Future Forward unveils policies designed to change Thailand

[zzaa09]

10 hours ago, robblok said:

Great I hope this guy has a chance and will be able to make a change. I doubt it as he still is not popular enough but at least its something different then the old politicians. IF any this guy would have my support.

Is it really different?

Seems akin to the same old tricks, just played differently.

 

Personally, I'm not buying it.

 

We'll see though. 

[unblocktheplanet]

On 12/17/2018 at 11:39 AM, robblok said:

Why would Vietnam want to invade Thailand why do you think that a large scale war would even be allowed by the world. I think the invasion and occupation of other nations is for a large part a thing of the past in the more developed world. Maybe I am just dreaming but i doubt that a war would be good for either country and could disrupt both economies so much that its just not something they would do. 

Forget about the USA?!? Invasion & occupation are America's entire foreign policy! Of course, it would be the US which would call the shots on any other country invading...

[zzaa09]

28 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Forget about the USA?!? Invasion & occupation are America's entire foreign policy! Of course, it would be the US which would call the shots on any other country invading...

Indeed.

Part and parcel of the long extended empire expansion.

 

The true American policy.

[chama]

On 12/16/2018 at 9:03 PM, NCC1701A said:

"Thanathorn said the party would put an end to monopoly by big businesses, and allow small businesses access to financial support and to strictly enforce the law to promote free competition.

Mrs Wanwipa Maison, the party’s registrar, said the party intends to build a welfare state, with free education for all, 1,200 baht/ month free allowance for children aged up to six years old, 180-day maternity leave, security for labourers and pension for retirees that will enable them to live a modest life.
Deputy party leader Lt-Gen Pongsakorn Rodchompu said the party would seek to downsize the military to about 170,000 men for the three armed forces, to reduce the number of generals from about 1,600 to just about 400 and to replace conscription with voluntary enlistment.

The military, he said, must detach itself from politics and to return to the barracks and all military procurements must be transparent.

Party secretary-general Piyabutr Sangkanokkul announced that the party would amend the current Constitution if it is in the government because the charter itself is undemocratic even though it was endorsed in a referendum.

He said that the party also intends to amend the computer crime law and to scrap the 20-year national strategy which he described as a political straight-jacket that would hinder the performance of the post-election governments."

 

don't forget to teach everybody how to drive.

You bring up a good point that while all of their talk of change is exciting (because it is needed) but how they change and what the end result will be needs to be explained. The proposed changes may not be as attractive as initially expected.