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24 minutes ago, simple1 said:
Exactly what has the trump administration achieved with PRC's oppression of Uighurs? Remember trump only got involved with relatively minor actions, nothing that made a difference, after Xi rebuked his attempts at trade negotiation.
As I had to explain to a dog lover once when I told him I prefer cats - "I don't hate dogs".
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28 minutes ago, robblok said:
Your right China is a danger but the US does the same stuff invading other countries. Starting wars based on fake evidence.
I still prefer the US over China but people should not be naive and think the US is not doing similar bad stuff.
The US isn't committing genocide. They have, and still continue to do terrible things - but we for the most part can voice against it. Speak out. Try doing that with the CCP within China. The CCP are even trying to stifle freedom of expression outside of China by threatening and spying on its people abroad.
Genocide is non-negotiable.
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3 minutes ago, KarenBravo said:
Agreed, but, the USA is also guilty of genocide.
Explain?
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Here's a crazy thought; you can hate Trump and you can hate Xi at the same time. The two aren't mutually exclusive. This isn't a football game. It's people's lives.
How people can't see the insidiousness of the CCP is beyond me. They're committing genocide, for heaven's sake. Remember genocide? That thing people used to bipartisanly agree was abhorrent. Now it seems some would rather strawman by using whataboutism or simply deny it's happening.
Trump and the mainstream media have seriously made some people into complete ****** idiots. On the left and the right.
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1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:
Yeah human rights abuse. Happen everywhere.
Right..... So let's just ignore China's genocide.
How utterly repugnant.
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15 hours ago, Traubert said:Some people are never grateful.
Emperor Xi, is that you?
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17 hours ago, webfact said:In the show, the secretary-general pointed out that Prayut would have been found guilty if the court focused on the Constitution instead of Army regulations
Exactly. The CC previously decided not to rule on Prayut’s oath omission because they said it didn’t come under their jurisdiction. Now they’re passing the buck again by having their rules superseded by the army’s.
The laws and the constitution don’t apply to the junta. This isn’t a democracy in any sense of the word. The 1% in power here are absolutely repugnant and shameless. It’s now becoming more and more obvious that the protestors are in the right and doing their civic duty.
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3 hours ago, edwinchester said:
"For example, the commission found that the mechanics department had disbursed more than Bt6 million to 567 staff as overtime pay"
That is only 10k bht overtime per year for each mechanic so nothing extraordinary at all.
Thai lost billions upon billions of baht through corruption, one can only wonder why they're reporting on what seems perfectly normal expenses.
Stop thinking too much. These lot are clearly the ones who done it. Hopefully it will mean case closed.
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10 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:
The court said he acted within the regulations. End of. Of course the regulations are wrong, but that doesn't make him guilty, Does the constitution bother itself with where ex-army personnel live? I don't think so.
Gifts or privileges can't be bestowed upon politicians. They have a salary and all other perks are officially signed off for.
Letting someone live in a house for free is a very special privilege. Which is why if it was really necessary, it should have been made official from the beginning. Especially just after you take over a country with a gun on the pretext of ending corruption.
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34 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:
If he acted within the regulations then the court made the right decision. Now, how about changing the regulations.
The problem isn't what's written within the army regulations - it's what's written within the constitution.
It would be similar to me being provided housing from my workplace but deciding to live in a house provided by the company I used to work for. My old company couldn't just say, "It's okay. We don't mind. He was a good egg when he worked for us". My current employers would well be in their right to fire me for conflict of interest.
If the problem was his official residence was being renovated, he should have been officially signed off to live somewhere else for a fixed period of time (not 6 years).
If the problem was his residence was too big (yes, this was one of the excuses) he should have been reminded of how the average Thai person lives and been scolded for being so crass, ignorant and flippant.
He stayed in his army home and no one thought to do anything about making it legally permanent. They thought they could do as they please. Very sadly for Thailand they were right.
