Thread: American academic has work permit terminated by Thai government

Originally Posted by HuangLao

An accompanying and extensive video interview with the ever vigilant Pravit Rojanaphruk.

Which doesn't help the foreigners position. IMHO.

Your link:

"It speaks volume how these conspiracy theorists do not believe that Thais could think for themselves and want to achieve a more equitable society and invalidate them.

Those subscribing to such views do not believe and any political struggle must be a result of foreign powers meddling in domestic politics."

The author projects his opinion of Thais.

"(The irony is that it was the U.S. which supported Thai military dictators and the revival of the status of Thai monarchy during the Cold War.)"

The author projects his opinion of the past.

I suspect in the previous "Cold War", "rulers" were fully onside with the then mandatory ameristani agenda for its occupied vassal.

Is the possibility that, some Thais can think and aspire by themselves is an impossibility to him?

That, Thailand, ASEAN, and other Asian citizens, and their rulers, may perceive an alternate option is increasingly becoming available?.

"The implication is that the monarchy-reform movement is a sinister movement engineered by a superpower, so there’s no need to earnestly consider the demands."

The wiff of illegal foreign regime change around the world, cannot be smeltand seen by some Thais [that] do/] can think and aspire by themselves?

As displayed by your video host, supporting the ameristani who when prompted rolls off a long list of noble actions/achievements in "the North East". I hope it is not a North East v Central Thailand division again.

Activists like Pai Dao Din and others are reduced to mere puppets of U.S. imperialism and people like Streckfuss, who consider northeast Thailand his home, are rendered as a spy, on a long-term overseas clandestine assignment, despite the lack of any solid evidence."

Leaving "the evidence", until it is released, to one side.

The author projects his opinion of Pai Dao Din and others.

Sleepers sleep, history tells us, until the time is considered ripe to activate them.

A Thai wife, a teaching position, long-term overseas clandestine assignment, respected in the "community" ....

Anthony Blunt anyone?

The Crown Got It Right: Anthony Blunt, Queen Elizabeth's Art Curator, Was a Soviet Spy

Blunt remains one of Britain's most notorious double agents

True Story of Anthony Blunt, Queen Elizabeth's Art Curator & Russian Spy