018 Astrologer should have seen this coming..... Oh, all those amulets the PM wears are not his, they are on "loan". Big wigs may not believe, but... "Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful." - Lucius Annaeus Seneca 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Very soon he might die of some rare blood disease if he does not keep his mouth shut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Only astrologers 'sympathetic' to current leadership to be believed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Strange how good predictions are just fine, but bad ones are problematic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun Paul Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 we all expected nothing less, but what amazes me is that the Soothsayer is obeying this powerful person . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 The Catholic Church tried something similar to Galileo except he had reality backing up his claims. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/galileo-is-convicted-of-heresy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwikeith Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 18 hours ago, nikmar said: Although key officials including deputy prime minister Wissanu Krea-ngam deny the regime believes in hocus-pocus, anonymous Government House figures have been quoted saying they are unnerved by the perceived portents. The regime may not say they believe but doesnt K. Prayuth wear a ton of amulets around his necK? You could probably bet your house on it, all Thais are superstitious, most every race on earth has some form of superstition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamecn Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Yes, we westerners have to learn to understand Thai culture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 14 minutes ago, kiwikeith said: most every race on earth has some form of superstition. Usually manifest in a 'religion'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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