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39 minutes ago, Venom said:
BTW - In the photo I see he's wearing a mask with a one way valve, these only offer protection to the wearer and zero protection against spreading Covid to others. ????
Of course. I imagine when he was at the pharmacy this was specifically the kind of mask he asked for.
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What a mature response from the MOE.
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1 hour ago, webfact said:
The Army informed the court that the residence was provided to Prayut because he is PM and deserves the honour and security it provides.
And where do they draw the line about which people and which institutions can give what kinds of benefits providing honour and security?
Can rich business people, for example, give politicians fancy cars if they have bulletproof windows? How about a mansion with German Shepards or a Rolex that releases sleeping gas?
Will the army be supplying housing for all future PM’s?
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The theory is he will be let off (found guilty but the good kinda guilty) as he's done so much wonderful work for the country. That will be the excuse. If that's the case, it will lay a great precedent for people to abuse their authority even more and have courts simply ignore their wrongs based on their perceived rights.
The benefits of being a made man; sorry, I meant a "good person".
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Is there anything lower and more scummy than stealing people's overtime salary for yourself? Yes, there is. Thinking that it's your right to do so 'cos of who you are.
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11 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:
I don't, actually. Used all of it wrapping you up.
Kinky.
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13 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:“That should not have happened. The selfishness of a few people troubles many other Thai people
Oh, the irony of this statement!
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6 minutes ago, Traubert said:
Whoever invented it, it's vile stuff.
At least there's no chance it will give us a novel virus.
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3 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:I live here since 25 years. And Prayut is a lot better and less corrupt than many other PMs before him.
How about you? Which of the PMs in the last decades do you think was better and less corrupt than Prayut?
Alright, Steven.
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15 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:The PM lives free in an Army house. Is that really the worst thing which comes to your mind?
How much would it cost to rent such a house? Maybe 100,000 THB per month, worst case?
Now compare that to the billions which other politicians scammed with the rice scam and other shady deals. The house is, to say it with a bankers words, "peanuts".
Right.......
So if the current government is corrupt (it is) it's only stealing a little bit?
How long have you lived in Thailand?
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1 hour ago, Flying Saucage said:
The leading faction in the military now are the Red Rims. But the majority of them are recruited from the King's Guards rather from the Queen's Guard. The power of the Queen's Guard has been dwindling recently.
It's quite possible that tomorrow's verdict might not be in favour of Prayut. But if he gets retired tomorrow, he will be able to spend his retirement in well protected in luxury, though. It's all only a face saving game, and only to the worse of the country.
Apirat is definitely selected to have a powerful future. But I doubt that he will be appointed immediately after Prayut will have left. The uproar would be too severe. Even the Dino's are aware of that.
Going by the constitution I don't think Apirat would be eligible to be PM. The most likely and eligible candidate is Anutin.
I just want to see Prayut gone. He grates on me too much. At least with Anutin it might more likely we'll be able to buy weed very easily. Gotta look for that silver lining.
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6 minutes ago, webfact said:The police have prepared security forces and plans to facilitate traffic and deal with the protest group
Yes, those inflatable yellow ducks look very scary!
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1 hour ago, tomazbodner said:
Well, he could be replaced by a hardline nationalist who kicks all foreigners out of the country. This forum might become a very lonely place.
Be careful what you wish for.
Yes, I remember when a very important person died and some people thought that would be the end of Thailand's famous hospitality. Nothing changed. People forgot quickly and the country continued to go backwards under the junta.
Whoever might take over won't actually be in charge. Sure, they can make big decisions and make life harder for people - but this will ultimately just speed up their own demise and exit.
All foreigners being kicked out is a tired old trope from foreigners who overestimate their significance in Thailand.
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Trump spy chief labels China biggest threat to freedom since World War Two
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I'm not defending it. I literally just said they have and continue to do horrible things (and we're free to talk about it without fear of being arrested), but they are not committing genocide. China are.
Now, would you like to acknowledge the CCP are committing genocide, Eric?