Army borrows Thaksin slogan to promote Prayuth

[saminoz]

55 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

How incredibly lazy/stupid does one have to be to copy the political enemy's campaign slogan..., or is the Army Cyber Centre trying to not so subtly undermine Prayut?

Well, whatever the case maybe, it's probably a much more fundamentally inherent flaw, such as: 12 + 8 = 4

What on earth is the Army Cyber Centre doing getting oivolved in the silly litte general's obvious election aspirations anyway?

Surely the Army is apolitical and serves only to defend the borders? 5555

[mike324]

As much as I don't like thaksin, got to give it to them for this one. The army is a laughing stock!

[maxcorrigan]

3 hours ago, Borzandy said:

We know now why Prawit owns so many luxury watches.

Not true, he's given them all back, please try to keep up?

[klauskunkel]

1 hour ago, saminoz said:

What on earth is the Army Cyber Centre doing getting oivolved in the silly litte general's obvious election aspirations anyway?

Surely the Army is apolitical and serves only to defend the borders? 5555

I have long since stopped trying to figure out who does what in the different government branches and agencies. The army does political campaigning. The NACC facilitates corruption. The courts do whatever they want. The police is damaging Thailand's image. The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the demands of the expanding bureaucracy. Everyone is doing something someone else is supposed to be doing, but everyone has this in common: criticize one of them and they all unite to sue you into oblivion.

 

[ramrod711]

18 hours ago, Esso49 said:

Now could that be an infringement of intellectual property rights ? If so then Mr Thaksin could perhaps sue him ?

Crediting either of them with anything intellectual is a stretch.

[Justgrazing]

Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery ..

[connda]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

In a Twitter message, Thaksin said: “He looked and sounded intimidating and fearful. It’s so different from his soft and sweet manner when he was clinging to my table asking for the Army chief’s seat.”

If guess the junta could start to throw all Thais who read Taksin's tweets and FB page in jail.  That should take care of 'disorder' and dissension in the country! 

[DM07]

6 hours ago, keith101 said:

Thaksin and his sister are both convicted criminals and should be behind bars .

It never get's old, does it?

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[Thailand]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Thaksin, his men poke fun at junta leaders

By THE NATION 

 

 

JUNTA LEADERS became the objects of derision yesterday, when former PM Thaksin Shinawatra and his men began posting sarcastic messages about the premier and his No 2 man.

 

In a Twitter message, Thaksin said: “He looked and sounded intimidating and fearful. It’s so different from his soft and sweet manner when he was clinging to my table asking for the Army chief’s seat.”

 

He did not name anyone, but was obviously referring to Deputy PM and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, who served as the Royal Thai Army commander-in-chief from October 2004 to September 2005. Thaksin was serving as premier at that time. 

 

Thaksin also included a link in his tweet, which led readers to a report about General Prawit blaming the former PM for political conflicts and disorder in the country. 

 

Thaksin, who was ousted in a military coup in September 2006, has lived in self-exile since fleeing the country in 2008. The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders sentenced him in absentia to two years in jail for abuse of power. 

 

On Tuesday, Thaksin posted a Facebook message recalling the military coup that overthrew his government. Yesterday was the 12th anniversary of the 2006 military takeover.

 

In his post, Thaksin asked if Thailand had improved since the 2006 coup, noting that the last two coups had ousted two prime ministers who are siblings and the most popular government leaders in Thai history. 

 

Meanwhile, both Thaksin’s son and a loyal party member poked fun at Prayut’s publicity campaign yesterday, saying it imitated the one used by the now-defunct Thai Rak Thai Party in the run-up to the 2005 general election. 

 

An online poster issued by the Army Cyber Centre features the slogan “Four Years of Repair and Four More Years of Building”, with an image of a striding General Prayut. This is part of the government’s “Reform Together” campaign.

 

In 2005, Thaksin’s party used the exact same slogan in its election campaigning. The party won by a landslide, giving Thaksin another term as prime minister. 

 

But he was ousted by the military just a little over a year later, in a coup led by Prawit’s successor, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin.

 

Watana Muangsook, a key politician in the pro-Thaksin Pheu Thai Party, tweeted yesterday: “That’s the same slogan Thai Rak Thai used in the 2005 election.

 

“If you want to copy, it’s better you try copying how Thaksin’s brains work, so the country will not be so disastrous.”

 

Thaksin’s son Panthongtae tweeted: “Dad, did you just buy the army webpage?” followed by two laughing emoticons. Panthongtae also ran the two campaign posters side by side for readers to compare. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30354835

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-09-20

Apoplexy in a certain military household?

 

Watch out for the toys getting thrown out of the pram.

[saminoz]

7 hours ago, keith101 said:

Thaksin and his sister are both convicted criminals and should be behind bars .

That really is up for debate but, in any case, surely it is better have "convicted criminals" fairly elected by the people ,rather than an inept, corrupt bunch of self serving despots who took power by force of arms?

[stud858]

My slogan would be.

Painting white lines on roads for the public safety. Vote for white lines.

[zzaa09]

7 hours ago, saminoz said:

What on earth is the Army Cyber Centre doing getting oivolved in the silly litte general's obvious election aspirations anyway?

Surely the Army is apolitical and serves only to defend the borders? 5555

The Thai Military.

Apolitical.

Of course they are.

 

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[Redline]

18 hours ago, The Deerhunter said:

As we used to say;  Do as  I say , not as I do.  

I still have to say that at times ?

[candide]

14 hours ago, maxcorrigan said:

Not true, he's given them all back, please try to keep up?

To his dead friend!?

[lamyai3]

On 9/20/2018 at 4:02 AM, webfact said:

“He looked and sounded intimidating and fearful. It’s so different from his soft and sweet manner when he was clinging to my table asking for the Army chief’s seat.”

The word toadying has never seemed more appropriate... 

[The Deerhunter]

14 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

The Thai Military.

Apolitical.

Of course they are.

 

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Does an army even need it's own TV station and channel?  Of course they will be apolitical too.

[Baerboxer]

On 9/20/2018 at 9:35 AM, Father Fintan Stack said:

If this were true, how come only those in the Thai military government and their supporters believe it?

 

A great many more people believe that. And I suspect you know that very well. But hey, if you want to protect a very corrupt family, just because the alternative is also corrupt, then carry on.

 

The whole lot should be in jail, including the Shin crime family.

[billd766]

On 9/20/2018 at 11:54 AM, maxcorrigan said:

Not true, he's given them all back, please try to keep up?

 

On 9/21/2018 at 2:27 AM, candide said:

To his dead friend!?

 

Of course he has. He is a General so why not believe him?

 

He would never tell a lie, would he? 

[jayboy]

1 hour ago, Baerboxer said:

 

A great many more people believe that. And I suspect you know that very well. But hey, if you want to protect a very corrupt family, just because the alternative is also corrupt, then carry on.

 

The whole lot should be in jail, including the Shin crime family.

To paraphrase Talleyrand on the restored Bourbons, some people forget nothing and yet learn nothing.