Popular Post kingstonkid Posted March 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 It seems that people are getting stupider by the minute. Every time I open the news someone is saying or doing something stupid. I actually thought that the Thai government was starting to allow us to get back to normal and that the PT God was finished. Now we have him coming back into the picture telling people he wants to work with the present government We have a man that pushed for the legalization of pot saying that we should not be able to drink. In the U..S, We have major organizations telling parents what their children should be taught be it CRT or sexuality and that they may be gay in grade 1. We have wars gong on and leaders that really have no idea what they are doing. We have has been stars trying to be relevant by orchestrating confrontations on has been tv shows. What ever happened to people being responsible for themselves. What ever happened to education in Primary schools being about teaching kids to read write and Arithmetic. sorry for the rant just needed to get this off my chest. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will B Good Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 10 minutes ago, kingstonkid said: What ever happened to people being responsible for themselves. Just look at the role models. Johnson inveterate liar. Trump, mental. Putin, megalomaniac.......and probably the worstest role models of all....selfish, ignorant parents. There only two role models that spring to mind on the world stage, Arden and Merkel . 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HappyExpat57 Posted March 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 41 minutes ago, Will B Good said: Just look at the role models. Johnson inveterate liar. Trump, mental. Putin, megalomaniac.......and probably the worstest role models of all....selfish, ignorant parents. There only two role models that spring to mind on the world stage, Arden and Merkel . Don't forget Biden. So far past his prime, he should have retired a LONG time ago. And as for a role model, Bernie is in that group. Whether you agree with his politics or not, he has remained loyal to his word his entire career. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted March 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 I blame smartphones ......???? regards Worgeordie 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lacessit Posted March 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 "What ever happened to education in Primary schools being about teaching kids to read write and Arithmetic." It's sad to watch a kid in 7/11 trying to comprehend what I am doing when I am paying for an item that costs 119 baht, and I give them a 1000 baht note and a 20 baht note. Had to use a calculator, then called for help with the calculator. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lacessit Posted March 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, worgeordie said: I blame smartphones ......???? regards Worgeordie Somewhat ironic smartphones are dumbing down populations around the world, but I think that was your point. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hummin Posted March 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 You forgot to mention Aseannow, whats going on here ???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan747 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 How about "ACCOUNTABILIY" for your "STUPID ACTIONS??" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will B Good Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, 1FinickyOne said: just sayin' Seriously?......You didn't get the joke???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnnybangkok Posted March 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 It's you. Half the things you are mentioning are not nearly as bad as you are making out and I would suggest that most of it is a dog whistle by Republicans/The Right to get the boomer generation all worked up. 'In the U..S, We have major organizations telling parents what their children should be taught be it CRT' - do you even know what the CRT content actually is or are you just echoing what Fox news tells you? 'sexuality and that they may be gay in grade 1' - doesn't happen. Another dog whistle from the religous right picked up by politicians. 'We have wars gong on and leaders that really have no idea what they are doing' - there's always been wars and always been clueless idiots. The fact is we're living through one of the most peaceful times in human history (https://www.vox.com/2015/6/23/8832311/war-casualties-600-years) So what's your point? 'We have has been stars trying to be relevant by orchestrating confrontations on has been tv shows.' I assume you are refering to Will Smith. There was nothing orchestrated about what happened as we all now know. 'What ever (sic) happened to people being responsible for themselves' - on the whole people still are. 'What ever happened to education in Primary schools being about teaching kids to read write and Arithmetic.' - that's exactly what gets taught in primary schools. What schools are you talking about? So yeah, it's you. 7 1 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will B Good Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, johnnybangkok said: It's you. Half the things you are mentioning are not nearly as bad as you are making out and I would suggest that most of it is a dog whistle by Republicans/The Right to get the boomer generation all worked up. 'In the U..S, We have major organizations telling parents what their children should be taught be it CRT' - do you even know what the CRT content actually is or are you just echoing what Fox news tells you? 