3 hours ago, TheTightArseTraveller said:

Pita is a US puppet- hence their ‘concern’.

The US should mind their own business for once and keep their filthy hands out of Thai politics.

 

Should the US also stop all the aid funding to the region? Or are you okay with that aspect as long as they continue to give and keep their filthy hands out?

1 minute ago, LS24 said:

Should the US also stop all the aid funding to the region? Or are you okay with that aspect as long as they continue to give and keep their filthy hands out?

He was unable or unwilling to produce any hard evidence to back up his claims. STI.

13 minutes ago, bradiston said:

STI.

Sexually Transmitted Infections?

13 minutes ago, LS24 said:

Sexually Transmitted Infections?

Safe to ignore

31 minutes ago, bradiston said:

At least the US makes the effort and takes the time to condemn the political interference in the Thai election. It might count for something amongst the military élite. I don't see China or Russia condemning the Myanmar generals, nor the North Korean/Syrian/Iranian dictators. They both actively support all 4. They block any criticism in the UN security council.

 

Any opportunity to target the US, and up you pop. Is it maybe a personal thing?

Historically the US has interfered in the affairs of other countries off it's own back, generally without success, That must come to an end.

If there is to be any comment of intervention in the affairs of other countries it should come from a global entity and not a vigilante.

Irresponsible statements could damage the Thai economy more than the pandemic.

4 hours ago, fdimike said:

The US just loves to stick it's big nose into other countries business.  One can only guess just how much "back door" support is being funneled into the Thai government. 

And maybe the implication that that support may be withdrawn may be enough to get the "dinosaurs" worried about their "nest" eggs!

2 hours ago, Deez said:

The days of listening to the USA on morals and democracy are over.  They are just as corrupt as Thailand

The US didn't allow the military to instal 250 senators into their Senate!

How funny people really think there's a legal system in Thailand. ????

18 minutes ago, h90 said:

Of course the USA should stop funding the region......can not complain about USA meddling into internal affairs, but happily taking their money.....the one or the other thing.

Also how can the American government explain to a poor American that the money goes to Asia instead of him/her

Do you think the American government can make a poor man rich? Just by stopping its overseas aid program to maybe people who are dying of hunger? America is not a socialist country. There's no "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" philosophy there. More's the pity, maybe. But applying a socialist critique to the leader of the capitalist world won't cut much ice. America's overseas interests are like all countries' overseas interests in the world. They're investments. The money goes where they consider it best spent. Political instability and corruption are not good for investment. A well served, industrious and relatively free populace might be.

25 minutes ago, sandyf said:

Historically the US has interfered in the affairs of other countries off it's own back, generally without success, That must come to an end.

If there is to be any comment of intervention in the affairs of other countries it should come from a global entity and not a vigilante.

Irresponsible statements could damage the Thai economy more than the pandemic.

And that coming from the lilywhite defender of electoral rights. The mainly coloured people of several of the US's Southern States might have a slightly caustic word to say about how their government has been protecting their rights.

I would I would rather have the US poking there nose in here than the Chinese, that's for sure !

Edited July 19, 20232 yr by stix40

10 hours ago, mania said:

One is just more shiny from the outside / better false impression

........and s-lightly less violent towards its' own.

13 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

It shows there is no democracy in Thailand although they pretend Thailand is.... Now they show their real face hat there is a Junta in power that blocks all democratic processes.. The world will condemn  

It's a kingdom wether the world likes it or not

26 minutes ago, Thalueng said:

It's a kingdom wether the world likes it or not

Certainly not a United Kingdom !

5 hours ago, Bim Smith said:

Being lectured by a country that has over thrown some 50 government's since 1945, many of the democratically elected, incitement of numerous illegal invasions, continues to provoke many more by having some 800 military bases around the world and whose own elections are open to massive Fraud with mail in ballots and no voter ID it's laughable he can even comment at all. Or is it really to do with the fact that Thailand announced last year it's dumping it's dollar dept by half by 2016 and applied to join BRICS that will see an end to the dollar as the reserve currency sending there own country into a depression not seen in 100 years and bring an end to US imperialism. The world will be a safer place when it does.

yep..could not say it better

 

and with regards to thailand.. thailand will fix its own problems one way or another..no "concerned" parties needed

5 hours ago, Nicholas Paul KNIGHT said:

Nice for a country which is split into almost TWO by the actions of one man to keep control illegally to talk about another country doing the same thing albeit a group rather than one man.

