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Report Thailand Moves to Legalise Poker as a Sport
-I would imagine now that thousands of Thais will be getting their finances in order, probably a bit of a refresher on the game. All over the country, local Thais must be pooling their finances, borrowing from friends banks and loan sharks to try to get a foot in the door and maybe have a chance at a business or even just making a few bob to get by on. Give it a month or two, then watch as the corruption juggernaut railroads them and declares another U-turn and robs the people of their investments and businesses, just as they did with the Cannabis, the rice growing, the fruit growing, in fact, they will be rug pulling on every single thing that the ordinary Thai does to try to get ahead - Let them invest, let them build a business, customer base, make a bit of money, and hey presto, gone in a flash, into the pockets of the usual scum. -
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Middle East Israel Masses Troops Near Gaza as Ground Invasion Looms
Really? Is that what they teach you Jews - that you were "innocent victims of the Nazis genocidal tendences?" Ha. I have another explanation for why the Germans rounded up the Jews and put them in concentration camps: The Jews, with their Bolshevik communism, had already killed tens of millions of innocent Christian Russians and Ukrainians. Hitler of course knew that, and he wanted to prevent the same thing happening in Germany, which the Jews had already set in motion. You also say that "Hamas is guilty of atrocities against Israelis and should be eliminated." Since the Israelis are guilty of atrocities against (mostly civilian) Palestinians, would you also agree that Israelis should be eliminated? Or does your logic only work in one direction? And do you really expect the Palestinians NOT to hate Jews - after all you people have done to them over the years? Why is it reasonable for Israeli Jews to hate Palestinians, but not for Palestinians to hate Israeli Jews? - who have stolen their land and are in the process of exterminating them? -
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Accident Young Canadian Girl Drowns at Kata Beach
Why are people allowed in the sea when there are red flag warnings and lifeguards in attendance ? Many tourists come to Thailand for the beautiful beaches with no regards to safety . E.G. Europeans will have been used to the mostly safe Mediterranean swimming and have no knowledge of the Thai seas dangers , I.e. rip tides , jelly fish etc . Unbelievable but I have read somewhere that Thai beach vendors have been known to lower red flags because of their loss of customers . -
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Thai - Cambodia Conflict Tensions Rise as Govt Denies Army Beheading Rumours
Anyone surprised that many Thais believe this disinformation should reflect on his or her own country and people. In my country, around 30% believe in the QAnon nonsense. The US has everything from 9-11 "Truthers" to "Lunartics" (so-called fake moon landing) to believers in some absurdity called the Deep State, to Flat Earthers. Many also believe a certain political figure who says little other than lies. One has to cut the Thais some slack, especially those who live in or originate from border provinces like Surin, Buriram and Si Sa Ket. War is scary. It jumbles the mind, and the mind wants answers and/or outrage. Folks also tend to want to claim the moral high ground, and one sure way to do that is to dehumanize "others". I suspect half of Americans think everyone from south of the border is either a rapist or murderer, maybe both, when the reality might be .0001%. That in a time of sudden and surprising conflict, it is human nature to cling to absurdities, as many Thai are doing now. -
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