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Send Thaksin Down: In Praise Of The Prison Option


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Indeed the kudos that would arise from facing the truth and its consequences would ensure a landslide victory for Thaksin and any political party as he may be involved with.

Those politicians in the party that Thaksin was involved with wouldn't just have their hands inthe pork barrel they would be totally immersed in the pork barrel.jap.gif

However the massive ego that Thaksin has will not allow him to face the truth in any way shape or form.

"Former Thai prime minister and persecuted political refugee Thaksin Shinawatra today demonstrated his selfless love for the Thai people by surrendering to the Thai authorities.

Dream on Thaksin, dream on Thailand.

Thaksin the man, (I use the word man a gender identification rather than as a statement regarding his status) could never ever face reality if it stood in front of him stark naked and punched him on the nose.

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One flaw in an otherwise perfectly sound hypothesis is that it makes sense. I'm not saying that Thai politicians are not sensible - l'm saying that no politicians are sensible. Another flaw is the use of Aung Sun Sui Kyi. If Thaksin follows her lead that'll be the last we see of him.

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"Just as Jesus Christ sacrificed his life to redeem sinful humanity, so do I now sacrifice my freedom to redeem the nation from the strife and conflict which, through no fault of mine, have convulsed it for so long."

Sounds good.

Go for it, Prisoner Number 999:

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The writer of the opinion article overlooked something: there are quite a number of court cases pending against Thaksin. His prison time might be a lot longer than just the two years he has been convicted to so far.

He didn't overlook it. He addressed it directly in this paragraph:

We do know that Thaksin is facing other charges that might be brought against him. But with all the lawyers and spin doctors he has mustered, surely he could manage to work out a deal. For him, the best deal would be for all pending charges against him to be dropped if he agrees to serve his prison term. Whether this would be legally possible is for the lawyers to figure out.
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The one thing that the author is overlooking is that Jail for Thaksin will not be time served in the same conditions as the a fore mentioned leaders. It would in all likely hood be similar to Aung San Suu Kyi's imprisonment.

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I am not really interested in politics. But I do believe all countries are the same....... power corrupts and thus it is hard to have honest people in power.

Thailand currently is not a democracy, but a police/military state. Under this condition Thaksin would be crazy to surrender himself to the will of his opponents.

I read all the posts painting him as an evil person who harmed Thailand. These people obviously know nothing of the recent political history of Thailand.

Thaksin was elected & re-elected by the people of Thailand, he was & is popular with the majority of Thais. He was ousted while he was out of the country by his opponents with the backing of the military.

Was he good for Thailand? I believe he was ... he is a good businessman and Thailand was prospering. Was he corrupt? Probably. Are there any honest politicians taking his place? Not likely. If all politicians are the same, isn't better to have one that does good things for Thailand?

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I am not really interested in politics. But I do believe all countries are the same....... power corrupts and thus it is hard to have honest people in power.

Thailand currently is not a democracy, but a police/military state. Under this condition Thaksin would be crazy to surrender himself to the will of his opponents.

I read all the posts painting him as an evil person who harmed Thailand. These people obviously know nothing of the recent political history of Thailand.

Thaksin was elected & re-elected by the people of Thailand, he was & is popular with the majority of Thais. He was ousted while he was out of the country by his opponents with the backing of the military.

Was he good for Thailand? I believe he was ... he is a good businessman and Thailand was prospering. Was he corrupt? Probably. Are there any honest politicians taking his place? Not likely. If all politicians are the same, isn't better to have one that does good things for Thailand?

Good for Thailand? Unless your one of the Thousands he had killed that is.

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I am not really interested in politics. But I do believe all countries are the same....... power corrupts and thus it is hard to have honest people in power.

Thailand currently is not a democracy, but a police/military state. Under this condition Thaksin would be crazy to surrender himself to the will of his opponents.

I read all the posts painting him as an evil person who harmed Thailand. These people obviously know nothing of the recent political history of Thailand.

Thaksin was elected & re-elected by the people of Thailand, he was & is popular with the majority of Thais. He was ousted while he was out of the country by his opponents with the backing of the military.

Was he good for Thailand? I believe he was ... he is a good businessman and Thailand was prospering. Was he corrupt? Probably. Are there any honest politicians taking his place? Not likely. If all politicians are the same, isn't better to have one that does good things for Thailand?

Well said. Has there every been an honest Politician in Thailand?

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Well said. Has there every been an honest Politician in Thailand?

Yes.

Ultimately, the elite pressed charge against him ( similar to what they did to Thaksin )

He finally had to flee out of country and never had a chance to come back.

Read Thai history.

Current political turmoil is way greater beyond Thaksin's corrupt. Living in Thailand for years doesn't mean you know Thais well.

Because lots of things are apparently unspeakable as you may heard of.

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I am not sure about this, but I thought that one could not be a PM if one had a criminal record?

Well, if you have the money, you can basically do anything...... strange that it hasn't worked so well fo thaksin lately...

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I am not really interested in politics. But I do believe all countries are the same....... power corrupts and thus it is hard to have honest people in power.

Thailand currently is not a democracy, but a police/military state. Under this condition Thaksin would be crazy to surrender himself to the will of his opponents.

I read all the posts painting him as an evil person who harmed Thailand. These people obviously know nothing of the recent political history of Thailand.

