wowfactor10 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I would like to see free and fair elections (no vote buying allowed !) with no Democrat or Shinawatra parties involved, and any "system" as long as it is not "bent"........................... Yes okay u like to see free and fair elections with basically only one party that can be voted for...hahahaha How do u feel about Hitler and kadaffi ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I would like to see free and fair elections (no vote buying allowed !) with no Democrat or Shinawatra parties involved, and any "system" as long as it is not "bent"........................... Yes okay u like to see free and fair elections with basically only one party that can be voted for...hahahaha How do u feel about Hitler and kadaffi ? Adolf & Muammar are probably enjoying each others company in that special place where they keep this sort of despot after their lives are over.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) It all started when Lady Gaga said she wanted to buy a fake Rolex in Bkk, and the US did not extradite her. This was exacerbated with Rihanna's tweet about a sex show in Phuket. And now this. Enough is enough. It is clear that the US is deliberately tarnishing Thailand's image. It has to stop! Edited February 1, 2015 by klauskunkel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterStretch Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 The junta hates "bad words about them". So immature. They have supplanted democracy, twice, in the last few years...because it didn't agree with them or their sponsors. They are now trying to force a medieval sense of morality and austerity that has never existed in the history of the kingdom. The General should run for Pope...he seems to feel himself infallible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kinmaew Posted February 1, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2015 Ooohh poor hurt feelings schoolchild the rest of the world that you live in has made some comments go home and cry to mummy. When will Thailand realize that they live on the same planet as other people with differing views to their medieval laws? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggt Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 The Thai rulers of the day can throw a fit over Washington's criticism and run into the arms of the Chinese, who will embrace them. The unelected self-appointed General ruler of Thailand indicated early on...when he took over the running of the Thai government...that he would be spending more time exploring a relationship with the Chinese... This is nothing new...and may actually be a good thing for Thai commerce and tourism... The Chinese are after all...their distant relatives and extended family... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 when you citicise a thai,you have an enemy for life. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravip Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) This is getting to be like a school yard spat......why can't these childish generals, and many Thais, just accept that what has happened here simply isn't accepted by the global community.....with the exception of Cambodia, North Korea and China...? I guess each has the liberty to think for themselves. There are countries bombing and destroying other countries and the 'global community' is deafeningly silent. Edit A country has to decide whom it could trust for advice. Are the following, for example to quote a few,. absolute balderdash? One has got to be honest, at least a few times in life... http://williamblum.org/chapters/rogue-state/united-states-bombings-of-other-countries http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/us-israel-are-only-countries-oppose-un-ban-weapons-outer-space http://www.globalresearch.ca/remember-libya-how-us-nato-destroyed-an-entire-country-under-a-humanitarian-mandate/5325776 Edited February 1, 2015 by ravip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Thailand was not criticised nor were the Thai people. Just the *****atorship, the way they took power, the way they treated their opponents, and their plans for the future. In other words the Americans voiced the views the millions of Thais are not allowed to because they cannot vote or demonstrate or speak out. Good old US of A I say. The solution is really easy. Have an election. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xircal Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Moving away from the US wouldn't make sound economic sense. According to the USTR site, quote "Thailand was the United States’ 19th largest supplier of goods imports in 2013". Direct investment in Thailand was also substantial at US$16.9bn (2012 figures) which represented a 16.1% increase over the previous year. But will China be interested in 866 million pairs of shoes? I doubt it somehow. Thailand is a essentially a supplier nation. As long as foreign companies are willing to invest in new factories to produce goods, Thailand will supply the labour and cheap. But they're not an innovative nation. You'd think that with their cheap labour and knowledge picked up from making other companies products, they'd be able to design a classy mobile phone. But nobody in Thailand is willing to invest in new technology without being sure of an immediate return. So the country will largely remain just a supplier of mass produced goods apart from agricultural exports. No harm in that, but they'll have to learn to swallow criticism and not go sulk like a scolded child if events lead other countries to call their form of democracy into question. They don't have any clout in the world and what Thailand produces can be had elsewhere if things go sour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbthailand Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 The guys at the Nation are clueless about their own history. But they write good propaganda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbthailand Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 The junta hates "bad words about them". So immature. They have supplanted democracy, twice, in the last few years...because it didn't agree with them or their sponsors. They are now trying to force a medieval sense of morality and austerity that has never existed in the history of the kingdom. The General should run for Pope...he