'sexuality and that they may be gay in grade 1' - doesn't happen. Another dog whistle from the religous right picked up by politicians. 'We have wars gong on and leaders that really have no idea what they are doing' - there's always been wars and always been clueless idiots. The fact is we're living through one of the most peaceful times in human history (https://www.vox.com/2015/6/23/8832311/war-casualties-600-years) So what's your point? 'We have has been stars trying to be relevant by orchestrating confrontations on has been tv shows.' I assume you are refering to Will Smith. There was nothing orchestrated about what happened as we all now know. 'What ever (sic) happened to people being responsible for themselves' - on the whole people still are. 'What ever happened to education in Primary schools being about teaching kids to read write and Arithmetic.' - that's exactly what gets taught in primary schools. What schools are you talking about? So yeah, it's you. Well said. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Lacessit said: "What ever happened to education in Primary schools being about teaching kids to read write and Arithmetic." It's sad to watch a kid in 7/11 trying to comprehend what I am doing when I am paying for an item that costs 119 baht, and I give them a 1000 baht note and a 20 baht note. Had to use a calculator, then called for help with the calculator. Knew a guy in the 809's that owned a pizza parlor. his interview was a slice of peperoni 1.00 a slice of Hawaiian1.25 a coke 25 a bag of chips 16 How much do you charge him He gives you a 5 dollar bill what do you give him for change. No calculator or pencils allowed. don't know what the failure rate was but a lot of university kids looked for a different job lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Lacessit said: Somewhat ironic smartphones are dumbing down populations around the world, but I think that was your point. It is not just the phone it is also the internet. Imagine the conversations here is we had to use our real names. Social media allows people to flame whoever they want and be anonymous with no repercussions. Just remember what it was like when yo called someone something bad on the phone in the old days they knew who you were 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will B Good Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 1 minute ago, kingstonkid said: It is not just the phone it is also the internet. Imagine the conversations here is we had to use our real names. Social media allows people to flame whoever they want and be anonymous with no repercussions. Just remember what it was like when yo called someone something bad on the phone in the old days they knew who you were Yes.....but I bet my dad is bigger than your dad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 hours ago, kingstonkid said: It is not just the phone it is also the internet. Imagine the conversations here is we had to use our real names. Social media allows people to flame whoever they want and be anonymous with no repercussions. Just remember what it was like when yo called someone something bad on the phone in the old days they knew who you were Valid point. I try to be polite to everyone here, but some do make it a labor of Hercules. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Will B Good said: Yes.....but I bet my dad is bigger than your dad. 55555 Those were the days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 5 hours ago, kingstonkid said: What ever happened to people being responsible for themselves. What ever happened to education in Primary schools being about teaching kids to read write and Arithmetic. sorry for the rant just needed to get this off my chest. And it gets worse all over the world. This is one of those horror stories from Canada. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 5 hours ago, Will B Good said: 'More stupid'........as stupid has two syllables....just say in. Do you mean 'SAYING' ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 It's not you, it really is true. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Idiocracy+2006+Film&FORM=VRDGAR&view=detail&mid=418E7C8397BBDA2DC4AB418E7C8397BBDA2DC4AB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScience Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) US walked off a cliff when they legalized homosexual marriage. After that it was all downhill. I think it's great Thailand is holding the line on the institution. Now, Florida has need to create a law to prevent teachers from discussing homosexuality and gender and God knows what else with children under ten. If you were to pick a country on a map of the world that represented trannies undoubtedly it would be Thailand. Nevertheless, has anyone seen on a regular basis or even much at all a 40, 50 or 60-year-old tranny? I ride the MRT and BTS daily and my answer is undoubtedly no. Non existent. It's purely fetish and fashion. Pity the children. Pity us all. Edited March 31, 2022 by TheScience 4 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsari Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 5 hours ago, Lacessit said: Somewhat ironic smartphones are dumbing down populations around the world, but I think that was your point. Google is making us all much smarter . Get with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howlee101 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 4 hours ago, johnnybangkok said: It's you. Half the things you are mentioning are not nearly as bad as you are making out and I would suggest that most of it is a dog whistle by Republicans/The Right to get the boomer generation all worked up. 