Thaksin was elected & re-elected by the people of Thailand, he was & is popular with the majority of Thais. He was ousted while he was out of the country by his opponents with the backing of the military.

Was he good for Thailand? I believe he was ... he is a good businessman and Thailand was prospering. Was he corrupt? Probably. Are there any honest politicians taking his place? Not likely. If all politicians are the same, isn't better to have one that does good things for Thailand?

"he was and is popular with the majority of Thais" ...

Is that despite his final words on the subject: "I am not their leader..."? Having betrayed so many people, I can well imagine that many of these people would welcome his return, but not in the way that you obviously believe. Thais do like to wreak revenge when they can.

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"Just as Jesus Christ sacrificed his life to redeem sinful humanity, so do I now sacrifice my freedom to redeem the nation from the strife and conflict which, through no fault of mine, have convulsed it for so long."

Sounds good.

Go for it, Prisoner Number 999:

prisoner999.jpg

WOW very nice pic !!!

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Dear Mr. Tsow, Thaksin is out of the country and can't be caught - not by Thai authorities anyway. For a fleeting moment there was a 1 million baht reward for his capture, but (as most Thai promises go) it had as much credence as a Catholic priest saying he never lusted after little boys.

Prison would be too good for Thaksin. Better to let events unfold as they will: Thaksin will continue to lose money (incidentally, until his late 30's, Thaksin had never had a successful business venture) - and he will continue getting depressed. A man like him has a lot to get depressed about because he's so attached to worldly things:

Mainly money and acquiring obscene amounts of wealth, but he's also attached to continual aggrandizement of his self-image. Californians would call it 'strokes' (to his ego).

His wealth will continue to shrink and the tiny bit of respect he once had will continue to erode, and he'll wind up a wrinkled, frustrated and angry old man.

Keep an eye out for a newly written book about him titled: GUARDED CONVERSATIONS

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Well now........

I have just woken, read the excellent proposal for the political Beautification of K.Thaksin and thought, what a pleasant dream.......back to sleep for me.

regards to All,

Brewsta in Arabia

Fri 23rd July 2010

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Agree that Thaksin should be behind bars although very much disagree with the very boring notion that foreigners can't ever understand what is going on in Thailand. Of course no one knows everything about any topic but doesn't mean that they can not have a very good understanding about it. Thailand is not some unique place that is impossible for outsiders to understand.

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I am not really interested in politics.

:lol:

Then why is every single post you've made on this forum just more shilling, falsehoods, and blatant lies in support of Thaksin? Another red sockpuppet

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Hmm,

Were KThaksin to submit to Thai justice (snic...), I wonder. whether History will fondly remember him for his selfless, cleansing rehabilitation and subsequent greatness (studied by Thai students for evermore?)....

or.... recoil from his regicidal role as a machiavellian. mendacious, murdering Martinet? Discuss.

regards from Brewsta in Arabia

Fri 23rd July 2010

Temperature in KSA: 46 degrees Centigrade (...and rising)

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I am not really interested in politics. But I do believe all countries are the same....... power corrupts and thus it is hard to have honest people in power.

Thailand currently is not a democracy, but a police/military state. Under this condition Thaksin would be crazy to surrender himself to the will of his opponents.

I read all the posts painting him as an evil person who harmed Thailand. These people obviously know nothing of the recent political history of Thailand.

Thaksin was elected & re-elected by the people of Thailand, he was & is popular with the majority of Thais. He was ousted while he was out of the country by his opponents with the backing of the military.

Was he good for Thailand? I believe he was ... he is a good businessman and Thailand was prospering. Was he corrupt? Probably. Are there any honest politicians taking his place? Not likely. If all politicians are the same, isn't better to have one that does good things for Thailand?

Best and most rational comment I have read on Thai Visa for the past 5 Years.

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I am not really interested in politics.

:lol:

Then why is every single post you've made on this forum just more shilling, falsehoods, and blatant lies in support of Thaksin? Another red sockpuppet

Hmmm, not so interested in people then?

Unfortunate, IMHO :(

See below.

"The singular "politic" first coined in English 1430 and comes from Middle French "politique", in turn from Latin "politicus",[5] which is the romanization of the Greek "πολιτικός" (politikos), meaning amongst others "of, for, or relating to citizens", "civil", "civic", "belonging to the state", [6] in turn from "πολίτης" (polites), "citizen"[7] and that from "πόλις" (polis), "city".[8]"

source: Wikipedia ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics

AND....

Good point DP,

if you check out the accused online, his sexual proclivities and record of interest in underage 'activities' are apparently common knowledge amongst peers and the Populus of his native Russia.

Regards from Arabia,

Brewsta

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it would be lovely if thaksin repented for his sins.

it would be lovely if the person responsible for ordering the extra legal assasination of seh daeng repented for his sins.

it would be lovely if the author of this wierd article understood the years of horror inflicted on indian society by Nehru's decadent eurosocialism, and thus not include Nehru in his galaxy of stars.

next fantasy.

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I believe there may be a problem with this idea....

The government declared that Taksin was a terrorist and may be tried for treason which actually carries the death penalty here in Thailand.

I am sure there are many people would insist on the treason charge to go through the high court, so he would not be coming back to politics in this life if found guilty!

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