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Thaksin and his red shirt UDD leaders opened Pandora’s box and are responsible for the terrible things which happened over the past weeks in Bangkok and in the rest of the country. It does not matter what he announced through this office afterwards, that he is not responsible for what happened and t...

Pony, good question. And yes, a bit hypothetical because monks cannot become involved in politics according to the monastic code, despite the fact that some so-called "monks" take sides for the UDD and obviously participate armed in the protest. Turn the question around: Would a true Buddh...

I’ve just watched the news on a big U.S. news network and like so many times before during the PAD or UDD protests they have reported that the Thai unrest is an uprising of the poor rural folks against the upper class Bangkok elite. Every time I hear this, I’m taking my big Thai pillow, hold it in f...

What a hypocracy! Sorry guys, no typo. I mean "hypocracy". Check the urban dictionary if you don’t know what I mean. Yes of course "hypocrisy" too. I am so disgusted by your comments, blogs and verbal diarrhea on what has happened in my beloved Thailand. You didn’t really think t...

And how did it work in your country after your civil war? Tam Dee Dai Dee, in my country we didn't really have a civil war in the recent past. However it always ends bloody and the country is mostly destroyed and divided into smaller parts. Have a look at what happened to former Yugoslavia (just as...

Don’t get me wrong. I value Democracy. True Democracy! Which requires a system of equality and freedom as well as an election environment, which provides substantial and procedural fairness. All of these I am missing to some degree in the Thai system and to a large degree in rural Thailand. In “my” ...

I am not sure why the right to vote or the right to have elections are automatically seen as choosing the right new leader for the country. The Germans voted for Hitler, remember! They, at a time, thought he was the right choice for the country and boy were they wrong. What you see as the right move...

Dear red shirts! I have seen you protesting for weeks and I understand that you want to have true “democracy” in Thailand. Let me ask you what you would do differently when you have reached your goal? Well, maybe a few words about myself first. I am what you call a farang (a term which I consider de...

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Pandora’s box was opened

Re: Would A Monk Make a Good PM?

It’s not the rich against the poor

What a hypocracy!

Re: What would you do differently if you have your „democracy“?

Re: What would you do differently if you have your „democracy“?

Re: What would you do differently if you have your „democracy“?

What would you do differently if you have your „democracy“?