'In the U..S, We have major organizations telling parents what their children should be taught be it CRT' - do you even know what the CRT content actually is or are you just echoing what Fox news tells you? 'sexuality and that they may be gay in grade 1' - doesn't happen. Another dog whistle from the religous right picked up by politicians. 'We have wars gong on and leaders that really have no idea what they are doing' - there's always been wars and always been clueless idiots. The fact is we're living through one of the most peaceful times in human history (https://www.vox.com/2015/6/23/8832311/war-casualties-600-years) So what's your point? 'We have has been stars trying to be relevant by orchestrating confrontations on has been tv shows.' I assume you are refering to Will Smith. There was nothing orchestrated about what happened as we all now know. 'What ever (sic) happened to people being responsible for themselves' - on the whole people still are. 'What ever happened to education in Primary schools being about teaching kids to read write and Arithmetic.' - that's exactly what gets taught in primary schools. What schools are you talking about? So yeah, it's you. Hello pot, meet kettle. You are guilty of the same thing you are accusing the OP of doing. You accuse the OP of "echoing Fox News"...so are you rebutting his remarks based on you echoing CNN or MSNBC? Your criticism is what, IMO, is wrong with the world. Just because the OP has an opinion of what he believes doesn't make it true....then again, your rebuttal is what you believe, but doesn't necessarily make them accurate either. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 29 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said: And it gets worse all over the world. This is one of those horror stories from Canada. It's getting scary alright. One poster above went out of his way to pound the liberal drums. In the US sending your kid to a private school is necessary, but then what about college? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsari Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 5 hours ago, Lacessit said: "What ever happened to education in Primary schools being about teaching kids to read write and Arithmetic." It's sad to watch a kid in 7/11 trying to comprehend what I am doing when I am paying for an item that costs 119 baht, and I give them a 1000 baht note and a 20 baht note. Had to use a calculator, then called for help with the calculator. That is called savvy , many young Thais have none. Thankfully some have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howlee101 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 6 hours ago, kingstonkid said: What ever happened to people being responsible for themselves. Here's a few terms to consider: wokeness, safe spaces, snowflakes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howlee101 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 4 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said: One poster above went out of his way to pound the liberal drums Nah, that was an entire orchestra ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lacessit Posted March 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 3 hours ago, kingstonkid said: Knew a guy in the 809's that owned a pizza parlor. his interview was a slice of peperoni 1.00 a slice of Hawaiian1.25 a coke 25 a bag of chips 16 How much do you charge him He gives you a 5 dollar bill what do you give him for change. No calculator or pencils allowed. don't know what the failure rate was but a lot of university kids looked for a different job lol Adding up and subtracting numbers in one's head seems to be a lost art, due to the advent of calculators. I'll sometimes tell a Thai what the correct change is while they are faffing about on their calculators. When it dawns on them I am correct, I sometimes get looks as if I have suddenly grown an extra head. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lacessit Posted March 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2022 10 minutes ago, itsari said: Google is making us all much smarter . Get with it Google and Wikipedia are not the be-all and end-all, I occasionally find errors of fact in them. I'm all ears if you can help me understand how someone with an IQ of 80 will be improved to 100, I've always wanted to get into Mensa. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsari Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 1 minute ago, Lacessit said: Google and Wikipedia are not the be-all and end-all, I occasionally find errors of fact in them. I'm all ears if you can help me understand how someone with an IQ of 80 will be improved to 100, I've always wanted to get into Mensa. No good asking me . Read what the general consensus is . We all become smarter on average . I can understand that .Mensa I have no idea , I will look it up on google Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whale Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 6 hours ago, kingstonkid said: It seems that people are getting stupider by the minute. Every time I open the news someone is saying or doing something stupid. It's not people. It's the media. They are the ones who make money by highly suspect reporting, antagonistic articles, and publishing stuff just for reaction. You/we are the victims of their money making system. The dumber we are the more money they make and the more division is sown. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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