Junta Chides Protesters For Comparing Prayuth To Pinocchio

[Golden Triangle]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Junta Chides Protesters For Comparing Prayuth To Pinocchio

Junta Chides Threatens Protesters For Comparing Prayuth To Pinocchio.

 

Fixed it.

 

 

[metisdead]

Some off topic posts have been removed. 

[Dap]

4 hours ago, Hayduke said:

 

Right on brother! Their behavior is abhorrent. Those comics who foolishly malign and disrespect Uncle need to ask themselves some very serious questions.

 

Does his majestic presence not bless his nieces and nephews with serene beauty and blissful contentment?

 

Does his compassionate and benevolent gaze not glow with the luminous light of supreme understanding and infinite wisdom?

 

Do his profound words not ring with the sweet purity of godly truth and fall musically on our grateful ears?

 

Behold, ye of little faith. Behold perfection incarnate and bow with humility and deep, everlasting respect.

 

Steven100 may frame this 

[farcanell]

7 hours ago, petermik said:

Truth hurting methinks.......

Lol... undoubtedly.

 

but... maybe the M Generals political prison is already overflowing and he wants to reduce the rate of inflow of new prisoners ?????

[Morch]

5 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

 

This is worrying. They may start arresting anyone with a big nose.

 

It's spelt Raymond Luxury-Yacht but it's pronounced Throat-Wobbler Mangrove!

[debate101]

It's a poor comparison because Pinocchio was just a boy who thought he could lie his way out of trouble and Prayuth is a conniving con man who plotted with his buddies to seize sovereign power and deliberately lies about giving it back whenever it's politically useful.

Edited March 1, 2018 by debate101

[CanuckThai]

Pinocchio mask?  Hmmm....I was sure they were making reference to someone being a *ickhead 

[SupermarineS6B]

8 hours ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

Dissent is building. People are starting to realise the only way out of this mess is to stand up to these bullies. 

 

Pressure will mount and then the violent 'crackdowns' will begin. 

 

Disappearances, arbitrary killings, abductions, arrests in the middle of the night. We've seen it all before but some clowns on here still think these are the 'good guys'.

Yep, it's a coming..........  A man who takes power at the point of a gun will have to be removed at the point of one.........  seen it all before........ Suchinda ?

[SupermarineS6B]

Ha ha, tells more lies than a cheap Chinese watch........who,  Pinnochio or Prayut ?

[HiSoLowSoNoSo]

What a sad state for the "Land of the Free".  I really hope that the next generation of Thais can come trough the "darkest hour of the nation" and kick these parasites in green and brown out of this country and build a better and greater Thailand.

[steven100]

10 hours ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

What a sad state for the "Land of the Free".  I really hope that the next generation of Thais can come trough the "darkest hour of the nation" and kick these parasites in green and brown out of this country and build a better and greater Thailand.

what is sad is the constant whinging & whining from expats who choose to reside here. 

[Samui Bodoh]

6 minutes ago, steven100 said:

what is sad is the constant whinging & whining from expats who choose to reside here. 

Actually...

 

What is sad is the abandonment of all principles of democracy and freedom in favour of sycophantic worship of a coup leader.

 

Have a nice day.

 

Edited March 1, 2018 by Samui Bodoh
Lack of coffee

[steven100]

6 minutes ago, Samui Bodoh said:

Actually...

 

What is sad is the abandonment of all principles of democracy and freedom in favour of sycophantic worship of a coup leader.

 

Have a nice day.

 

I've witnessed what democracy gets you in many developed western countries .....    and well   !   quite frankly ....  you can have it in all it's glory.   lol  

[PatOngo]

16 minutes ago, steven100 said:

I've witnessed what democracy gets you in many developed western countries .....    and well   !   quite frankly ....  you can have it in all it's glory.   lol  

P loves you Stevo.....his boots have never been so clean!

Edited March 2, 2018 by PatOngo

[colinneil]

21 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

P loves you Stevo.....his boots have never been so clean!

Please be gentle with ole Stevie, he has a very delicate disposition, and could get upset easily seeing comments like yours.

[bannork]

Just now, steven100 said:

I've witnessed what democracy gets you in many developed western countries .....    and well   !   quite frankly ....  you can have it in all it's glory.   lol  

Steven, you seem to have forgotten what someone said some while back.

Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.

