Poll says majority of Thais didn’t read draft Constitution

[rooster59]

Poll says majority of Thais didn’t read draft Constitution

 

Super Poll says over 80% of Thai people never read the contents in the current draft Constitution, although almost all Thais  knew that today December 10 is the Constitution Day.

 

The finding was based on its interviews with 1,145 samples during December 6-10.

 

Super Poll said 91.9% of the samples knew that today or December 10 is the Constitution Day.

 

But what is worrisome is that 81.5% of them never read contents in the draft Constitution.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/poll-says-majority-of-thais-didnt-read-draft-constitution/

 

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-12-11

 

[PatOngo]

The only surprise here is that 18.5% have actually taken the time to read it. Now if it contained a big house, a rich family, a poor maid and a ladyboy with lots of high pitched arguing, the result would be a lot higher. 

[NongKhaiKid]

At the last general election, remember them, a friend of mine's wife didn't read the ballot paper, she simply voted for the candidate number her mother told her to.

On leaving the polling station she admitted to her husband she hadn't a clue who she'd voted for, name or even if the candidate was male of female !

 

[baboon]

3 hours ago, NongKhaiKid said:

At the last general election, remember them, a friend of mine's wife didn't read the ballot paper, she simply voted for the candidate number her mother told her to.

On leaving the polling station she admitted to her husband she hadn't a clue who she'd voted for, name or even if the candidate was male of female !

 

That moment when you bury your face in your hands and murmur 'Oh, for Christ's sake...'

[sungod]

I'd hazard a guess 80% of politicians have not read it too,

[Pib]

The public is still awaiting release of a mobile phone app which explains the Constitution in single syllable words with emoticons.   Once that the app is released they will all read it assuming it don't take more than a few minutes and they receive a coupon code for some free eggs.

[Caveat Emptor]

4 hours ago, NongKhaiKid said:

At the last general election, remember them, a friend of mine's wife didn't read the ballot paper, she simply voted for the candidate number her mother told her to.

On leaving the polling station she admitted to her husband she hadn't a clue who she'd voted for, name or even if the candidate was male of female !

 

Have to wonder if this very attentive lady doing her civic duty managed to tick the correct ballot number ?

[smutcakes]

From what i can tell they did not even bother sending copies out to people in bkk before the referendum never mind the provinces.

[jerojero]

No surprise whatsoever!

[worgeordie]

Too long,no cartoons.

regards Worgeordie

[SimpleChap]

In other news today:

 

The majority of citizens of any country on this planet has never read their constitution.

[tbthailand]

That is what happens when the Generals don't want you to know anything besides their propaganda and when they suppress all open discussion of the constitution. 

 

Surprise... 

[metisdead]

Referring to Thailand or the government as a dictatorship, military dictatorship or other such terms will be removed. 

 

 

[DrTuner]

They should have made a cartoon version of it.

[yellowboat]

Sad, but hardly a surprise.  Asked at work and Thai friends if they read it and not one person said they read it.  A country with a less than promising future. 

[WhizBang]

80%, THAT is a surprise.  I would have guessed the number to be closer to 98% didn't read it, or even care about it.

 

 

[elgordo38]

2 hours ago, smutcakes said:

From what i can tell they did not even bother sending copies out to people in bkk before the referendum never mind the provinces.

Kind of sets a precedent for the election. 

[elgordo38]

When you expose people to the same old same they reach for a barf bag and vote. They were Pavloved into this. 

[johng]

They probably thought no point reading it as it will be annulled by the next group of coup makers anyway.

[choff56]

If they wanted people to actually read it, they would have given out copies attached to a selfie stick.

 

[trogers]

Does that booklet have photos of pretties?

 

Most who went to motor shows didn't notice the cars either...

[TPI]

8 hours ago, smutcakes said:

From what i can tell they did not even bother sending copies out to people in bkk before the referendum never mind the provinces.

It never got out to the provinces, wife suggests that why bother, there will be another next year or the year after! These coups run in cycles don't they?

[overherebc]

7 hours ago, SimpleChap said:

In other news today:

 

The majority of citizens of any country on this planet has never read their constitution.

 

And even if they did how many would understand it.

[overherebc]

Who can start a poll on here ref how many posters have read their own countries constitution and how many have voted on anything in the past twenty years.

[maewang99]

how about The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins?

did they read that?

that's a good one.
 

The Why Axis by Uri Gneezy and John A. List?
what about The Planet Remade by Oliver Morton?

...... off topic questions? 
yeah right.

not.





 

 

Edited December 11, 2016 by maewang99

[SiSePuede419]

"Another one?" ?

 

I mean, how many times has this happened before?

[thescubaaddict]

Of course they did not. How many Westerners ever did?

[baboon]

15 minutes ago, thescubaaddict said:

Of course they did not. How many Westerners ever did?

I can point you to a few, but first: Why is it relevant on a thread about Thais not reading it?

 

Where is Halloween these days?

Edited December 11, 2016 by baboon

[baboon]

6 hours ago, overherebc said:

Who can start a poll on here ref how many posters have read their own countries constitution and how many have voted on anything in the past twenty years.

I would imagine they would tend not to need to as it is always sort of there and not ripped up every 5 minutes. They then have legal experts and courts singing from the same hymnsheets to do that for them and set precidents they, the average Joe, can work from.

 

If not, they are free to read it for themselves, criticise openly and live without fear some arbitrary 'law' will be pulled out of nowhere to retrospectively target them.

[waldroj]

Apathetic !!!