Move Forward: Polling Agency Asking About About Hammer And Sickle Symbol In Cartoon Image

[Chongalulu]

17 minutes ago, Screaming said:

Its obvious that Move Forward is going nowhere but to the far left. Very sad indeed for Thailand. I expect there will be another coup at some point in the future.

Define 'far left' . You seem to be classing progressive with that label. The vested interests and shameful inequality,coupled with a poor education system being addressed along with observing democracy is hardly'far left'. Thailand needs much better than the current dinosaurs 

[Enoon]

5 hours ago, Crossy said:

One assumes someone is trying to make a connection with this.

 

 

More specifically it is referencing the symbol of the "Restart Thailand" campaign.......run by the Free Youth Group, the group that was at the core of the Pro-Democracy protests of 2020.  The Sickle for R the Hammer for T. 

 

It allowed them to to create a "nexus" of concepts (ie RT = Republic of Thailand) guaranteed to **** off the "Establishment".

 

Its implications were also questioned at the time:

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/hammer-and-sickle-campaign-may-backfire-on-protest-movement/

 

It is well known that Thai borrowing/referencing of "foreign" words/symbols frequently creates ........"misunderstanding".

 

 

 

Edited June 7, 2023 by Enoon

[Jai Dee]

A couple of unsubstantiated conspiracy theory troll posts as well as replies have been removed.

[Zack61]

2 hours ago, rwill said:

A socialist party with socialist images what a suprise.  Anyway what does it matter?

True that. They won the vote now let the people get the government they voted for. If they are no good then vote them out next time. Socialist or not they have been elected. Let the will of the people prevail. Socialism is only a dirty word to some people. 

[BangkokReady]

5 hours ago, h90 said:

Hammer presents the working class and sickle the farmer.....As much as I don't like the party, I don't see a problem with this.

 

The hammer and sickle represent communism, which most people have a problem with, as they should.

[BangkokReady]

20 minutes ago, Enoon said:

More specifically it is referencing the symbol of the "Restart Thailand" campaign.......run by the Free Youth Group, the group that was at the core of the Pro-Democracy protests of 2020.  The Sickle for R the Hammer for T. 

They're still linked to communism (so bad) and a big reason that the democracy protests lost traction and fizzled out.

 

Communists co-opting campaigns for democracy (the opposite of communism) are never going to do anything good.

Edited June 7, 2023 by BangkokReady

[BangkokReady]

2 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Why is the guy on the top left wearing a bra?

They're ticking boxes to try to get as much support as possible.

 

"We're communists, we're trans, all the good stuff!  Vote for us!"

[BangkokReady]

19 minutes ago, Zack61 said:

True that. They won the vote now let the people get the government they voted for. If they are no good then vote them out next time. Socialist or not they have been elected. Let the will of the people prevail. Socialism is only a dirty word to some people. 

Careful.  Communism and "vote them out" don't really go well together.

[MrMojoRisin]

15 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

Careful.  Communism and "vote them out" don't really go well together.

Demilitarise, Demonopolise and Decentralize is the motto Move Forward took to the election. Only a fool could conclude they are a communist after hearing their stated goals.

[phetphet]

So are they admitting that the Illuminati exists in Thailand? And being a member is seditious?

 

And what about Ironman and the  other guy wearing a bra? What do they  signify?

Edited June 7, 2023 by phetphet

[scottiejohn]

22 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

Careful.  Communism and "vote them out" don't really go well together.

I think it is called an "oxymoron"!  (in more ways than one I might suggest!)

[h90]

24 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

They're ticking boxes to try to get as much support as possible.

 

"We're communists, we're trans, all the good stuff!  Vote for us!"

And handing out money to everyone and tax the rich...which is newspeak for destroy the middle class.

[h90]

5 minutes ago, MrMojoRisin said:

Demilitarise, Demonopolise and Decentralize is the motto Move Forward took to the election. Only a fool could conclude they are a communist after hearing their stated goals.

