10 hours ago, bogs smith said:

yellow nutters.

Yes, they are afraid of losing. Shame on them. Losers.

Thailand voted for freedom and democracy, with big majority. If the ruling junta will not accept the elections, that will mean big problems, until civil war. The patience of Thai normal people has come to an end after 10 years of dictatorship, with financial misery for many Thai people. The ruling elite of monarchists and military proofed nearly 10 years, that the are not able to run the country. Its really time to remove them from power.

Unfortunately they are right. Judging by the rather uneducated comments on here the US can't help themselves. They are serving their own vested interests. They have overthrown more than 50 government's since 1945 many of them democratically elected. You can offer all the proof in the world, like the American funded YSEALI academic fellowship that grooms political leaders in South East Asia. My only concern is the military government knew this so why just not bar anyone who has been on the fellowship from Thai politics. Why wait until after the election and why for the last ten years were they not a better government for the Thai people. I feel a coup coming on. They seem to love them in this country.

If this is interference then what do you call the military’s appointment of 250 senators whose sole purpose is to undermine the will of the people?

8 hours ago, dinsdale said:

I can tell you haven't thought deeply about this. The USA had absolutely nothing to do with this overwhelming vote against the military in government in Thailand. This was the Thai people and the Thai people alone.

Well stated. Thank you.

A good Thai friend of mine, a pharmacist on whom I had relied on good advice for a healthy life and for whom we had done favors for each other for seventeen years - and never, ever discussing politics, began attacking me on LINE for no other reason than I was a US citizen. I finally had to block him avoid his senseless attacks and diatribes.

 

It is not as though the US is without sin in enforcing its will in certain political events around the world - but these guys have lost the script. US intervention comes after the fact, not before. If you know US history in the Middle East, Central and South America, you would know this to be true.

 

So to the the Thai people, and my 'former' friend, who are absorbed in this political fiction, know your history before making such brazen assertions. Know your own people who are tired of the continuous yoke of military dictatorships, countless coups, Constitutions that are the whim of the power elite, and know these are the events that predicated the results in this election.

 

Whether my friend would blame me for interfering in Thai politics, I will say that I am elated with the results of this election and hope that the Thai people will finally be able to embrace democracy with all its attendant processes that allow the people to have a voice in their own future.

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US intervention?  I think actual examples of US meddling is more like Afghanistan and Iraq.

If there are any people pulling strings, I'd suggest the Thais look towards that big country to the north.

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A group of Thai royalists gathered in front of the US embassy yesterday, May 24th, urging the United States to stop interfering with Thai politics and undermining the country’s institution of monarchy, according to them.

Thai politics with it's history of military intervention coupled to it's institution of monarchy and "lese majeste laws"  is what is keeping Thailand in the dark ages.

More democratic countries are trying to cajole Thailand into the modern world, not interfere with your government.

11 hours ago, greg71 said:

These 3 look like undercover police / military we see at the anti royal protests .

goon squad

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11 hours ago, edwinchester said:

Yeah, you'd think they'd have the brains to let the haircuts grow out a bit more before trying on this stunt.

i see these creeps everywhere.  nothing but dirty looks from them

 

11 hours ago, edwinchester said:

Yeah, you'd think they'd have the brains to let the haircuts grow out a bit more before trying on this stunt.

 

Kinda glad us Brits let the USA go its own way, its a bit of a pit these days

Dinosaurs are resistant to change and progress. Guess they need a scapegoat. Harder for them to admit the people simply despised ChaCha and the army rule. 

 

Ignorant in all forms must be completely ignored. 

Like the USA, and the rest of the world for that matter, doesn’t already have enough on its plate. I suspect that the true protesters would welcome most legitimate support cum intervention, especially any proffered by the West, as it tends to be backed by something tangible and with teeth. This was one of the more misleading headlines of late. In this day and age a handful of “inconvenienced” royalists doth not a protest make. 

The guy looks familiar,  I think he was the guy speeding, killing, handing out brown envelopes. Pushing old ladies over when PFIZER became available from the U. S.  Donation.  He was right behind Anutin? LOL

I guess 4 old people without an education and payed by the junta could be called a protest.

 

 

Using America as your scapegoat plays right into a pro Chinese narrative.  

They look like mafia thugs demanding protection money.

Never forget that Thaksin was elected, even though it was under the local form of democracy. 

"As evidence of alleged interference, the protesters brought up US Ambassador Robert Godec’s “call” for the Thai government to promptly release the election results, which he wrote on the day after the election."

 

Perhaps I operate using a different logic, but I can't quite see this Ambassador's comment as proof that the agency was involved in influencing the election.

 

Thailand is a lovely country, but it just doesn't happen to be a geopolitical priority of the US. That's why it has a career diplomat as Ambassador, and not a FOP (Friend of POTUS). Other than cooperating on things like international terrorism, the foreign policy arm of the USG simply wishes Thailand and its people well.

 

I appreciate that those protesters likely consider Thailand the center of the known Universe, but others don't quite see it that way.

A post discussing the monarchy has been removed.

 

4. You will not express disrespect of the King of Thailand or any member of the Thai royal family whether living or deceased. You will not criticize the monarchy as an institution. Speculation, comments or discussion of either a political or personal nature are not allowed when discussing His Majesty The King of Thailand or the Thai royal family. You will not link to or discuss any website which breaches this rule.

The current anti-American rhetoric is being driven by two factors:

 

Pita Limjaroenrat attended KSG/Harvard and Sloane/MIT.

 

MVF advocates for reforms of the Institution.

 

 

Ergo, Royalists, who garnered what, a paltry 150,000 votes via the Thai Pakdee party, view Pita as a U.S. backed lackey intent on toppling the Institution.

 

The U.S. has been a strong supporter of the Monarchy over ~ 75 years.

 

Hopefully this post is acceptable?

 

 

4 hours ago, AloisAmrein said:

Thailand voted for freedom and democracy, with big majority. If the ruling junta will not accept the elections, that will mean big problems, until civil war. The patience of Thai normal people has come to an end after 10 years of dictatorship, with financial misery for many Thai people. The ruling elite of monarchists and military proofed nearly 10 years, that the are not able to run the country. Its really time to remove them from power.

Thailand has always voted for freedom and democracy. Doesn't mean they get it. 

20 Military coups since Paw Piboonsongkram, the creator of Pad Thai, the Thai equivalent of Volkswagen!! 

To report that the US has interfered in another country's politics is certainly nothing new, never has been and never will be,  but nothing in this report sounds right??

Will these Royalists also be going to petition the Chinese and Russian Embassies?

1 minute ago, JimHuaHin said:

Will these Royalists also be going to petition the Chinese and Russian Embassies?

They don't stick their noses in other people's business like the World police.

13 hours ago, proton said:

I thought they just wanted to buy American jets?

Refused.

10 minutes ago, JimHuaHin said:

Will these Royalists also be going to petition the Chinese and Russian Embassies?

If they mess in Thai politics than yes....but can't remember that they ever did.

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A group of Thai royalists gathered in front of the US embassy yesterday

One word ..... Three !

Oh no F35!!