Prayut Angered When Asked To Respond To Thaksin’s Comments

[phetphet]

Perhaps he rushed off to write a song about him. ????

[1]

I used to despair about Thailand politics, but then I started following American politics and discovered the Republican party! ????

[ignore it]

[Artisi]

31 minutes ago, Spock said:

Thaksin unfortunately lost any support I might have given when he declared the shoot on site policy to rid the country of drugs. Puts him on the same level as Dutertes in the Philippines. Prayut is just an autocratic military officer working a job that requires a much higher level of competence and a willingness to usher in some much needed change. Though I guess he did preside over the legalisation of marijuana, so he has done one thing right. 

Many would disagree about doing the right thing about marijuana....... 

[Reigntax]

5 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Maybe you should leave your red village from time to time.

Maybe you need to research the difference been elected and imposed upon?

Doesn’t  matter whether you agree or not but an elected PM, good or bad, is still better than a self imposed government.

 

Except for those without the ability and belief that they can make their own decisions rather than others dictating what they should do.

[Orinoco]

1 minute ago, ignore it said:

3, 2,  1, 

[Tropposurfer]

Ahh the joyousness of free speech ... NOT lol ????????

 

I wonder. Could it be because Mr P knows/feels Taksin is maybe a threat to him if he came back? I don't understand the in's and out's of politics here so if any members can weigh in and give a considered, informed, critical thinking comment I'd appreciate any offering.

[MrMojoRisin]

2 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

If the truth were to be known, there's really not much difference between the two.

I do love the continuing Lakorn Politic Thai, though. 

Yeah, there is quite clearly very little difference between being elected and conducting a military coup. ????‍????

[Eric Loh]

4 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

This rather thin skinned man is set off quite easily. He likely either has some serious self esteem issues, or hates his job. So, one would wonder, why does he want to continue? Is it just a pathological need to be considered powerful? When is enough, enough? 

This thin skinned man's salary is paid by the people and it's his obligation to answer questions no matter how uncomfortable.. His public relation temperament has not changed since he staged the coup. He boasted that he will uphold civility and he failed miserably. His stunt bemused the public like the time he told reporters to talk to his life-size likeness, spray water at the reporters, toss a banana peel at a cameraman or threatened to smack someone with his podium and pulled a reporter by the ear. He is not a front runner in the coming election and that is getting under his skin. He should go away graciously and should thank his lucky star that he is not driven out by the people to exile.

[Gandtee]

What's to choose between them? Both corrupt. and responsible for the loss of many Thai lives. I am amazed that some Thai citizen's are still prepared to take Thaksin and his family members back to lead them. I would have thought that the old adage, Once bitten, twice shy, should apply. They must be gluttons for punishment. So sad.

[Eric Loh]

11 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

What's to choose between them? Both corrupt. and responsible for the loss of many Thai lives. I am amazed that some Thai citizen's are still prepared to take Thaksin and his family members back to lead them. I would have thought that the old adage, Once bitten, twice shy, should apply. They must be gluttons for punishment. So sad.

Democracy comes to mind. One was popularly elected while the other seized power. Both corrupt but one was indicted by political expedite courts while the other has not even seen the inside of a court house. The people know best not you. They have seen better days under Thaksin and they yearning for his return through the ballot box. The voters decide and time for the elites and the military to listen to the people. 

[tomazbodner]

There was a grown up answer to that reporter: I don't comment on statements from wanted criminals.

[Aussieroaming]

No matter how Prayut spins things, he will always be a Junta head of state instead of an elected statesman. 

[Cat Boy]

5 hours ago, kwilco said:

So many fail to realise that in a true democratic election the "redshirts" would have won hands down fo the last 2 decades.

That truth is lost on no one, least of all the yellow shirt pro-coup sycophants and the coup leaders themselves within the military 

[Chongalulu]

1 hour ago, phetphet said:

Perhaps he rushed off to write a song about him. ????

"You’re so vain" ???? ??

[chuang]

Thaksinphobia

 

 

 

[MrMojoRisin]

53 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

What's to choose between them? Both corrupt. and responsible for the loss of many Thai lives. I am amazed that some Thai citizen's are still prepared to take Thaksin and his family members back to lead them. I would have thought that the old adage, Once bitten, twice shy, should apply. They must be gluttons for punishment. So sad.

…as some here are gluttons for junta propaganda. So sad indeed.

[connda]

6 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I remember when Thaksin was PM he had a red card which he held up when reporters asks questions which he didn't like.

Maybe Prayut should also get such a card. Maybe this one.

 

 

Same, same - but different.

[jeffriesbkk]

I wonder if old Bang-bon  boozer Chalerm  will open the door at Swampy airport for Thaksin as he did last time.

Thaksin or his sister would  win in a landslide. Cant see him returning. Army has too many tanks.

[poskat]

Although he said he didnt like "that guy", he didnt deny what that guy said...

[Spock]

1 hour ago, Artisi said:

Many would disagree about doing the right thing about marijuana....... 

I was expressing a personal opinion. I wouldn't dare to express an opinion on behalf of all posters.

[Artisi]

41 minutes ago, nchuckle said:

"You’re so vain" ???? ??

But in tune.. 

[OneMoreFarang]

3 hours ago, ozfarang said:

Remember OMF the Thai citizens do the voting, farangs don't.

 

What you think and post on AN is immaterial to the political debate here in Thailand

 

But keep going, your opinions are just that, a non voting farang opinion

Thanks for the reminder. Is that only true for me or also for you.

And why do we all exchange opinions about politics all over the world when we not allowed to vote in almost all countries? Is it possible that we just exchange out opinions? 

[OneMoreFarang]

2 hours ago, Reigntax said:

Maybe you need to research the difference been elected and imposed upon?

Doesn’t  matter whether you agree or not but an elected PM, good or bad, is still better than a self imposed government.

 

Except for those without the ability and belief that they can make their own decisions rather than others dictating what they should do.

That is your opinion.

Personally, I prefer a good government compared to an elected government. 

I don't know why all those uneducated uninformed people vote again and again for the same criminal (or his sister or daughter). Only because they do that doesn't mean I have to like it or support it. 

IMHO democracy with lots of stupid uninformed voters doesn't make much sense.

[MrMojoRisin]

16 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

That is your opinion.

Personally, I prefer a good government compared to an elected government. 

I don't know why all those uneducated uninformed people vote again and again for the same criminal (or his sister or daughter). Only because they do that doesn't mean I have to like it or support it. 

IMHO democracy with lots of stupid uninformed voters doesn't make much sense.

Uneducated and uninformed….now who does that remind me of?

[Burma Bill]

4 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

At least in the red villages.

And the red cities of the North.

[rudi49jr]

A short-tempered amoral general who’s best chums with the murderous regime in Myanmar. Just the kind of upstanding guy you want running your country….

[skorp13]

Yeah like he's any better?

[Shocked farang]

This dispute between Taksin and Prayut should be resolved in a Muay Thai boxing match

alive in Pattaya.

I would bet on Taksin, how about you guys?

[Reigntax]

8 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

There was a grown up answer to that reporter: I don't comment on statements from wanted criminals.

That being the case, he probably wouldn’t comment on any question asked or statement made by his military cohorts or so called politicians. 
Is that why he can’t comment on his own previous statements?

Remember, this so called man is a treasonist. The only reason he hadn’t been charged is because he placed his mates in positions of power.

In any other country his actions would result in him spending life behind bars, execution or dragged through the streets on rope.

Edited January 26, 2023 by Reigntax