(House of Commons, 11 November 1947)

And another-

If I had to sum up the immediate future of democratic politics in a single word I should say “insurance.” That is the future—insurance against dangers from abroad, insurance against dangers scarcely less grave and much more near and constant which threaten us here at home in our own island. —Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 23 May 1909

At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of paper—no amount of rhetoric or voluminous discussion can possibly diminish the overwhelming importance of that point. —House of Commons, 31 October 1944

[PatOngo]

7 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Please be gentle with ole Stevie, he has a very delicate disposition, and could get upset easily seeing comments like yours.

 

He is either young and naive or a very calculated piss taker.

[steven100]

9 minutes ago, bannork said:

Steven, you seem to have forgotten what someone said some while back.

Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.

(House of Commons, 11 November 1947)

And another-

If I had to sum up the immediate future of democratic politics in a single word I should say “insurance.” That is the future—insurance against dangers from abroad, insurance against dangers scarcely less grave and much more near and constant which threaten us here at home in our own island. —Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 23 May 1909

At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of paper—no amount of rhetoric or voluminous discussion can possibly diminish the overwhelming importance of that point. —House of Commons, 31 October 1944

In an ideal democracy where "one person, one vote" actually holds, people's inability to judge ideas and issues would be a big problem. But we live in the Real World, not an ideal world. And the further away you move from an ideal democracy, the less rational the voting process becomes. Here in the United States, party allegiance and voting have become primarily emotional processes. And of course for candidates or those working directly for the political parties or those buying their allegiance, there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

The issues are unimportant, being merely emotional touchstones for uninformed voters. There's hardly anything rational about it for most of these dupes. The advent of Mass Media in the 20th century changed the game in a profound way. Emotional messages can now be disseminated far and wide in 30-second or 60-second spots on TV or radio. Certainly it is not possible to intelligently address a real issue (e.g. tax policy or government deficits) in such a short period of time. Soundbites, not rational thinking, govern the election process from beginning to end.

Thus the scientists quoted above have committed the fallacy I called the Imputation of Rationality in my post Humans Are Not Rational Problem Solvers. If "lack of expertise" (incompetence) was the real problem, we might conclude that democracies always fail because voters can not distinguish between good ideas and bad ideas.

The most incompetent among us serve as canaries in the coal mine signifying a larger quandary in the concept of democracy; truly ignorant people may be the worst judges of candidates and ideas, Dunning said, but we all suffer from a degree of blindness stemming from our own personal lack of expertise.

[steven100]

American democracy failed decades ago—we could argue about exactly when that occurred—but we are seeing that process at work in Europe today. Greece and Italy are now run by unelected bureaucrats in Brussels who, along with the ECB and big private banks, will increasingly call the shots in other countries on Europe's southern rim. Great power is being wielded and corruption is part & parcel of that. The governing process in EU member states is becoming more and more undemocratic every day. If you doubt this, just ask a Greek or an Italian. Next year you can ask the Portuguese or the Spanish.

So my view is that democracies always fail sooner or later. Although the United States never had a pure democracy, it is remarkable how long the old Republic was sustained. But when America became a great global power after World War II, the jig was up. It was only a matter of time until the U.S. became as undemocratic as it is today. What's ironic about this is that the less we live in a democracy, the more those looking to maintain the status quo trumpet the idea of America-as-a-democracy and the importance of voting. Frankly, that's ridiculous, and provides us with yet another example of how crazy life in the United States has become.

So .....   remember,   democracy is not what has to happen. It's not cast in stone.  !!    Thailand is not ready for democracy.  Thailand works better without it.

[Cadbury]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

Junta Chides Protesters For Comparing Prayuth To Pinocchio

And so the junta should! Pinocchi has every reason to be seriously offended. Prayut has a much longer nose by comparison.

[TKDfella]

Another 'one in the eye' for freedom of speech.

[debate101]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

American democracy failed decades ago—we could argue about exactly when that occurred—but we are seeing that process at work in Europe today. Greece and Italy are now run by unelected bureaucrats in Brussels who, along with the ECB and big private banks, will increasingly call the shots in other countries on Europe's southern rim. Great power is being wielded and corruption is part & parcel of that. The governing process in EU member states is becoming more and more undemocratic every day. If you doubt this, just ask a Greek or an Italian. Next year you can ask the Portuguese or the Spanish.

So my view is that democracies always fail sooner or later. Although the United States never had a pure democracy, it is remarkable how long the old Republic was sustained. But when America became a great global power after World War II, the jig was up. It was only a matter of time until the U.S. became as undemocratic as it is today. What's ironic about this is that the less we live in a democracy, the more those looking to maintain the status quo trumpet the idea of America-as-a-democracy and the importance of voting. Frankly, that's ridiculous, and provides us with yet another example of how crazy life in the United States has become.

