Majority of Thais agree with conscription – Super Poll

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Majority of Thais agree with conscription – Super Poll

 

 

81.9% of respondents to a Super Poll agree that there is no better alternative to conscription when ensuring national security and that assistance is available to Thai people in cases of a natural disaster or civil unrest. 18.1% insist, however, that there are better alternatives, such as voluntary enlisting or paying the state to avoid conscription.

 

Super Poll conducted an opinion survey on the topic of “Politicians and Revocation of Conscription” by sampling the opinions of 3,084 netizens, in various occupations, nationwide and the opinions of 1,250 face to face between November 15th and 30th.

 

The poll shows 60.3% of the respondents were impressed with the performance of troops during the 2011 Big Flood. 56.0% were impressed with the efforts to rescue the Wild Boar footballers from the flooded Tham Luang cave. 50.8% were impressed with troops during the widespread flooding in the north-east this year. 41.7% were impressed with military’s role in rural development and 36.4% for their involvement in other miscellaneous matters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/majority-of-thais-agree-with-conscription-super-poll/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-12-02

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[Odysseus123]

Amazing.

[baboon]

"No better alternative to conscription when ensuring national security and that assistance is available to Thai people in cases of a natural disaster or civil unrest."

 

Because no professional bodies have ever been set up so it is either that or nowt. Set such agencies up under civil management without the greens deciding who does what and then get back to us.

 

There is no better alternative because there IS no alternative, not really. So what other answer can those polled come up with?

Edited December 1, 2019 by baboon

[daveAustin]

While I agree with some form of military training for youngsters as opposed to sitting on their bottom, I think the less we hear of these two words together - Military / Thailand - the better.

[Chazar]

40 minutes ago, Odysseus123 said:

Amazing.

We'd need a  superpoll to observe  this superbs

[Odysseus123]

1 minute ago, Chazar said:

We'd need a  superpoll to observe  this superbs

Indeed..and the poll was bang on time too!

[farangchuma]

56 minutes ago, baboon said:

get back to us.

And who are you? Loser farangs who fled their own country becuase they could neither find women nor afford to live in their own country or other better countries like Singapore?

Edited December 1, 2019 by farangchuma

[leeneeds]

15 minutes ago, farangchuma said:

And who are you? Loser farangs who fled their own country becuase they could neither find women nor afford to live in their own country or other better countries like Singapore?

Wow, you have issues that you need help with, 

Fled is an incorrect word to use for farangs who have invested in this country, who have enriched the economy, have brought their love for the people.

Being  lucky,  like myself, marry a great Thai national.  Who I took all around my home country to see if she could live there, her response was she could do so, but preferred to live back in Thailand,

so I made the compromise and sold up and moved, that in its self was not easy, but you have no thought of that in your post.

Do not use a wide brush in your immature personal opinion, when you know nothing about myself,  my circumstances, or many other FARANGS that call Thailand home,

korp khun krub.

 

[baboon]

17 minutes ago, leeneeds said:

Wow, you have issues that you need help with, 

Fled is an incorrect word to use for farangs who have invested in this country, who have enriched the economy, have brought their love for the people.

Being  lucky,  like myself, marry a great Thai national.  Who I took all around my home country to see if she could live there, her response was she could do so, but preferred to live back in Thailand,

so I made the compromise and sold up and moved, that in its self was not easy, but you have no thought of that in your post.

Do not use a wide brush in your immature personal opinion, when you know nothing about myself,  my circumstances, or many other FARANGS that call Thailand home,

korp khun krub.

 

I would respectfully suggest you simply not respond to such diatribes. Don't give them their kicks and let them have to re-register with yet another username.

Edited December 1, 2019 by baboon

[colinneil]

Amazing thing about this poll is 99% of people polled were either army generals or their spouses.

Scared that they would have to do their own house cleaning/ gardening.

[bluesofa]

3 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Amazing thing about this poll is 99% of people polled were either army generals or their spouses.

Scared that they would have to do their own house cleaning/ gardening.

Not beyond the realms of possibility as there were apparently 3,084 people polled and we have 1,600 generals (plus spouses would make it 3,200).

[Odysseus123]

17 minutes ago, baboon said:

I would respectfully suggest you simply not respond to such diatribes. Don't give them their kicks and let them have to re-register with yet another username.

I agree-"Do Not Feed The Bears."

...and that probably applies to the Thai parachutists as well...

[Eligius]

What a joke!

Of course I believe the accuracy and genuine all-nation representativeness of this 'scientific poll' - of course I believe it, implicitly. Establishment Thailand NEVER lies!

[TooBigToFit]

Superpoll company has been pumping out rubbish polls continually lately. Thailand is owned by a group of people who will continue to use the sons of the poor against the people from their own villages when they come to Bangkok to protest. Most soldiers are from rural areas yet are most generals?

[4MyEgo]

1 hour ago, farangchuma said:

And who are you? Loser farangs who fled their own country becuase they could neither find women nor afford to live in their own country or other better countries like Singapore?

