webfact Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Prayut blames 'too much democracy' for political woesThe NationBANGKOK: -- 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ggold Posted March 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2015 glad to see the right man in the right job! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Costas2008 Posted March 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2015 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. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post trogers Posted March 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Looks like we have two students of the dearly departed Statesman - Lee Kuan Yew. The other student is Thaksin. Edited March 23, 2015 by trogers 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luudee Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Great Idea !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cmsally Posted March 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2015 Crikey, couldn't make this stuff up. Did his mother sit him in front of Monty Python movies when he was a kid? 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnsen Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 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.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DM07 Posted March 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2015 And I blame too much Vitamin C for my cold! By the way: what "democracy" is he talking about? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mango Bob Posted March 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2015 He should go see the Wizard of Oz and ask for a brain. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOC Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 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!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always18 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Is his definition of democracy taken from the Big Thai Book of Silly Definitions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snig27 Posted March 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2015 Oh dear - everytime he opens his mouth. What a buffoon. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JOC Posted March 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2015 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...................... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JOC Posted March 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2015 Dear General. Sometimes it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt!! 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Commerce Posted March 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2015 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. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOC Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 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) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commerce Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Anybody got any idea of what 'too much democracy' is? That doesn't permit freedoms? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijb Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdoglover Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Following his speech, the Prime Minister invited all attendees to enjoy the lunch buffet. 100% of attendees said the buffet was Aroy, Aroy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kareona Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 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? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderstick Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lungbing Posted March 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2015 Too much democarcy means the electorate will keep voting for people he disagrees with. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brucec64 Posted March 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2015 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! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbthailand Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 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... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tullynagardy Posted March 23, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2015 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. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLew Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 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 ..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybruce Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 "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? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragzilb Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Yes Never miss a good change to shut up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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