Over 60 percent of respondents to poll think Opposition debate was useless

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Over 60 percent of respondents to poll think Opposition debate was useless

 

 

More than half of the respondents to a recent Suan Dusit Poll, taken between September 19th and 21st, said that the Opposition debate last Wednesday against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, over his incomplete oath recital, was useless.

 

62.76% of 1,164 respondents told pollsters from Suan Dusit University that they felt the Opposition’s debate was useless because 41.6% said there was no clarification from the prime minister, 26.49% said it was because no vote was taken after the debate. Additionally, 23.18% said it failed on economic and bread and butter issues, 21.19% thought it was a purely political issue which has nothing to do with the people and 19.87% said it was simply a waste of time.

 

37.24% of the respondents, however, thought the debate was useful because 34.74% said they learned factual information from the debate, 23.26% got to understand the viewpoints of the opposing sides, 20% learned about the swearing-in ceremony, 15.79% said they now know more about the MPs and 12.63% said it provided direct access to information.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/over-60-percent-of-respondents-to-poll-think-opposition-debate-was-useless/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-09-23

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[Thaiwrath]

13.21% wanted to know the future direction of the country.

 

Until they get a proper (not via a rigged election) democratic party installed, there is only one direction this country is going.

[PatOngo]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Over 60 percent of respondents to poll think Opposition debate was useless

But lunch was really good!

[Sticky Wicket]

Everything about the government is absolutely useless

[Fex Bluse]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Over 60 percent of respondents to poll think Opposition debate was useless

Quite easy to predict if one knows anything about Thai culture which expressly prohibits any confrontation or loss of face.

 

Democracy is ill-suited to Thailand.

[30la]

Can you tell me when a parliamentary debate has had positive results?
P. S .: I'm not just talking about the Thai parliament!

[lvr181]

2 hours ago, Fex Bluse said:

Quite easy to predict if one knows anything about Thai culture which expressly prohibits any confrontation or loss of face.

 

Democracy is ill-suited to Thailand.

If they had "democracy", perhaps you're right.

[Srikcir]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

62.76% of 1,164 respondents told pollsters from Suan Dusit University that they felt the Opposition’s debate was useless because 41.6% said there was no clarification from the prime minister

A flawed or corrupted poll.

If 2/3's of respondents who felt the debate was useless but learned that Prayut had no clarification for refusing to cite the oath correctly - wouldn't that be useful to know to whom Prayut does not pledge loyalty - namely the Thai people and their sovereignty?

[Srikcir]

3 minutes ago, lvr181 said:

If they had "democracy", perhaps you're right.

According to the 2019 Democracy Index Thailand does not have democracy, not even a "Flawed Democracy."

[lvr181]

4 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

According to the 2019 Democracy Index Thailand does not have democracy, not even a "Flawed Democracy."

Just a throwaway line used by a prominent leader. ruler.

[munchlet]

Seems to me that the subject matter, an incomplete oath taking, is the real issue. How will that possibly have any effect on people's lives? Perhaps the subject of the current Minister of Transport allowing death trap mini vans to continue to take passengers after their effective sell by date may have livened things up. 

 

But after all, I suppose that avoiding conflict is the real issue here, perhaps they should have thrown appropriate parliamentary attire into the mix too as they did a month ago. Now that really was riveting!!! And we learned that the appropriate dress for attending parliamentary debates was, according to some, Western!!!! Apparently sensible loose fitting garments that were designed by Thais to help cope with the high temperature here, simply do not pass muster. Respect can be gained only by wearing a Western suit and tie. I'd be laughing if it was not so serious. Farce... 

[Charlie1]

...and over 1000 % think that this article is more than useless. It's absolutely PROPAGANDA.

[rossco1]

hard to debate anything when you have absolute power over the government and the people 

if you don't like it you know the way out leave or shut up I'm the boss what I say you do no questions 

[holy cow cm]

Set up from the beginning to not have any bearing

[Stoker58]

“Bread and butter issues”.

Typical white supremacist! That should be “Rice and fish issues”.

[Oziex1]

4 hours ago, Fex Bluse said:

Quite easy to predict if one knows anything about Thai culture which expressly prohibits any confrontation or loss of face.

 

Democracy is ill-suited to Thailand.

No, Thai culture is ill suited to the modern world and to Thai people who deserve better.

[Odisan]

"With their tanks and their bombs
And their bombs and their guns...
 

...Zombie, zombie, zombie..."

The Cranberries. Great song.

[tomazbodner]

6 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

13.21% wanted to know the future direction of the country.

 

Until they get a proper (not via a rigged election) democratic party installed, there is only one direction this country is going.

I'm sorry, but this is the direction with or without that election. Politicians care about themselves, not the prosperity of other people. Only time that gets into play is when next election is near and they need to sway voters their way.

 

Regardless of who is in power, instead of spending their entire time debating about who should sit at which side off the room, they should be throwing out the ideas how to prevent collapse of the economy and financial misery that will bring to majority of their voting base.

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, rossco1 said:

hard to debate anything when you have absolute power over the government and the people 

if you don't like it you know the way out leave or shut up I'm the boss what I say you do no questions 

Time will tell how much the Thai people will take from this intern !

[Expat Brad]

1 hour ago, tomazbodner said:

I'm sorry, but this is the direction with or without that election. Politicians care about themselves, not the prosperity of other people. Only time that gets into play is when next election is near and they need to sway voters their way.

 

Regardless of who is in power, instead of spending their entire time debating about who should sit at which side off the room, they should be throwing out the ideas how to prevent collapse of the economy and financial misery that will bring to majority of their voting base.

I am actually hoping that the entire economy collapses because one, exchange rates will improve and on top of that it may be the only way of ridding the country of these parasites!!!

[ChrisKC]

From what I can gather on this topic, I don't understand why the poll didn't establish 100% of the those polled were of the same opinion (of being useless)

[Oziex1]

19 hours ago, Expat Brad said:

I am actually hoping that the entire economy collapses because one, exchange rates will improve and on top of that it may be the only way of ridding the country of these parasites!!!

Sadly it doesn't work that way, have a look around the people of dirt poor war torn countries suffer while their leaders live in obscene wealth.