...and since she is the clone of her brother, the same "ethical role model" designation applies to him, of course

42% said she could be an ethical role model ... not that she is.

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"Of those polled, 41.7 per cent named Prime Minister and Defence Minister Yingluck Shinawatra as a role-model politicians when it came to virtues and morality."

Never never believe the Nation head lines until you have read the article they quite often differ.

Almost 50%.

Isn't that a little contradictory?

didn't it also say "could be" - which sums it up.

Of those polled, 41.7 per cent named Prime Minister and Defence Minister Yingluck Shinawatra as a role-model politicians when it came to virtues and morality.

I guess this 41.7 percent don't know about her seized assets or the pergury she committed under oath....or don't care.

Not quite. Perjury is no longer a crime in Thailand. It was dropped from the lawbooks when Yingluck had to lie in court to save the family finances and face. Remember that if you ever end up in a Thai court simply lie to every question asked(the more outrageous the lie the better) and you will be acquitted.

Not just in court. That is true throughout Thailand.

The survey found that 66.4% of respondents were able to correctly mark Asalha Puja Day as falling on July 22 this year. However, 74.2% of those surveyed were unaware of the significance of the major Buddhist holiday.

-- NNT 2013-07-19

You can pretty much guarantee that 100% of that 74.2% couldn't even be bothered to find out, just follow the herd.

What a load of rubbish. She is a good sister in that she does whatever her big brother tells her, that is hardly ethics. The PT government don't know the meaning of the word 'ethical'...

"Role model", "virtuous politician" What kind of ethical, moral or social values do these cretins ascribe too. She is a mindless mannequin with an IQ equivalent to her hat size at best , a ventriloquist doll who neither understands or appreciates the environment she operates in and utterly out of her depth and so full of herself that she fais to percieve that her exiled brother is simply using her. However having sid that she may well be in fact be truly representative of Thai culture as it exists today.

It must be disheartening for some of you that there are still many Thai people who admire the PM.

It's incredible that some foreigners get their knickers in a knot over a nonsense poll.

Do you really think the poll result matters?

The Thais living a hand to mouth existence don't care for any of the political leaders. They never have and they never will. They are more concerned about paying the bills and feeding their families.

You're forgetting the '100,000 Club' who are always slated to turn up at Redshirt gatherings, though few of them ever seem to manage it.

Almost 50%.

Isn't that a little contradictory?

A bit like being almost pregnant.

Is this dross derived from the same sample group where 68% of those polled stated that corruption was/ is acceptable?

Edited July 19, 201312 yr by arthurboy

Is this dross derived from the same sample group where 68% of those polled stated that corruption was/ is acceptable?

Yes.

The same pollsters who got their forecasts of the Bangkok election completely wrong.

They'd probably get a 50% yes vote to the question 'do pigs fly?'.

Well, ethical is a black and white issue.

So more than 50% think she isn't. A resounding no to her ethics I think.

Of those polled, 41.7 per cent named Prime Minister and Defence Minister Yingluck Shinawatra as a role-model politicians when it came to virtues and morality.

I guess this 41.7 percent don't know about her seized assets or the pergury she committed under oath....or don't care.

Does this indicate that 58.3% thought she was not a role-model for virtue and morality?

....another impossibility presented as fact.....

...when will enough, finally be enough.......???

Little wonder opinion polls are viewed with suspicion.

Don' know how long you have been in Thailand but the opinion polls are always taken in 17 provinces with around 1,500 to 2,000 people give or take a little.

They are bought by the various groups wishing to push there point of view. The polls always have the correct numnbers to prove the point you wish to pay for.

Thailand is the hub of what do you want to believe we have a poll to show it.

Consider with the Thai education system would 41% of the population know what the word ethical means.

I think the polls which there is a huge amount of here is a sign of a insecure Nation with little or no confidence in themselves and the direction the country are steered.

Edited July 19, 201312 yr by Felt 35

42% said she could be an ethical role model ... not that she is.

You got it.

Billericay Yingluck, the Ethics girl.

sounds reasonable if the publics minds were formed by watch thai soap operas.

Of those polled, 41.7 per cent named Prime Minister and Defence Minister Yingluck Shinawatra as a role-model politicians when it came to virtues and morality.

I guess this 41.7 percent don't know about her seized assets or the pergury she committed under oath....or don't care.

Poor Chalerm must be yet once again totally devastated at not even been named ....

When you've only got a bunch of thieves, thugs and halfwit clowns to choose from, whodooyah vote for ?

The one with the nicest breasts?

Yingluck is clearly an obvious role model.

She accurately reflects the ethical and moral state of Thailand.

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44.8 per cent named Army Chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha as a role model.

A role model for petty tyrants, wannabe fascists and jumped-up twerps, perhaps.

When you've only got a bunch of thieves, thugs and halfwit clowns to choose from, whodooyah vote for ?

The one with the nicest breasts?

No way would I vote for Jatuporn.