3 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

 I may be going against the grain here but I thought governments were by nature supposed to act for the benefit of their country.

Would that include authoritarian military governments that were not democratically elected? That only protect the 1% who control 66% of the countries wealth??? Get with the grain!

2 minutes ago, from the home of CC said:

I can think of two western nations off the top of my head that put Thailand to shame in these categories, in fact I believe they invented it all..

Shame it's not a "two western nations" forum, you could tell us all about it and remain on topic!

Troll posts reported and removed. 

 

1 hour ago, NanLaew said:

No you're not. You're over-reacting to a news item from Thailand.

That's your opinion - its my right to react to anything I wish but t would seem that the majority would disagree with you.

we wouldn't want anyone getting a cough, barbed wire seems appropriate.

2 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

perhaps now you would like to leave??    or stay and complain lol

I'm not actually there - I don't work in Thailand. When I return I will be required to isolate myself in a quarantine hotel just as 99% of other visitors are.  I very much doubt that my hotel will be surrounded by barbed wire - and you think that's not discrimination?  There are things I like about Thailand and things I don't, just as there are with regard to my home country and I will complain about either of them if I so wish.  This is a members forum mainly aimed at people with a connection to Thailand, we are allowed to praise Thailand or criticise it provided we stay within the rules of both the country and the forum.  One thing I think you may find is that if you stray much further  from your current lines of posting is that you may be banned.  I haven't read the forum's rules on Racism but I am pretty sure its not tolerated.  In my book, supporting Racism is as bad as taking part in it.

 

Since this article was published I have spoken to my wife and a Thai friend about it - both were disgusted. Just so you know, its not only foreigners that find such things shameful.

1 hour ago, PatOngo said:

Shame it's not a "two western nations" forum, you could tell us all about it and remain on topic!

you're right, it's basically a 'lets bash Thailand forum' with contributions from some of the biggest hypocrites in the world...

1 hour ago, PatOngo said:

Would that include authoritarian military governments that were not democratically elected? That only protect the 1% who control 66% of the countries wealth??? Get with the grain!

Unfortunately, people with such irrational views rarely listen to reason and their views are so ingrained, they just can't change.

 

What he doesn't 'get' is that most reasonable members here understand the need to isolate people, what they find abhorrent is the use of barbed wire to hem them in.  The matter could be discussed further - it would not be unreasonable to question why a particular group has been isolated when they will most likely have had contact with the general population of the area. But again, I think the main reason for the outcry here is the methods employed - barbed wire.

13 minutes ago, from the home of CC said:

you're right, it's basically a 'lets bash Thailand forum' with contributions from some of the biggest hypocrites in the world...

Wrong is wrong, wherever it is.

16 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

Barbaric, and yet more disgraceful behaviour by Thais !

The disgraceful behaviour is from the corrupt government officials who have been exploiting the borders. 

 

A drastic move, should be done better, how do you enforce managed isolated for these people who have run all over Thailand, some probably in fear. 

 

If Thailand does not lock travel between provinces quickly we might be seeing a massive second wave. 

I always thought the second wave would come across the border, why the government did not ban Myanmar workers until the pandemic is under control is a no brainer. 

 

The victory here is the greedy exploiters of cheap labour, the looser is Thailand, now we might see not only tourism suffer but industry as well. 

 

It seems Prayuts army and police shot themselves in the foot. 

I think the ones that pull his strings will no doubt be angry. 

All for the sake of exploitation of cheap labour and greedy corrupt officials. 

5 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

you're right, it's basically a 'lets bash Thailand forum' with contributions from some of the biggest hypocrites in the world...

You get out there and start hugging them to counter all those big bad bashers!

20 hours ago, Oliver Holzerfilled said:

Its been a devastating week or two for the farangs that have been bragging for months about how Thailand is superior to western countries.  And to top it off now this.

 

Considering the massive loss of face these farangs have suffered perhaps some self imposed time away from posting to reflect on how they blew this so badly is in order.

I won't have any sympathy for them when the racist ???? ???? surrounds them barbed wire ????

17 hours ago, KhaoNiaw said:

Or the US illegal immigrant detention facilities, for a more modern comparison. 

Illegal being the operative word. You break the law you go to jail and get separated from your family and children. The law is equal, it applies to American citizens and people of other nations entering our country illegally.

21 hours ago, 4reaL said:

China locked the infected in cages in what were being touted as hospitals, they were cells where ppl were locked inside. 

