Public anger wells up over EC’s failures

[Eric Loh]

2 hours ago, marinediscoking said:

The photos I saw yesterday when this was happening looked more like in the thousands, not hundreds. 

That’s what I saw too plus the 800k plus in the petition to impeach the EC. Kind of misplaced definition of a ‘nothing burger’. Maybe it’s the bifocal or cataract. 

 

[Grossman]

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2019/04/01/activists-car-burnt-down-another-physically-attacked/

[sjaak327]

We already knew whom the EC is serving exactly. It's not democracy or the Thai electorate. 

 

So is it any wonder they handled the elections in the way they did. They are doing what they are told to do by the NCPO. Nothing more and nothing less. 

 

The election and the environment in which they were held were not exactly free and fair. with the NCPO setting the stage in such a way that there never was a level playing field. 

 

 

[Baerboxer]

37 minutes ago, Redline said:

Yeah right, how do you think the developed world developed ???? it’s not your country to decide is it?  Thai people deserve better, and they should make the improvements if they choose 

 

Yes, your're right. But that much hyped up "mother of democracy" the UK, despite Magna Carta, it's Civil War, etc etc only really started being democratic after WW1. Many soldiers who fought and died for "their betters" did so without ever having the right to vote. Women didn't get the vote until after this cataclysmic change to European and world society. Even the US, with the wise founding fathers, didn't give women the vote until a similar time, abolish slavery until after a terrible civil war and former slaves and their offspring were then illegally denied votes for many years.

 

So people from these "new democracies" shouldn't preach to Thailand but perhaps, given the current situations in the UK, USA, France, Australia and Canada worry more about this paragon of democracy called Western democracy. Seems to be in decay and being revealed for what it has sadly become, corrupt.

[scorecard]

2 hours ago, tgeezer said:

Being English I am afraid that I don’t see myself in a position to lecture Thailand on political propriety! 

Waste of a post...

[scorecard]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Think about it. What has the army done in the last five years? Protect the elite, the super wealthy, those that are well connected, the police, and those that are in power (the army). Who is the election commission composed of? No doubt the elite. So, what are they trying to accomplish? It does not take an MIT grad to figure this one out, and determine why this is taking so long. 

Another angle, pretty much every election commission for the past 2 decades or even more has been highly critized.

Seems to me there's an obvious question; why so many continuing failured, it can't just be coincidence?

 

Smaller detail, the failure to get the votes fron New Zealand to the appropriate polling places has already been well publicized and there seems to be no result of an investigation.

 

On top of that on a Twitter newsfeed this morning it's mentioned that 2 dozen bags with the overseas ballot papers despatched from Bangkok to the appropriate polling places were undelivered, mostly because of confusing addresses. How can that be? An utter disgrace.

 

 

[MaxLee]

Where and when will "Big brother" knock on their doors"?

[Eric Loh]

1 hour ago, Baerboxer said:

So people from these "new democracies" shouldn't preach to Thailand but perhaps, given the current situations in the UK, USA, France, Australia and Canada worry more about this paragon of democracy called Western democracy. Seems to be in decay and being revealed for what it has sadly become, corrupt.

What the western democratic countries are preaching is universal suffrage not western style democracy. Western democracy is facing severe challenges but none have displayed propensity towards coup as a solution. 

[SinCityGr8One]

People should not be afraid of their Government. Governments should be afraid of their people.

[chama]

16 hours ago, webfact said:

Sodsri warned that impeachment of the commissioners would stall post-election activities and the junta would continue to hold the reins of power.

And if the clowns continue to sit on the commission the junta will remain in power for at least four more years. The Thais appear to have had enough of being blindly led.

[Torrens54]

The “Kids” have had a gut full and no matter what happens this time, THEIR TIME IS COMING and we’ll see a New, Improved Thailand where the “Buck Passing/ Baht Passing” will be a thing of the PAST.

 

BRING IT ON !

[4MyEgo]

So what does his highness think of all of this, been pretty quiet ?

 

Me thinks the only way out of this for Thailand, is for the people to rise, and we saw what happened back in 2014, maybe the next time they would have the army on the people's side, and if that happened, well Thailand could become a free nation with democratically elected PM's without the odds stacked against them.

 

I just hope when the time comes, soon soon, there is no blood shed, although it's good to dream.

Edited April 1, 2019 by 4MyEgo

[Redline]

5 hours ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Yes, your're right. But that much hyped up "mother of democracy" the UK, despite Magna Carta, it's Civil War, etc etc only really started being democratic after WW1. Many soldiers who fought and died for "their betters" did so without ever having the right to vote. Women didn't get the vote until after this cataclysmic change to European and world society. Even the US, with the wise founding fathers, didn't give women the vote until a similar time, abolish slavery until after a terrible civil war and former slaves and their offspring were then illegally denied votes for many years.

 

So people from these "new democracies" shouldn't preach to Thailand but perhaps, given the current situations in the UK, USA, France, Australia and Canada worry more about this paragon of democracy called Western democracy. Seems to be in decay and being revealed for what it has sadly become, corrupt.

They are getting more and more corrupt, and democracy was an experiment that is ever evolving.  The internet changed democracy significantly, for the worst it seems.  Ignorance, complacency and fear rule the day-democracy fails under these conditions 

[spidermike007]

7 hours ago, scorecard said:

Another angle, pretty much every election commission for the past 2 decades or even more has been highly critized.

Seems to me there's an obvious question; why so many continuing failured, it can't just be coincidence?

 

Smaller detail, the failure to get the votes fron New Zealand to the appropriate polling places has already been well publicized and there seems to be no result of an investigation.

 

On top of that on a Twitter newsfeed this morning it's mentioned that 2 dozen bags with the overseas ballot papers despatched from Bangkok to the appropriate polling places were undelivered, mostly because of confusing addresses. How can that be? An utter disgrace.

 

 

A very well engineered disgrace. 

[billd766]

13 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

A very well engineered disgrace. 

I disagree with you.

 

A disgrace, yes.

 

Well engineered? Blind Freddies dog could have done better.

[spidermike007]

Just now, billd766 said:

I disagree with you.

 

A disgrace, yes.

 

Well engineered? Blind Freddies dog could have done better.

It does appear that the EC is doing the bidding of the Junta. Does anyone beleive otherwise? They were hand selected from the elite. 

[randy723]

the only way to get the junta out of office is to have another coup 

[MaxLee]

2 hours ago, randy723 said:

the only way to get the junta out of office is to have another coup 

WRONG, the Junta ARE THE COUP, they have the ULTIMATE RESET BUTTON, that they can push any time, any place, and whenever they want.....

Edited April 2, 2019 by MaxLee

[fullcave]

Yet they were foolish enough to legitimise the process with their vote. 

[bristolgeoff]

What is happening,in the UK we voted to leave the eu.now the remain mp,s are doing everything to stop it.here with the election results.the world or a few are power crazy