Thread: Paetongtarn Shinawatra says she is ready

We all know how the People will vote, again, and wonder what the 'powers that be' might do to stymie the peoples voice this time. Seems to me the momentum this time might be unstoppable, but maybe that is wishful thinking.

Originally Posted by sabang

We all know how the People will vote, again, and wonder what the 'powers that be' might do to stymie the peoples voice this time. Seems to me the momentum this time might be unstoppable, but maybe that is wishful thinking.

It did make me chuckle reading this, given that you are such an ardent fan of dictatorships elsewhere.

I was not an ardent fan of the Maidan revolution, or the various Thai military coups- in my observation, such things generally end in tears. A 'dictatorship', to you, is any government you are told not to like by MSM. Which means nothing, unless you are a citizen of the country in question.

Originally Posted by sabang

I was not an ardent fan of the Maidan revolution, or the various Thai military coups- in my observation, such things generally end in tears. A 'dictatorship', to you, is any government you are told not to like by MSM. Which means nothing, unless you are a citizen of the country in question.

The old tried and true method: stimulation that is repeated often and loud enough becomes real and true.
Almost all fall for it.

maybe that is wishful thinking.[/QUOTE]
Last poll had Pheu Thai winning by 70% so not wishful thinking at all. The other 6 parties didn't come close.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

His daughter should do well not least because their power base comprises perhaps the stupidest people in the Kingdom, a demographic as populous as there are rice paddies.

Prepare yourself Gent. You will be ruled by farmers, laborers, maids and the great unwashed.

Temporarily.

Been witness to community independence, free will and self-sufficiency ruled over by way of social and familial extensions....with a touch of local political intervention.
What's this I hear about decades upon decades of military over lording and monarchical rule...??

Originally Posted by Bonecollector

The royal family advised by the privy council and backed up by the military is a very good reason for this.

First you do realize how much this has changed since we had a new king.

Do you really believe that?

Originally Posted by Bonecollector

Better to stick with what you know and what has proven to be successful for centuries.

Successful how?

Originally Posted by aging one

First you do realize how much this has changed since we had a new king.

Do you really believe that?

Somewhat more on the privy council nowadays

Originally Posted by cyrille

Successful how?

No communism, no colonialism, no wars with millions of casualties, no displacement of large sections of Thailand or its people, the ability to contain numerous ethic groups harmoniously within one country, $210.7B of foreign reserves....should I go on? A society that I feel a lot more safer in than most western societies and definitely the UK or US.

Source

Thailand Foreign Exchange Reserves - December 2022 Data - 1960-2021 Historical

Yes....no Commies.
That was the clincher.



Yet, an entrenched Mafia-like plutocracy [practiced the world over] is quite acceptable.