How the junta misused culture to boost ‘Thai-ism’

[JAG]

15 hours ago, Eligius said:

By the way, am I the only one who is experiencing CONSTANT problems (for more than a week) loading and opening pages on Thaivisa? I have to click everything multiple times to get a response (even to view my Notifications) - and even then it frequently fails.

No you're not the only one. I expect that the IT wizards have"improved the functionality "once again.

[madmitch]

4 hours ago, lamyai3 said:

He's only four tracks short of a concept album. 

Yes. But you couldn't exactly call it "Progressive" Rock!

[KiwiKiwi]

9 hours ago, stephen tracy said:

Over the last month I've noticed the very conspicuous absence of the former pro-junta members here on TV. Have they finally run out of excuses and flimsy justifications?

 

Like as not, one of 3 things has happened.

 

1. They saw the error of their ways and previous views (unlikely)

2. They realised they're on the wrong side of a hiding to nothing.

3. The bar girls whose opinions were being sputed went back to being bar girls.

 

There's probably a couople more likely reasons but I can't see what they might be. The pro-junta brigade was always preposterous, whether or not it was supported by TV management or staff. The real situation was as clear as day to someone with an IQ larger than a doorstop, there wasn't really any argument to be had, just a boondoggle.

[dickjones2018]

when I saw my son's report card and one of the items was:  LOYALTY to the country as one of the main important things the school wants as desirable , I tought... <deleted>

[ChidlomDweller]

Very good opinion piece by Apipar Norapoompipat in the Bangkok Post today on the running of the BACC, titled "Collective Amnesia".  It's somewhat related to this thread as it's about the government heavy-handledly stepping in to manage (censor) culture.

 

The last paragraph is a beauty, but it's also interesting to learn that the BMA ran the BACC before and made a mess of it.  

 

The BACC is a nice place to visit always, with a different vibe from the surrounding area.

[sawadee1947]

On 5/27/2018 at 5:17 AM, rooster59 said:

The Education Ministry set out to coach students in civic duty, discipline, morality and patriotism.

The best would be to start with themselves. The students are OK, but the administration is rotten 

[Poottrong]

On 5/27/2018 at 12:54 PM, ChidlomDweller said:

What rankles here is not so much culture as top-down cultural engineering with an agenda.

Absolutely. Totally agree. However it is going on in the West from the top-down in the opposite direction although on a smaller scale and much less heavy handed.

[Media1]

A 4 year nightmare with a end coming soon

[KiwiKiwi]

3 hours ago, sawadee1947 said:

The best would be to start with themselves. The students are OK, but the administration is rotten 

There's no point in criticising the Education Dept, nobody even needs to ask what they do any more, all the superlatives have been used ad nauseam. What they do is evident from just wandering or driving around the place and keeping your eyes open. If ever there is a Nobel prize for bolloxing something up, I doubt anyone/anything could hold a candle to the Thai Education system, it's an absolute no-brainer.

Edited May 28, 2018 by KiwiKiwi

[samsensam]

11 hours ago, oldhippy said:

Boris &  Smug?

 

probably

[CharlesSwann]

You have to admit it's clever. And if they are that much cleverer than the brainwashed masses, perhaps they are the best bunch to rule the country. 

No, I'm not warming to the junta, I've just lost confidence completely in the ordinary Thai people.

[KiwiKiwi]

1 hour ago, CharlesSwann said:

You have to admit it's clever. And if they are that much cleverer than the brainwashed masses, perhaps they are the best bunch to rule the country. 

No, I'm not warming to the junta, I've just lost confidence completely in the ordinary Thai people.

 

I'm right there with you...