Thai PM on top form gives youngsters a rallying cry - but is that for the "old soldier" too?

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Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was at his paternalistic best as he received teachers and students of note at a ceremony yesterday.

 

In a sterling rallying cry to those present he referred to the "new guard" and the new future.

 

This seemed to have as much to do with "Lung Too" as the children he was haranguing.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

He reminded youth about the importance of tech in the modern world, reported Thai Rath.

 

His sage advice continued with an observation that young people must be ready, ready for change.

 

They must expect both good and bad things to happen, he intoned profoundly.

 

Then he got down with the crowd and had plenty of selfies taken.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

It was thumbs up for Prayuth who will have hoped that some of that youth had rubbed off on the old soldier. 

 

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[ikke1959 14159]

Selected kids and teachers.... not from the poor schools

[sammieuk1 30622]

Looks like he doesn't want to get infected by the poor with size of that nosebag 🤔

[spidermike007 68091]

Cha Cha, your insincerity is an astonishing thing to witness. You have spent 8 long years oppressing the youth. You have done nothing to improve their lot in life. Ever. Please. Nobody is buying your nonsense. 

[hotchilli 59570]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

His sage advice continued with an observation that young people must be ready, ready for change.

Something he is going to get soon... change of guard duty.

[John Drake 10299]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

In a sterling rallying cry to those present he referred to the "new guard" and the new future.

Mao had a "Red Guard." (There is a photography of Thai university students cosplaying as Red Guards. I can't show it because it's from Khaosod.)

Edited January 12 by John Drake

[Asquith Production 1399]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

In a sterling rallying cry to those present he referred to the "new guard" and the new future.

A new future where Thailand becomes more isolated due to its poor educational system espically in English language were they continue to fall further and further behind other countries 

[brianthainess 10638]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

will have hoped that some of that youth had rubbed off on the old soldier.

Oh dear, he does like to hold on to kids a lot, that first photo is creepy.

[brianthainess 10638]

I wonder what he is explaining with the hand gesture, in the last photo.  

[zzaa09 10485]

20 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Cha Cha, your insincerity is an astonishing thing to witness. You have spent 8 long years oppressing the youth. You have done nothing to improve their lot in life. Ever. Please. Nobody is buying your nonsense. 

But.....no one really has to buy into the usual nonsense.

It's all rather moot.

Come March he'll be in like flint - it's already been arranged.

[PETERTHEEATER 6904]

(Sounds of retching......)

[billd766 38327]

I suspect that the rallying cry the youngsters would lie to hear from him is

 

 

 

 

I resign.