 

America when and if ever your country resumes normalacy you can talk , before that remember PEOPLE in GLASS houses should NOT THROW STONES !!!!!!!!!!

yep

5 hours ago, h90 said:

And having a 2 party system that prevents any new ideas.

But no the US imperialism is not ending and also not the USD.....Other currencies will loose, probable even the Euro and people will go into the safe USD....keeping it stable. At the end with ever increasing spending it will collapse but that can be a decade in future and with the strongest military they can squeeze out money and resources from other countries

well said 

1 hour ago, sambum said:

The US didn't allow the military to instal 250 senators into their Senate!

true.. but they do it in other ways

This coming from a country where lies from the government are seen as a viable and normal mode of communication is a joke. The pot calling the kettle black.

What's the likelihood Thailand doesn't keep it's already poor place in the democracy index, it might even slip below Russia 

7 hours ago, harleyclarkey said:

You're only waking up to this now US?

 

Thai Gov. What's the US on about?.

We're best buddies now with the Russkies....O, and those freedom loving Chinese. 

Step back y'all and leave us to get on with our chosen path.

But it is NOT the chosen path of the Thai people and those people who voted for Pita and the MFP, did NOT vote to retain the junta government in power.

6 hours ago, h90 said:

The USA should fix their own democracy and legal system first...

When was the last time there was a president that was neither from Democrats nor Republicans?

1869 (Wikipedia) at least Thailand has different parties

Yet the US abides by the results of the elections (apart from Trump who is little but an overblown windbag (just my personal opinion),

I want to see a US trade blockade. No export from US to Thailand ????

 

They will make the Thai more like a democracy. 

The should be concerned. And they should STOP treating Thailand as a democracy, if they deny Pita as the PM. Thailand is NOT a democracy.

 

“We are very closely watching the post-election developments. That includes the recent developments in the legal system, which are of concern,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters, making clear the United States has no preferred outcome in the Thai election.

“We believe this moment is an opportunity for Thailand to demonstrate its commitment to democracy,” he added.

 

Huh? Is there any commitment on the part of the ruling parties? It would appear there is not only a lack of commitment, there is also no honor, no integrity, no respect for the people of Thailand, no dignity, and no willingness to walk away from the illicit gravy train.

 

 

 

4 hours ago, JensenX said:

Now the US government is concerned about Democracy in Thailand, but they were quite happy to accept a coup leader as PM after the last elections and didn't seem to object too strongly about the coup leader drafting a new constitution. 

 

It would be better if the US minded their own business as they have more than enough problems of their own. Considering their own political circus, it's hard to take them seriously these days.

What did you expect the USA to do?

 

Invade Thailand and install a government which would favour the USA? 

 

Do you remember who was POTUS at the time? A person who favoured the leaders and governments of Russia, China and his BFF, Kim of N Korea. That person IMHO hates the USA and is doing his best to destroy the USA from within.

4 hours ago, h90 said:

look the last 30 years in Thailand how many different parties had the PM.....

And in the same period look how many military coups there have been and for how many years the generals have been in power.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Thailand

 

 

Off topic posts on Trump and Biden removed

3 hours ago, sandyf said:

Historically the US has interfered in the affairs of other countries off it's own back, generally without success, That must come to an end.

If there is to be any comment of intervention in the affairs of other countries it should come from a global entity and not a vigilante.

Irresponsible statements could damage the Thai economy more than the pandemic.

Equally the same could be said about Russia and China.

2 minutes ago, billd766 said:

Equally the same could be said about Russia and China.

Is my memory correct? Didn't Thai Immigration outsource their approval of visas for Chinese citizens to the Chinese embassy? How long before China controls approval for visas of citizens from other countries?

None of America business.