Writer jailed for 'insulting' Thai royals

[stilljustbrowsing]

I was born in the gutter, and "dragged up in the dirt" so what I see is nothing new (except the fauna)
My father, a "pugalist in the back-alleys of Liverpool" ALWAYS WANTED ME TO DO BETTER THAN HIM. I have achieved my Fathers wishes (and my own)
This is not a slant on my parents BTW, they did the best they could in a world of sh>it post WW2. Sundays were special!
My Father would bring home a whole orange and slice it into five equal portions. One each for my Mother and Father, and one each for my younger brother, sister, and me.
Luxury some might say, if they follow Monty Python! (Just don't forget where you "parked" the card board box)

[bkpforummod]

The thread is controversial, yes, but limit your comments to actual events. People trying to be pundits, make predictions or expressing opinions - whether positive or negative - will be deep-sixed.

BFM -

This forum is getting more and more confusing. Not sure what Mr Nice Guy is trying to say here, deep-sixed?¿? Like in; throw overboard? or, get rid off? or, move? or, displace? or, propel? or, impel? or, discard? or, fling? or, toss? or, toss out? or, toss away? or, chuck out? or, cast aside? or, dispose? or, throw out? or, cast out? or, throw away? or, cast away? or, put away? or, to dispose of, discard, or get rid of: “The board of directors deep-sixed the proposal without even reading it.” This phrase is derived from the noun “deep six,” meaning burial at sea and referring to the depth of water necessary for such a burial. The term was later used as slang for a grave (customarily six feet underground) and, by extension, as a verb meaning “to kill.” or, or, or…

We are not supposed to express our opinions no more or what? I mean, if we are not supposed to express our opinions, what the heck are we doing in a forum then? I thought that a forum is a place were people meet to express their opinions? Of course, I may be wrong…

PacMac - I sorry if my use of slang confused some users. I will generally stand by your range of definitions. But if if my powers of moderating may seem strong, it does not include some Matrix level ability of being able to kill anybody.

...Good point. But that one had to go...

good point, but WHY?

Because they had made references to the Thai '\\ ////' in a snarky way that still led to it being obvious of what institution they were speaking, while at the same time saying things that would not be tolerated in this vein.

Now as I am trying to play 'Mr Nice' as PacMac referred to me, I gotta say I am suprised this thread was even allowed - not that I would have 'deep sixed' it straight away. But that more hardline moderators allowed it to fly at all.

On a last note, I apologize for the delay in my reply. I was enjoying something commonly referred to as a 'weekend'.

BFM -

[Ian]

bkpforummod may you never get a weakend on your weekends.

[bkpforummod]

bkpforummod may you never get a weakend on your weekends.

Heh. Nice. +1

BFM -

[Voice]

Opinion only be good if we learnt from it as we live in the free world we all have the right to voice our opinions & no one should dictate what we should say or limit us as a free person. I think it only God is untouchable not humankind like we are. Rich cannot be better than a poor it our human dignity that we should respect.

[Ian]

Voice mentions "human dignity", just what do we mean by this? It is a common expression but few can define it in a universally acceptable way.
Does a dog or a cat have dignity or is it purely a human attribute? Is a poor man entitled to the same claims to dignity as an Emperor or a \\ ///////?
Dignity comes from the Latin word "dignas", it does not translate easily into English, it meant far more than dignity, it also meant respect from others as well as self respect, it also meant "face", it meant being seen to be honorable and just, it meant integrity.
If a Roman lost his "dignas" he would often commit suicide.
To such a Roman, the concept of his "dignas" having to be protected by law would not only be preposterous but would actually mean a major loss of his "dignas".
To a Roman "dignas" was earnt, not simply an accident of birth or wealth. A Roman would regard any law to protect his "dignas" as an extreme insult.

[Ian]

Hi Ian, i think you mean "dignitas"?!

You are correct, I just went back one step further in etymology.
L dignitās worthiness, equiv. to dign(us) worthy + -itās -ity

As such I got one vowel wrong, Dignus not dignas, a long time since I learnt Latin
gravitas is another similar word in meaning, but refers to what is visible rather than intrinsic.

[Voice]

Yes Ian! Even the poor do have dignity the same as every one of us. Respects have to be earns, as we cannot demanding it from another. We will get good respect from another if we earn it well from our good moral standing. Being poor doesn’t mean we without good moral.

[somchaipedprasert]

i agree.....................................................................

[Voice]

Agreeing is could be good things whether we agree on disagreement or agree on agreed! For Somchai to agree it could go both ways! Don’t you agree with me Just!