Why are there so many farang lefties in Thailand

[Hummin]

7 minutes ago, susanlea said:

Sarcasm is the lowest form of humour.

 

😉

4 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Perhaps that's why it is socialist governments want to make higher education free, and conservative elites want to dumb it down, or make it expensive..

Exactly

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[herfiehandbag]

2 hours ago, susanlea said:

Top 4 killers

 

cancer, heart disease, dementia and stroke

 

 

All predominantly diseases of old age.

Not too much of a problem in the times before vaccination, relatively few(er) made it to old age; diseases, now largely prevented by vaccination, carried them off!

[herfiehandbag]

8 hours ago, susanlea said:

The last election means didley.

On occasion people post opinions which on close inspection are very revealing about their underlying political philosophies.

 

Perhaps this is such a post!

[susanlea]

3 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

All predominantly diseases of old age.

Not too much of a problem in the times before vaccination, relatively few(er) made it to old age; diseases, now largely prevented by vaccination, carried them off!

Old age sucks though. 

[susanlea]

Just now, herfiehandbag said:

On occasion people post opinions which on close inspection are very revealing about their underlying political philosophies.

 

Perhaps this is such a post!

Pita party won like 30% of seats. Hardly a sign that most Thais are progressive.

[herfiehandbag]

10 minutes ago, susanlea said:

Pita party won like 30% of seats. Hardly a sign that most Thais are progressive.

You completely missed the point: you said (if I may paraphrase) Election didn't mean anything.

 

What's more (at the risk of wandering to the margins of the topic), there were two basically populist and progressive parties standing, Move Forward and Pheu Thai, together they won 68% of the vote.

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[Lacessit]

44 minutes ago, susanlea said:

Old age sucks though. 

What will you do when/if you get there?

[susanlea]

51 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

You completely missed the point: you said (if I may paraphrase) Election didn't mean anything.

 

What's more (at the risk of wandering to the margins of the topic), there were two basically populist and progressive parties standing, Move Forward and Pheu Thai, together they won 68% of the vote.

Pheu Thai is backwards.

[susanlea]

9 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

What will you do when/if you get there?

Buy a gun and shoot myself? I dont know

[herfiehandbag]

40 minutes ago, susanlea said:

Pheu Thai is backwards.

Iaht Uehp?

[FritsSikkink]

12 hours ago, susanlea said:

There is no link. Just how people are on here.

Sure

[SanSaiExPat]

18 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

Link to the 75 % please.

Did you know that in many Western countries they have a lot more parties to choose from than in the USA and there are much more graduations than left and righ?

Why are people supporting trump a well know racist, live in a non-white country?

Support your contention that Trump is a "Well known racist"   His record and statements just don't support your statement.

[SAFETY FIRST]

20 hours ago, susanlea said:

Why are there so many farang lefties in Thailand

 

Why spend 8 years whingeing about Trump?

The Trump supporters can't live without their guns, that's why we don't see many here in Thailand. 

 

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[Skipalongcassidy]

On 8/1/2024 at 9:12 AM, susanlea said:

Thailand is more right wing than left but it appears that 75% of farangs are centre left to far left. Why move to a right wing nation? Why spend 8 years whingeing about Trump?

 

 

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[thesetat2013]

18 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Why do you think Thailand is "right-wing"?  I would say it offers a perfect liberal environment for those of us with liberal sensibilities and views.  I can't see the average Trump supporter fitting in very well here!

Why would you think politics has anything to do with being here? I am quite confused. i do not think anyone moves to another country with politics in mind. 

[susanlea]

26 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

The Trump supporters can't live without their guns, that's we don't see many here in Thailand. 

 

Millions of supporters around the world.

[PuiPuiHarry]

20 hours ago, susanlea said:

Thailand is more right wing than left but it appears that 75% of farangs are centre left to far left. Why move to a right wing nation? Why spend 8 years whingeing about Trump?

What is in your eyes a "left wing "? Everybody who sucks out normal workers, allowed to swindle as has money, let everybody burst when out of labour for a certain period, health problems: your problem, God will take care for you. And..everbody allowed to carry firearms, when a brown coloured person is jogging bye, simple shoot the guy ?

