13 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

 

Well, it won't be a very intimate panel then as they are going to have to find a venue which will have to have seating for 25,000 or so.

 

On the plus side-there will be a wealth of experience to call upon.

25,000!? They'd never be able to get them all in. Only 150 seats, don't forget. And no smart-phone charge-points, either . . . NO 'experienced' policeman could ever cope with that.

Honesty, integrity and selfless service do not generate income. Therefore, there seems no point in this endless charade.

1 hour ago, Benmart said:

Therefore, there seems no point in this endless charade

Too true, I have to sadly agree . . . little point, indeed, whilst Prayut and the top cop are now on puppy-exchanging terms. The entire command pyramid, from the top, down, will be flawed, so long as that friendship exists.

Edited February 27, 20188 yr by Ossy
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2 hours ago, Ossy said:

Too true, I have to sadly agree . . . little point, indeed, whilst Prayut and the top cop are now on puppy-exchanging terms. The entire command pyramid, from the top, down, will be flawed, so long as that friendship exists.

Hmmm..we have an elephant in the room here.

 

The entire society is based upon the "tax farmer" principle which is ancient in concept and only really started to change with the rise of the Dutch Republic and the slow development of mercantilism which morphed into capitalism.

 

Prior to that there was very little difference between the West and the East but after that the intellectual (and philosophical) divide became enormous.

 

I would like to talk about the elephant,but alas...one cannot do so...

34 minutes ago, Odysseus123 said:

Hmmm..we have an elephant in the room here.

 

The entire society is based upon the "tax farmer" principle which is ancient in concept and only really started to change with the rise of the Dutch Republic and the slow development of mercantilism which morphed into capitalism.

 

Prior to that there was very little difference between the West and the East but after that the intellectual (and philosophical) divide became enormous.

 

I would like to talk about the elephant,but alas...one cannot do so...

Yes, in many ways Thailand is still, in its ingrained (enforced) attitudes, a mediaeval - or rather, feudal - society. In the West, there was in the 1700s the great intellectually liberating movement called the Enlightenment, where Europeans were encouraged to throw off the shackles of mindless servitude, unquestioning belief, and blind acceptance of tradition and authority.

 

In Thailand, all of those elements thrown into the dustbin of social history by the West are still venerated, celebrated and promoted in Thailand as the very defining essence of what being a 'good Thai' means - and it starts with the proverbial 'elephant in the living room', as Odysseus123 indicates above! 

 

The supreme irony, of course, is that actually Asia had its own great 'Enlightenment' under the Buddha, who actually encouraged diversity of viewpoint and tolerance by telling the tale of the group of blind men each touching a different part of an elephant (perhaps one even in the living room!) and seeing it only from his narrow perspective and insisting that he alone had the sole truth.

 

But Thailand (the faux-elite, anyway) is not really at all interested in what the Buddha actually said: that is far, far, FAR too dangerous and radical for this deeply conservative and pre-Buddhic society of today! 

Edited February 27, 20188 yr by Eligius

16 minutes ago, Eligius said:

Yes, in many ways Thailand is still, in its ingrained (enforced) attitudes, a mediaeval - or rather, feudal - society. In the West, there was in the 1700s the great intellectually liberating movement called the Enlightenment, where Europeans were encouraged to throw off the shackles of mindless servitude, unquestioning belief, and blind acceptance of tradition and authority.

 

In Thailand, all of those elements thrown into the dustbin of social history by the West are still venerated, celebrated and promoted in Thailand as the very defining essence of what being a 'good Thai' means - and it starts with the proverbial 'elephant in the living room', as Odysseus123 indicates above! 

Eligius,

 

This is a very good conversation!

 

One must remember that public or (contractual) servants were expected to skim off about 10% and so was the Established church to gain remuneration for their otherwise poorly paid efforts.This concept flowed from the top to the bottom (and  back again)

 

In a sense Thailand is an astonishing -but endlessly fascinating-holdover from the ancient world.

 

I once talked to a Thai teacher who stated that it was in the 1990's that the window was briefly opened but was then slammed shut.

 

Therefore it is Shangri-La, no matter how many Westerners walk (and talk) about the place..

Bright idea. With the PRC and Jpn investors pouring in, they would need a better strategy to deal with tea money. I'd say good job guy!

Who does the committee report to? Prayut? WAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!