Prayut blames 'too much democracy' for political woes
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The head of Thailand's military government Monday blamed the country's previous political problems on "too much-democracy."

"We have too much democracy unlike other countries where governments can restrict freedoms," said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at a conference for the Federation of Thai Industries in Bangkok.

Prayut, an army general who took power after a coup last May, insisted that he did not "overthrow democracy" and that Thailand was still 99 per cent democratic.

He said that if he had complete power he would have imprisoned his critics or "put them before a firing squad," but insisted that he chose instead to work within the framework of the law.

Since coming into power, NGOs and critics have criticised the junta for arbitrary detention of its critics and the suspension of many civil rights.

Last week, Human Rights Watch repeated calls for the junta to lift martial law which it has used to govern the country since the coup, calling it a "rolling crackdown on civil and political rights."


-- The Nation 2015-03-23

glad to see the right man in the right job!

glad to see the right man in the right job!

He is the right man in the right job.

If he could only think before he opens his mouth he would have been the perfect man in the right job.

Looks like we have two students of the dearly departed Statesman - Lee Kuan Yew. The other student is Thaksin.

Great Idea !!!

Crikey, couldn't make this stuff up. Did his mother sit him in front of Monty Python movies when he was a kid?

Please tell me I didn't just read if he could he would shoot people.

First its punching people in the head, now he wants to kill people.

I feel for the people of Thailand. SIMPLY MIND NUMBING quotes..

And I blame too much Vitamin C for my cold!

By the way: what "democracy" is he talking about?

He should go see the Wizard of Oz and ask for a brain.

Clearly his new PR consultant haven't started on the job yet!!

Couldn't some close to him tell him, sometimes it better to keep the gob shut!!

Is his definition of democracy taken from the Big Thai Book of Silly Definitions?

Oh dear - everytime he opens his mouth. What a buffoon.

glad to see the right man in the right job!

He is the right man in the right job.

If he could only think before he opens his mouth he would have been the perfect man in the right job.

If you are critical, it must be real bad......................

Dear General.

Sometimes it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt!!

Prayut blames 'too much democracy' for political woes

"We have too much democracy unlike other countries where governments can restrict freedoms," said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at a conference for the Federation of Thai Industries in Bangkok.

Prayut, an army general who took power after a coup last May, insisted that he did not "overthrow democracy" and that Thailand was still 99 per cent democratic.

He said that if he had complete power he would have imprisoned his critics or "put them before a firing squad," but insisted that he chose instead to work within the framework of the law.

This is too scary! He's losing it.

In 5 days we will have a new Thaivisa thread:

"Prayut: I was only joking"

We should have learned by now, that the general have a very special sense of humor (that only he understands)

Anybody got any idea of what 'too much democracy' is? That doesn't permit freedoms?

In 5 days we will have a new Thaivisa thread:

"Prayut: I was only joking"

We should have learned by now, that the general have a very special sense of humor (that only he understands)

I think a lot of these stories are lost in translation, not defending but people should always be aware that more often than not what drops out after a Thai English translation doesn't always make much sense

Those that are familiar with facebook translation will know exactly what I mean

Following his speech, the Prime Minister invited all attendees to enjoy the lunch buffet.

100% of attendees said the buffet was Aroy, Aroy!

I think a lot of these stories are lost in translation, not defending but people should always be aware that more often than not what drops out after a Thai English translation doesn't always make much sense

Those that are familiar with facebook translation will know exactly what I mean

Come on. I read Prayut's words in Thai and the English translation is right to the point. All English newssites give the same translation. What are you talking about?

I think a lot of these stories are lost in translation, not defending but people should always be aware that more often than not what drops out after a Thai English translation doesn't always make much sense

Those that are familiar with facebook translation will know exactly what I mean

Lost in translation, I can see that. Instead of 99% democratic it should have read 99% undemocratic.

Too much democarcy means the electorate will keep voting for people he disagrees with.

I think a lot of these stories are lost in translation, not defending but people should always be aware that more often than not what drops out after a Thai English translation doesn't always make much sense

Those that are familiar with facebook translation will know exactly what I mean

Why don't you defend this latest nonsense instead of blaming the translation?

I actually think the PM does have a big PR team because no single person could come up with this nonsense on a daily basis. And when you think he has hit the depths, todays announcement comes out!

well of course he blames 'too much democracy' for the political woes which he and the front-man Suthep orchestrated... he could hardly admit the truth....

As for creating political woes, the Thai army has been a political player since the revolution... look no further for the source of "political woes"...

I love the fact that he mirrored the statement of some crazy poster from just a couple of days ago in claiming that if he "really" had absolute power that he could just shoot his opponents... wow, love that one.

And the still 99 percent democratic blurb, well no one claimed that the generals were good at math, ... how much for the blimp? OK, looks good.. And those bomb dectectors? Yeah, that sounds about right... How 'bout the aircraft carrier?? Cool, that's a bargain....

But I hope - really sincerely hope - that he keeps up the good work of disrobing his 'government' all by himself so that the world can see what a military cant-use-the-mmm-mmm-word-ship looks like in the modern world...

All joking aside, Prayuth is the prime reason why the patronage system in Thailand needs to stop. It`s patently obvious the man is rather dim, and has clearly got to where he is through family connections.

As much as I hate the politicians in the UK (and other Western societies), virtually all of them are highly educated and intelligent. This guy has such a low IQ he`d probably be classed as having learning difficulties.

There isn`t a day goes past where we don`t have to listen to one of his ignorant rants. It`s cringeworthy and the lasting damage to Thailand is there to see, more so than any previous military regime I would add.

When will this guy just keep his yap shut and do the job he decided he wanted to do?

Every sound bite seems to get worse and worse

Too much democracy like saying "she wants to lick me too much ..."

"He said that if he had complete power he would have imprisoned his critics or "put them before a firing squad," but insisted that he chose instead to work within the framework of the law."

This is the man who is going to bring about Thai-style democracy. Scary thought.

Was he working within the framework of the law when he staged the coup?

Yes Never miss a good change to shut up