Military keeping a strangle hold on a nation isn't his legacy. He was just a worker in keeping the flame going. The legacy comes from the 30's and feels exactly like it, archaic.

1 hour ago, Mavideol said:

following your train of thoughts we will be  stuck with him for another 4 years....to cop with that will have to change pills

In this case there is hope, in medical ganja. Takes the edge off of what we call "vitutus" in Finland. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vitutus

He has to win over more than the people who are in the photo, some look too old to remember anything
and the others to young to know anything.... the generation in-between know all about him all too well !

He did get lottery tickets reduced to 80 baht, nobody can take that away from him ????

2 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

Good luck with all that. The fix is in, or the election never would have been called. 

The Malaysians beat their fix.  The Thais beat the fix in 1932.  I mean the army looks pretty dumb and the Thais are tired of them.   There is some reason to be hopeful.   Your cynicism is well founded of course, but I would rather hope to see a Thailand like the one before 2014 then what we see today.  If it doesn't, the average Thai will suffer.  

 

2 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

Good luck with all that. The fix is in, or the election never would have been called. 

Yes. I am amazed at so many Thais whom I talk to who really seem to believe that the militarist regime is going to be removed by the 'election'.

It will not be.

And - if a few Thais should wish to demonstrate against the inevitable result of the 'election' when that reality eventually becomes manifest, demos will assuredly be declared 'verboten' and inappropriate, as something special and delightful is already planned for May ...

 

 

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54 minutes ago, yellowboat said:

The Malaysians beat their fix.  The Thais beat the fix in 1932.  I mean the army looks pretty dumb and the Thais are tired of them.   There is some reason to be hopeful.   Your cynicism is well founded of course, but I would rather hope to see a Thailand like the one before 2014 then what we see today.  If it doesn't, the average Thai will suffer.  

The military has run the show ever since 32.  How was that a win for the Thais?

 

A General’s legacy is about valour, honor and bravery on the battle fields. What’s yours mighty General? Deceit and treachery? 

1 hour ago, yellowboat said:

The Malaysians beat their fix.  The Thais beat the fix in 1932.  I mean the army looks pretty dumb and the Thais are tired of them.   There is some reason to be hopeful.   Your cynicism is well founded of course, but I would rather hope to see a Thailand like the one before 2014 then what we see today.  If it doesn't, the average Thai will suffer.  

Yes, hoping.  Malaysia was good news.

They have done a lot of fixing - but in the end they can not make the voter put a cross in the army box.

Where is the followup to Rap against Dictatorship?  Now is the time!

3 hours ago, DrTuner said:

Military keeping a strangle hold on a nation isn't his legacy. He was just a worker in keeping the flame going. The legacy comes from the 30's and feels exactly like it, archaic.

At least 1932 was a step in the right direction. 

3 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

He did get lottery tickets reduced to 80 baht, nobody can take that away from him ????

No he didn't they have crept back everywhere with the lucky numbers sold at a premium. Quite right too market forces and all that.

13 minutes ago, beautifulthailand99 said:

At least 1932 was a step in the right direction. 

Ah ... no comment. Would like to, but no comment.

Wondering who idea was it. Very interesting.

19 minutes ago, raccos21 said:

Wondering who idea was it. Very interesting.

looks like a promo for a sitcom maybe appropriate...

38 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

Ah ... no comment. Would like to, but no comment.

should have said goose-step - which has many meanings in this context .....

36 minutes ago, tlandtday said:

looks like a promo for a sitcom maybe appropriate...

I got a name for it, Frenemies.

What a creep

9 hours ago, greeneking said:

Yes, hoping.  Malaysia was good news.

They have done a lot of fixing - but in the end they can not make the voter put a cross in the army box.

Where is the followup to Rap against Dictatorship?  Now is the time!

That is a very good point, just one rap song when there should be many songs of discontent.   There is not enough dismay over military regimes going ons .   The watch fiasco was the last straw for many.   

A "man" who lied continuously to his people and the world (for 4 or 5 years) wants to protect that?

 

Huh? Is nothing sacred?

I am wondering who came up with the idea. And what his trendy clothing  to do with his campaign strategy anyway. The leaders are going nuts nowadays.God bless!!

He's hanging in there to launch the subs!

13 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

The military has run the show ever since 32.  How was that a win for the Thais?

 

I am sure for at least a week the military did not rule Thailand. 

Stop with these headlines please, nearly spilled my glass of water over my computer.
Most pathetic, ridiculous headline i have seen in a long time, protect WHAT legacy?

I was also laughing out loud when I read the headline! Hahaha

Just imagined the unveiling of his picture with the moving words for his greatest achievement underneath

“Took away beach chairs from tourists so they could sit in the sand”.

“His life was cut short after he slipped on a banana peel he had thrown at a journalist while buying an overpriced lottery ticket”




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11 hours ago, raccos21 said:

Wondering who idea was it. Very interesting.

Buddy, come out of the closet. It would improve your mood no end and you might pick up a few votes along the way...

22 hours ago, webfact said:

Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, the prime minister and head of the ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), has decided to stop being a “referee” to become a player himself.

No he has not. He has decided to become both a player and the referee.

This was not long ago, threatening the journalist.Protect the legacy!!

On 3/13/2019 at 6:04 PM, hotchilli said:

He has to win over more than the people who are in the photo, some look too old to remember anything
and the others to young to know anything.... the generation in-between know all about him all too well !

For some reason he seems to always be surrounded by small kids who really have no idea that he is a dictator.