So .....   remember,   democracy is not what has to happen. It's not cast in stone.  !!    Thailand is not ready for democracy.  Thailand works better without it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index

 

People living in democracies are, generally, wealthier, healthier, and better educated (with a few notable exceptions). Their ability to develop themselves intellectually and gain access to academic and scientific knowledge, which is crucial for developing the society, is not artificially limited by the interests of the elite.

[Becker]

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

American democracy failed decades ago—we could argue about exactly when that occurred—but we are seeing that process at work in Europe today. Greece and Italy are now run by unelected bureaucrats in Brussels who, along with the ECB and big private banks, will increasingly call the shots in other countries on Europe's southern rim. Great power is being wielded and corruption is part & parcel of that. The governing process in EU member states is becoming more and more undemocratic every day. If you doubt this, just ask a Greek or an Italian. Next year you can ask the Portuguese or the Spanish.

So my view is that democracies always fail sooner or later. Although the United States never had a pure democracy, it is remarkable how long the old Republic was sustained. But when America became a great global power after World War II, the jig was up. It was only a matter of time until the U.S. became as undemocratic as it is today. What's ironic about this is that the less we live in a democracy, the more those looking to maintain the status quo trumpet the idea of America-as-a-democracy and the importance of voting. Frankly, that's ridiculous, and provides us with yet another example of how crazy life in the United States has become.

So .....   remember,   democracy is not what has to happen. It's not cast in stone.  !!    Thailand is not ready for democracy.  Thailand works better without it.

So Steven, buddy; will you move when voting resumes in Thailand? Come on man, it's not that hard a question!

[steven100]

1 minute ago, Becker said:

So Steven, buddy; will you move when voting resumes in Thailand? Come on man, it's not that hard a question!

lol ... will you move now..  and take a few whingers with you       haha  just kiddin.

[Becker]

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

In an ideal democracy where "one person, one vote" actually holds, people's inability to judge ideas and issues would be a big problem. But we live in the Real World, not an ideal world. And the further away you move from an ideal democracy, the less rational the voting process becomes. Here in the United States, party allegiance and voting have become primarily emotional processes. And of course for candidates or those working directly for the political parties or those buying their allegiance, there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

The issues are unimportant, being merely emotional touchstones for uninformed voters. There's hardly anything rational about it for most of these dupes. The advent of Mass Media in the 20th century changed the game in a profound way. Emotional messages can now be disseminated far and wide in 30-second or 60-second spots on TV or radio. Certainly it is not possible to intelligently address a real issue (e.g. tax policy or government deficits) in such a short period of time. Soundbites, not rational thinking, govern the election process from beginning to end.

Thus the scientists quoted above have committed the fallacy I called the Imputation of Rationality in my post Humans Are Not Rational Problem Solvers. If "lack of expertise" (incompetence) was the real problem, we might conclude that democracies always fail because voters can not distinguish between good ideas and bad ideas.

The most incompetent among us serve as canaries in the coal mine signifying a larger quandary in the concept of democracy; truly ignorant people may be the worst judges of candidates and ideas, Dunning said, but we all suffer from a degree of blindness stemming from our own personal lack of expertise.

When you copy and paste you should at least provide a link to where you stole the material Steven, you naughty boy.

http://www.declineoftheempire.com/2012/03/democracies-always-fail.html

Having read your many posts over the year it was immediately apparent that you didn't write this yourself as, quite honestly, you're not that articulate. Sorry buddy!

[steven100]

Thailand has piece and stability, it has economic development. If being allowed to put a cross on a piece of paper is giving up all that then no thanks.  !!

 

[Becker]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

Thailand has piece and stability, it has economic development. If being allowed to put a cross on a piece of paper is giving up all that then no thanks.  !!

 

Actually the Thai economy was a lot better under Thaksin than it is now. Peace? Enforced calm that will only make matters worse when the lid comes off. The clock is ticking Steven (btw, that was no reference to #2 toad's astonishing watch collection). Hopefully very soon Pinocchio is heading for the airport. I urge you to follow suit buddy!!!

[Will E Vormer]

http://thenationonlineng.net/nigeria-responsible-for-collapse-of-our-rice-mills-thailand/

 

Now the junta is blaming nigeria for its problems!

 

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