seems to feel himself infallible. They have supplanted democracy, twice, Thrice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 This is getting to be like a school yard spat......why can't these childish generals, and many Thais, just accept that what has happened here simply isn't accepted by the global community.....with the exception of Cambodia, North Korea and China...? The majority of the global community has no real interest in Thailand and many of them would be hard pushed to find it on a world map. After all why should they care, so many of them have far bigger problems of their own. Do you hear the USA lambasting the governments of Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya about how they run their countries? The USA have supported the military governments of those countries despite the number of deaths caused by the military governments. How many innocent civilians have been killed by the Thai government since last May, and how many in just those 6 countries have been killed even just as "collateral damage"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 This is getting to be like a school yard spat......why can't these childish generals, and many Thais, just accept that what has happened here simply isn't accepted by the global community.....with the exception of Cambodia, North Korea and China...? I guess each has the liberty to think for themselves. There are countries bombing and destroying other countries and the 'global community' is deafeningly silent. Edit A country has to decide whom it could trust for advice. Are the following, for example to quote a few,. absolute balderdash? One has got to be honest, at least a few times in life... http://williamblum.org/chapters/rogue-state/united-states-bombings-of-other-countries http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/us-israel-are-only-countries-oppose-un-ban-weapons-outer-space http://www.globalresearch.ca/remember-libya-how-us-nato-destroyed-an-entire-country-under-a-humanitarian-mandate/5325776 Thank you for the links. They made very interesting reading. Had you not published the links I would never have known about them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemac Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 It all started when Lady Gaga said she wanted to buy a fake Rolex in Bkk, and the US did not extradite her. This was exacerbated with Rihanna's tweet about a sex show in Phuket. And now this. Enough is enough. It is clear that the US is deliberately tarnishing Thailand's image. It has to stop! Actually I would have thought that some of the posters on this forum, who blow rule #11 out of the water every time they post a comment, would be doing more damage to Thailand than the USA ever did. Or doesn't anyone take any notice of those toxic anti-Thai musings ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Maybe the Thais are emboldened by the Chinese being such chumps in the loganberry deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 It all started when Lady Gaga said she wanted to buy a fake Rolex in Bkk, and the US did not extradite her. This was exacerbated with Rihanna's tweet about a sex show in Phuket. And now this. Enough is enough. It is clear that the US is deliberately tarnishing Thailand's image. It has to stop! Actually I would have thought that some of the posters on this forum, who blow rule #11 out of the water every time they post a comment, would be doing more damage to Thailand than the USA ever did. Or doesn't anyone take any notice of those toxic anti-Thai musings ??? If you believe some of the stuff on this thread most of the global community takes notice of the anti Thai musings and cheers each one wildly. Meanwhile back in the real world most of the global community doesn't care about Thailand. Politicians might if there is something in it for them, but the majority of real people just aren't interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binjalin Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Such a lame argument. The writer is basically saying that sure the coups are a bad idea, but look at how bad Thaksin was. Why are the other countries not upset with him? What they don't seem to understand is, a country needs to have a foundation in order to avoid irreconcilable differences every election cycle. Firstly you need to make laws and hold everyone accountable to them (rule of law). Secondly you need transparency so the people can make informed decisions (media freedom). Thailand's current libel laws are skewed to protect criminals. How can the people know how bad the government is behaving if it is illegal to report bad behavior? And thirdly you need to allow the people to choose and stand by their decision until the next cycle or until the leadership is in breach of the law. And all three of these things need to be vigorously defended, by the people, through law enforcement and the judicial system. The army should be concerned about external threats. These things should be as important to the people as their national identity and all the things they hold sacred.. Because Thailand cannot grasp the importance of these three things, they are forever in a situation of do-overs, with all the privileged hungry piggys at the trough. And the country looking more ridiculous by the decade. And none of the issues you raise are being solved by the junta and so the cycle will continue. There comes a moment where the country chooses to go through with democracy or allow itself to be dragged back to a coup. One day the people will fight back against the coups and go with democracy. It is inevitable. The red or blue pill and once it happens Thailand will progress very quickly. Until then, the cycle of false democracy will continue. Ain't that the truth! Paradigm Shift cannot be stopped only sloooowed. As you say it is 'inevitable' but those feudal Lords will kick and scream and try and try and fool the populace they 'do it for Thailand' and some citizens (and some TVF yellow-tinted spectacled fellows) believe them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidee Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 CP is already rule & master in so many options politicians are only there to get the cashbacks in their pockets big companies rule every country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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