 A lot of anger for a newbie keyboard warrior here on TVF, it's an open forum, be nice to your fellow farangs, i.e. would be nice of you to tone it down.

 

To try and answer your question, he is who he is, making his statement, no need for the angro attack, how dare you have a go at us "Loser farangs" fleeing our countries, because we couldn't find women back home or afford to live there.

 

Won't ask what your doing here, and I am sure most of us would agree that it wasn't to find a woman, God forbid with that agro, so one would assume that you brought your woman from back home with you and your a rich Charlie, suffice to say, I can't think of any other reason that you would be here to join the ranks of us "Loser farangs" who couldn't find woman back home, and also had to flee our countries because we couldn't afford to live there, oh....please !!!!

[ChipButty]

I wonder how many of the agree have actually done conscription ?

[bluesofa]

14 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

I wonder how many of the agree have actually done conscription ?

I have: Gardening, cleaning, odd jobs, looking after elderly relatives, etc. That's Thai conscription isn't it?

[Cadbury]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

81.9% of respondents to a Super Poll agree that there is no better alternative to conscription

I think all this proves is that 81.9% of respondents were over the call up age for conscription, or were sexually disoriented in a way that would make them ineligible.

[jaiyen]

I bet none of the people in the poll were of conscription age !   Another piece of useless army propoganda.

 

[Chazar]

3 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

Indeed..and the poll was bang on time too!

Fake  news cant possibly be a  Thai  poll then

[AhFarangJa]

2 hours ago, farangchuma said:

And who are you? Loser farangs who fled their own country becuase they could neither find women nor afford to live in their own country or other better countries like Singapore?

Oh Dear, Who got out of the bed on the wrong side this morning. Or, just maybe, did we find the pretty you took home last night contained nuts..........

[Hayduke]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Majority of Thais agree with conscription – Super Poll

 

Yet again…the latest Super Poll indicates overwhelming popular support for a Junta cause. Truly remarkable how in tune the generals are with the people’s wishes.

 

 

[madmitch]

Looking at the logo Superpoll seems to be run by Thai PBS who are one of the many Government mouthpieces.

 

I note that over 3000 people were polled in this case, rather than the ususal figure between 1000 and 1200.

 

The cynic in me wonders whether they started polling the wrong people and didn't get the result their employers wanted so were asked to start polling the right people. No, surely they woldn't do something like that....would they?

[ben2talk]

3 hours ago, farangchuma said:

And who are you? Loser farangs who fled their own country becuase they could neither find women nor afford to live in their own country or other better countries like Singapore?

Certainly not a <deleted> like you....

I suggest you avoid us losers by leaving the Thai forums alone and p*** off to the superior Singapore forums.

[Bob12345]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The poll shows 60.3% of the respondents were impressed with the performance of troops during the 2011 Big Flood. 56.0% were impressed with ...

Sounds like a fake poll with leading questions.

 

 

Q1: the army helped out with the floods, were you impressed?

Q2: the army did more good things, do you like that?

Q3: the army needs people, would you agree conscription is okay to get enough people to help you in case of need?

 

 

Yes? Really? Okay, you support conscription.

Edited December 2, 2019 by Bob12345

[Chazar]

3 hours ago, farangchuma said:

And who are you? Loser farangs who fled their own country becuase they could neither find women nor afford to live in their own country or other better countries like Singapore?

me.............so?

[Yinn]

2 hours ago, colinneil said:

Amazing thing about this poll is 99% of people polled were either army generals or their spouses.

 

Same the election. The soldiers count the vote. Not have calculator.

 

If they want lie lie about this better to say 52%. Maybe some will believe. 

 

82%???????? Who believe?

[spidermike007]

Can Thai PBS be trusted as a source? Can any organization that subsists with government funding be expected to be impartial? Of course not. Believe this nonsense at your own peril. Any poll can get any result, depending on the way the questions are framed, and who is selected as the pool of people being questioned. They were likely government employees!

 

One thing is for certain. You can always assume anything coming from this administration, or a poll being directed by them, is going to be false, colored, and a deflection of truth and reality. 

 

The majority most certainly do not agree with conscription. Unless we are talking about absolutely desperate parents, who have created a monster, and are now suffering the consequences of spending his entire upbringing telling him how special he is, with absolutely no basis in fact, and find themselves having no idea how to handle the overly entitled creature that they created. 

Edited December 2, 2019 by spidermike007

[bluesofa]

6 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Can Thai PBS be trusted as a source? Can any organization that subsists with government funding be expected to be impartial. Any poll can get any result, depending on the way the questions are framed, and who is selected as the pool of people being questioned.

 

One thing is for certain. You can always assume anything coming from this administration, or a poll being directed by them, is going to be false, colored, and a deflection of truth and reality. 

 

The majority most certainly do not agree with conscription. Unless we are talking about absolutely desperate parents, who have created a monster, and have no idea how to handle him.

Yeah, I know just what you mean...

[legend49]

4 hours ago, Chazar said:

We'd need a  superpoll to observe  this superbs

What a sham of a headline; MAJORITY of Thais, only 4,250 felt that way.