De-this-military...They'll build their own professional military. De-monarchy. Centralize...left always centralize. Give money for the poor and tax the middle class till they die. And decarbonize which is deinustralize.
That might not be their plan, but that is the way it will end....+ warmongering. Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Russia

[scorecard]

2 hours ago, Caldera said:

On the bright side, no swastika to be seen, that's always a relief around here.

Further, is the EC authorized to decide what symbolizm is OK in electioneering? And on same point is the EC authorized to decide what party policies are allowed?

 

The real answer is NO and NO, but ... 

 

Edited June 7, 2023 by scorecard

[MrMojoRisin]

2 minutes ago, h90 said:

De-this-military...They'll build their own professional military. De-monarchy. Centralize...left always centralize. Give money for the poor and tax the middle class till they die. And decarbonize which is deinustralize.
That might not be their plan, but that is the way it will end....+ warmongering. Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Russia

????????????

[Jai Dee]

An off-topic troll post has been removed.

[ICU Kid]

Communism *possibly* coming to Thailand.

Interesting times ahead.

 

[n00dle]

for the love of god, how manyy different ways can move forward shoot themselves in the foot.

[n00dle]

21 minutes ago, h90 said:

De-this-military...They'll build their own professional military. De-monarchy. Centralize...left always centralize. Give money for the poor and tax the middle class till they die. And decarbonize which is deinustralize.
That might not be their plan, but that is the way it will end....+ warmongering. Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Russia

cogratulations. some of your post was made up of real words.

[ICU Kid]

4 minutes ago, n00dle said:

for the love of god, how manyy different ways can move forward shoot themselves in the foot.

The "Party' will be fine - they always are

It's non-members and the perceived rich that should be worried

 

Communism is a pretty easy sell in a country where most have next to nothing

Edited June 7, 2023 by ICU Kid

[n00dle]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Maybe the EC is looking for anything to make a problem.

MFP seems ready to give it to them. Its a clown show.

[n00dle]

2 minutes ago, ICU Kid said:

The "Party' will be fine - they always are

It's non-members that should be worried

 

Communism is a pretty easy sell in a country where most have next to nothing

this is meaningless if they get disbanded. If th party doesnt forma govenment, the party will not be fine. 

 

Unfortunately they are behaving more like the opposition rather than the countries elected leaders. 

[wealthychef]

4 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

Maybe they should be more concerned with the bloke wearing a bra !!!

Those are CoVid nipple masks, you fool!  Get with the times. 

[BangkokReady]

3 minutes ago, h90 said:

And handing out money to everyone and tax the rich...which is newspeak for destroy the middle class.

I like them, but I'll be interested to see if they can reduce inequality without raising (or introducing) taxes that are significant and unpopular.

[zzaa09]

And in the end

the love you take 

is equal to the love you make

 

~ Lennon/McCartney 

[geoffrobbo]

What a waste of time and money. Why don't the EC just ban the party, ban Pita from politics for the rest of his life because "we want to and that is what our bosses told us to do so we can keep our lovely military dictatorship for ever".

[scottiejohn]

24 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

This sums up the issue perfectly:

 

"One of the things that I did, when I was still a revolutionary socialist, was try and prevent people from exercising freedom of speech and thought.  It came naturally to me, because I believed that what I thought and desired was so good, that anybody who disagreed with me must, by their nature, be evil and deserving of being silenced."

 

Sadly, not something completely unfamiliar.  Some would call this very idea a Nazi White Supremacist conspiracy theory, simply to silence people.

Would you care to share the source of that crap!

[scottiejohn]

26 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

This sums up the issue perfectly:

Maybe to you!

Especially if I understood the crap claptrap!

[BangkokReady]

1 minute ago, scottiejohn said:

Maybe to you!

Especially if I understood the crap claptrap!

Claptrap?  It happens all the time!

[scottiejohn]

4 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

Claptrap?  It happens all the time!

And the relevance of the above response to my post etc is what?