Therefore I am so happy to live in Europe, and not the USA.

[susanlea]

Just now, PuiPuiHarry said:

What is in your eyes a "left wing "? Everybody who sucks out normal workers, allowed to swindle as has money, let everybody burst when out of labour for a certain period, health problems: your problem, God will take care for you. And..everbody allowed to carry firearms, when a brown coloured person is jogging bye, simple shoot the guy ?

Therefore I am so happy to live in Europe, and not the USA.

Racist post.

[spidermike007]

That is a false presumption. The last election indicated that the majority of voters prefer a more liberal agenda. This election was stolen by the conservatives, and the morally bankrupt elite. 

 

Likely the same with expats. Most of us prefer a live and let live approach. And most of us don't like fascism, nor Trump. 

[susanlea]

10 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

That is a false presumption. The last election indicated that the majority of voters prefer a more liberal agenda. This election was stolen by the conservatives, and the morally bankrupt elite. 

 

Likely the same with expats. Most of us prefer a live and let live approach. And most of us don't like fascism, nor Trump. 

Pheu Thai isnt liberal. They are a party supported by conservative farmers. Move Forward won less than 40% of the votes. The majority of Thais are conservative.

[Felton Jarvis]

Smart people stick together. 

[Bohemianfish]

19 hours ago, impulse said:

A lot of expats who moved a while ago have fond memories of an American left and a Democratic Party that no longer exist.  And all they watch is the MSM, which is intent on normalizing behaviors that were taboo just a few years ago.

 

That goes for both parties. I'd voted Dem forever, but they are now stuck to blind ideology. Boths sides are generally intolerant now. Not sure if I'll vote, but thats if...won't say. 

[Srikcir]

How an educational article - demonstrates the "garbage in - garbage out" principle.

[spidermike007]

7 minutes ago, susanlea said:

Pheu Thai isnt liberal. They are a party supported by conservative farmers. Move Forward won less than 40% of the votes. The majority of Thais are conservative.

PT did not win. They stole the election from Pita, who could be defined as liberal, and he won. 

[Deputy7]

Trump/Vance 2024 and the wars will stop, and economy’s will grow again! Wake up people!!!

[susanlea]

1 minute ago, spidermike007 said:

PT did not win. They stole the election from Pita, who could be defined as liberal, and he won. 

Pita didn't win more than 50%. They won like 1/3. That is a minority. Pheu Thai ended up having the PM as Move Forward couldn't negotiate a better coalition. Outside Bangkok Move Forward isn't that popular. They dominated Bangkok. Most liberals are in Bangkok. Bangkok is 1/7 of the population. The 6/7 is mostly conservative.

[spidermike007]

1 minute ago, susanlea said:

Pita didn't win more than 50%. They won like 1/3. That is a minority. Pheu Thai ended up having the PM as Move Forward couldn't negotiate a better coalition. Outside Bangkok Move Forward isn't that popular. They dominated Bangkok. Most liberals are in Bangkok. Bangkok is 1/7 of the population. The 6/7 is mostly conservative.

Total nonsense. MF was ousted due to the made up nonsense about the shares and his reform stances. Get your facts straight. The people wanted Pita. Everyone I know in Issan wanted Pita. 

[susanlea]

Just now, spidermike007 said:

Total nonsense. MF was ousted due to the made up nonsense about the shares and his reform stances. Get your facts straight. The people wanted Pita. Everyone I know in Issan wanted Pita. 

Tell me what % of seats Move Forward won? 

[newbee2022]

21 hours ago, susanlea said:

Thailand is more right wing than left but it appears that 75% of farangs are centre left to far left. Why move to a right wing nation? Why spend 8 years whingeing about Trump?

 

 

What is right?

What is left?

Far right?

Far left?

Liberal?

To put people into boxes is just ridiculous. All depends on the subject. In some aspects I can be on this side, in others on the opposite.

It's more about common sense than tending to political parties or views.