Comments on: With A Little Help From My F(r)iends http://absolutelybangkok.com/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/ The Portal for the Bangkok Connoisseur - The Elaborate & Profane of Big Mango Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:43:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: JJ http://absolutelybangkok.com/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-2959 JJ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:58:04 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=3161#comment-2959 The most honorable thing to do would be to delete the word "democracy" in the context of Thai politics altogether. The losers never accept the outcome of an election anyway. Using the word "democracy" around here is a misleading overkill. Call it a pseudo-democracy, an oligarchy, and you're fine. The most honorable thing to do would be to delete the word “democracy” in the context of Thai politics altogether.

The losers never accept the outcome of an election anyway.

Using the word “democracy” around here is a misleading overkill.

Call it a pseudo-democracy, an oligarchy, and you’re fine.

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]]> By: Chris http://absolutelybangkok.com/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-2958 Chris Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:50:28 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=3161#comment-2958 In the same week that the occupiers of Thailand's gateway airport walked away without anyone being arrested or fined ... From THE NATION, Thailand's "leading" English language newspaper, comes the following urgent news bulletin ... Two German tourists have been arrested for having sex in an ancient Ayutthaya temple. Dateline: Ayutthaya - Two German tourists were caught in the act and fined Bt500 each for having sex inside an ancient temple in this central province Monday. The couple were found by an official of National Historical Park of Ayutthaya having sex on a wall of the Srisanphet Temple at 12:30 pm. They stopped when the park official, Phaithoon Puengthong, blew his whistle while running toward them. The couple were handed over to police and were fined Bt500 each before released (I hope none of the PAD crowd at the airport had sex while they were there because if they did, they are in for some big trouble!) In the same week that the occupiers of Thailand’s gateway airport walked away without anyone being arrested or fined …

From THE NATION, Thailand’s “leading” English language newspaper, comes the following urgent news bulletin …

Two German tourists have been arrested for having sex in an ancient Ayutthaya temple.

Dateline: Ayutthaya – Two German tourists were caught in the act and fined Bt500 each for having sex inside an ancient temple in this central province Monday.

The couple were found by an official of National Historical Park of Ayutthaya having sex on a wall of the Srisanphet Temple at 12:30 pm.

They stopped when the park official, Phaithoon Puengthong, blew his whistle while running toward them.

The couple were handed over to police and were fined Bt500 each before released

(I hope none of the PAD crowd at the airport had sex while they were there because if they did, they are in for some big trouble!)

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]]> By: ThaiCrisis http://absolutelybangkok.com/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-2953 ThaiCrisis Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:36:42 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=3161#comment-2953 <i>Opportunistic</i>? It might be an understatement ...! I share your disgust. It's revolting. With such pathetic trick, leading to a "Frankenstein Coalition," the thai democracy is nothing more than a political whore. And Abhisit is its pimp (well, one of them). Opportunistic? It might be an understatement …!

I share your disgust. It’s revolting.

With such pathetic trick, leading to a “Frankenstein Coalition,” the thai democracy is nothing more than a political whore.

And Abhisit is its pimp (well, one of them).

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]]> By: Pete, FrogBlogger http://absolutelybangkok.com/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-2951 Pete, FrogBlogger Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:06:11 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=3161#comment-2951 It is a worrying situation all round. To the farang observer we see an elite that appears impervious to fears and criticisms expressed by foreign governments, in a similar manner to the Burmese junta. I hope that the similarities will go no further, but an increasing schism is evident in Thai society - one which may not be patched over by this transparent "coup in disguise." Those accustomed to holding the reins of power are clearly finding it difficult to come to terms with the idea of a popularly elected government, and are backtracking by all and any means possible. A sad time for Thailand and Thais. It is a worrying situation all round. To the farang observer we see an elite that appears impervious to fears and criticisms expressed by foreign governments, in a similar manner to the Burmese junta. I hope that the similarities will go no further, but an increasing schism is evident in Thai society – one which may not be patched over by this transparent “coup in disguise.”

Those accustomed to holding the reins of power are clearly finding it difficult to come to terms with the idea of a popularly elected government, and are backtracking by all and any means possible. A sad time for Thailand and Thais.

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