Comments on: Bush & Thailand’s Piracy Crackdown, Part XXVII http://absolutelybangkok.com/bush-thailands-piracy-crackdown-part-xxvii/ Welcome to Bangkok Thailand, Airport, Politics, Food, Nightlife and Thai Culture of the Big Mango! Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:43:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: AlexM http://absolutelybangkok.com/bush-thailands-piracy-crackdown-part-xxvii/#comment-1222 AlexM Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:26:40 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=852#comment-1222 I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road! I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you down the road!

]]> By: BangkokDan http://absolutelybangkok.com/bush-thailands-piracy-crackdown-part-xxvii/#comment-1133 BangkokDan Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:39:23 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=852#comment-1133 And you must furthermore wonder if a katoey could be considered a "fake good." In the eyes of the Americans. <a href="mailto:absolutelyBangkok@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">BangkokDan</a> And you must furthermore wonder if a katoey could be considered a “fake good.” In the eyes of the Americans.

BangkokDan

]]> By: BKK Piracy Crackdown - Ajarn Forum - Living and Teaching In Thailand http://absolutelybangkok.com/bush-thailands-piracy-crackdown-part-xxvii/#comment-1131 BKK Piracy Crackdown - Ajarn Forum - Living and Teaching In Thailand Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:08:10 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=852#comment-1131 [...] of the United States of America, champion of the global fight against intellectual property abuse. Bush & Thailand’s Piracy Crackdown, Part XXVII __________________ Now, to pry into roots, to finger slime, To stare, big-eyed Narcissus, into [...] [...] of the United States of America, champion of the global fight against intellectual property abuse. Bush & Thailand’s Piracy Crackdown, Part XXVII __________________ Now, to pry into roots, to finger slime, To stare, big-eyed Narcissus, into [...]

]]> By: BangkokDan http://absolutelybangkok.com/bush-thailands-piracy-crackdown-part-xxvii/#comment-1126 BangkokDan Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:34:07 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=852#comment-1126 You're looking for a word that has to include the virtues of - ignorance - arrogance - demagogy - wishful thinking - short-term memory - & the beautiful syllogism <a href="mailto:absolutelyBangkok@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">BangkokDan</a> You’re looking for a word that has to include the virtues of

- ignorance
- arrogance
- demagogy
- wishful thinking
- short-term memory
- & the beautiful syllogism

BangkokDan

]]> By: ThaiCrisis http://absolutelybangkok.com/bush-thailands-piracy-crackdown-part-xxvii/#comment-1125 ThaiCrisis Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:28:19 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=852#comment-1125 Indeed. It's like a <I>tradition</I>. A little game officials love to play. We should note that Thailand is not the only one ... China is an expert of "hide and seek" game too. And Vietnam is a future - very good - candidate ... We need to go further: What are the common points (if any) between those 3 countries? Several things I think: - 1. The idea that foreigners are stupid. You can fool all of them, for all the time, many Asian leaders believe. Fair enough, it's partly true. ;-) - 2. The idea that a problem is solved if you say so (or write so). This is a very Asian bias indeed. And it applies to virtually everything. Some examples: They write a law designed to take care of a problem. For instance "piracy is very wrong." Therefore the <I>problem is solved</I>. ;-) Because it's written! The police organize a raid to clean a street ... Bam. <I>Problem is solved</I> (Today. Tomorrow of course it will come back but that's out of the scope of the "bias.") I've got many other examples of this "bias" (I'm still looking for a good name for it), particularly in the field of the special rhetoric Asian politicians love to use to subdue (they believe) their audience. We could find some western translations of this "bias." For instance the "<I>magical thinking</I>." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_thinking Or "syllogism." So we can be sure that Samak will say to Bush: "We are going to solve the problem of piracy ... because (pick one) - we have a new law - I've ordered to police to - etc. ;-) Indeed. It’s like a tradition. A little game officials love to play.

We should note that Thailand is not the only one … China is an expert of “hide and seek” game too.

And Vietnam is a future – very good – candidate …

We need to go further: What are the common points (if any) between those 3 countries?

Several things I think:

- 1. The idea that foreigners are stupid. You can fool all of them, for all the time, many Asian leaders believe.

Fair enough, it’s partly true. ;-)

- 2. The idea that a problem is solved if you say so (or write so). This is a very Asian bias indeed. And it applies to virtually everything.

Some examples: They write a law designed to take care of a problem. For instance “piracy is very wrong.” Therefore the problem is solved.

;-) Because it’s written!

The police organize a raid to clean a street … Bam. Problem is solved (Today. Tomorrow of course it will come back but that’s out of the scope of the “bias.”)

I’ve got many other examples of this “bias” (I’m still looking for a good name for it), particularly in the field of the special rhetoric Asian politicians love to use to subdue (they believe) their audience.

We could find some western translations of this “bias.” For instance the “magical thinking.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_thinking

Or “syllogism.”

So we can be sure that Samak will say to Bush: “We are going to solve the problem of piracy … because (pick one)

- we have a new law
- I’ve ordered to police to
- etc.
;-)

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