 

Some buildings had the doors of their apartment building welded shut.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/06/warning-chinese-authoritarianism-is-hazardous-your-health/

 

Guess who is really running TH.

 

You ain't see nothing yet.

The difference is that China did it to their own people not just to foreigners.

3 minutes ago, Henryford said:

The difference is that China did it to their own people not just to foreigners.

Yes, they reportedly also killed 10,000 pro democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989, they have no conscience!

Sent the images and the story to my family and friends back in the US, as well as my Thai ex-wife and her family here in Thailand who work in Government.  All were very concerned at the treatment and disparity being shown to someone who was or may be infected by the virus.  They were also mad as hell that people could treat others that were not criminals in this way, by not just keeping them in their houses but by ensuring they could not go anywhere by string Barbed wire around the complex.  One type of treatment for citizens and a different type of treatment for the migrants.  Yes some will compare other countries, but we are in Thailand which tries so hard to claim they are enlightened and the center of the Universe.  While some Thai people probably agree with what was done many others will not but because of the way freedom of speech is treated here they will not speak up for fear of violating some rule or archaic law.

Nazism at it purest... 

On 12/31/2020 at 11:26 AM, Oliver Holzerfilled said:

Its been a devastating week or two for the farangs that have been bragging for months about how Thailand is superior to western countries.  And to top it off now this.

 

Considering the massive loss of face these farangs have suffered perhaps some self imposed time away from posting to reflect on how they blew this so badly is in order.

Doesn't make sense.

23 hours ago, natway09 said:

What is needed by central Government is an order that NO ONE in Thailand moves more than 5 kilometres from

their living quarters nor can move across any province border by ANY MEANs.

This would at least keep some isolation, not this kind of racist action

 

 

So I couldn't visit my doctor who is 15 km away? All because of "racism." No, thanks, commissar.

4 hours ago, John Drake said:

 

So I couldn't visit my doctor who is 15 km away? All because of "racism." No, thanks, commissar.

The usual thing with such lockdows is that essential trips are excluded.

22 hours ago, PatOngo said:

On 12/31/2020 at 8:01 PM, SmileyCat said:

 If you want to talk about racism, let's talk about rapidly increasing hate crime against Asians in UK, EU, and US. That's racism. 

You don't get it either do you? This is not about UK, EU or US, it's about Thailand! Maybe if you stick around for a while, you might get it eventually too..................maybe!

 

Get what? That you can't do anything about it either?

12 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Sent the images and the story to my family and friends back in the US, as well as my Thai ex-wife and her family here in Thailand who work in Government.  All were very concerned at the treatment and disparity being shown to someone who was or may be infected by the virus.  They were also mad as hell that people could treat others that were not criminals in this way, by not just keeping them in their houses but by ensuring they could not go anywhere by string Barbed wire around the complex.  One type of treatment for citizens and a different type of treatment for the migrants.  Yes some will compare other countries, but we are in Thailand which tries so hard to claim they are enlightened and the center of the Universe.  While some Thai people probably agree with what was done many others will not but because of the way freedom of speech is treated here they will not speak up for fear of violating some rule or archaic law.

 

Send them some pictures of the razor wire that the 19th Engineer Battalion laid out near Laredo, TX. and ask them to ponder "...One type of treatment for citizens and a different type of treatment for the migrants..."

8 hours ago, John Drake said:

 

So I couldn't visit my doctor who is 15 km away? All because of "racism." No, thanks, commissar.

Or go to the store the nearest lotus is around 20 km 

On the Journey That Is Buddhism, There Are Many Paths.

 

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On 12/30/2020 at 11:15 PM, Thaiwrath said:

Barbaric, and yet more disgraceful behaviour by Thais !

If they cared they would NOT do this...you are correct, but they DO NOT care. 

As the economic conditions for normal Thais who are neither Puuyai or members of the SSO scheme start to deteriorate with the Puuyai mandating that commoners to close their businesses and the SSO worker bees enforcing the edicts, we'll eventually get to a point where the purpose of having razor-wire surrounding your house isn't to keep you locked in...  ????

10 hours ago, connda said:

As the economic conditions for normal Thais who are neither Puuyai or members of the SSO scheme start to deteriorate with the Puuyai mandating that commoners to close their businesses and the SSO worker bees enforcing the edicts, we'll eventually get to a point where the purpose of having razor-wire surrounding your house isn't to keep you locked in...  ????

What is a puuyai 

1 hour ago, Mike k said:

What is a puuyai 

Phu Yai = Village Chief

14 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Phu Yai = Village Chief

Thanks