Taking censorship caused by political correctness to the next step, the encouragement of self-censorship causes even more damage. But when you look at why this is encouraged, you will suddenly realize how Part 2 and 3 of this series are all tied together. Continue reading Post ID 15954
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The damage Political Correctness has already caused Part 3
People who live in politically correct places are discouraged from having independent thinking. Simply mention you are digging and doing investigation into something that is not deemed to be Politically Correct, and within minutes there will be pressure to forget the idea or suffer the fallout and damage to your place in society. Continue reading Post ID 15954
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The damage Political Correctness has already caused Part 2
One of the most damaging things Political Correctness causes is complacency. Not wanting to talk about things that are negative and only talking in a positive way. It even causes people who are in touch with the real world to be labeled alarmists and ignored for the most part. The first big dose of damage cause by that Politically Correct complacency came on the morning of September 11, 2001. Continue reading Post ID 15954
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Coup d’état in Thailand 10 years on
It was perhaps the most real-time documented Coup d’état in history. Hundreds of ex-pats were posting on a popular internet forum what was going on outside there window, and the server was swamped. The one thing that was noticed was the Thai People were all for the military intervention, and fear was replaced with sighs of relief and celebration in the coming days. Continue reading Post ID 15954
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Counseling vs Therapy and what you need to know
Some people interchange the word counseling and therapy as if they were the same. The fact is they are not. This article is all about helping you understand what professionals do so you can make an informed decision when you are seeking the right type of professional help. Continue reading Post ID 15954
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The damage Political Correctness has already caused Part 1
There is now mounting evidence providing adequate proof that harm from Political Correctness is no longer a future tense statement, it is now present tense. People have become too sensitive to minor things causing emotional trauma that should not even cause anything more than processing a factual statement. Continue reading Post ID 15954
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Thailand’s rapidly changing culture Part 5
Other changes were being seen as well as even some Thai monks were being seduced off the path of monkhood. This however for the most part is still seen as scandalous as Thais have not forgotten their roots, but simply see it as use as needed. If a Thai goes upcountry they emulate the behavior of their parents and people in their village. So that says the behavior seen in the urban areas is much about emulation to fit in as well. Continue reading Post ID 15954
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Thailand’s rapidly changing culture Part 4
The taste of what was beyond Thailand continued to be intoxicating. Thais began to realize that there were huge differences in income between Thailand and the west. The encouragement of the Thai Government to become more intergraded into a global economy was also pushing change in Thai culture. Thais that saw many foreigners as being rich were discovering that those foreigners had just average income in their home countries. Continue reading Post ID 15954
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Thailand’s rapidly changing culture Part 3
Things were changing so quickly in or around 2006 the Thai Government set the Ministry of Culture into less of a passive position and into a much more aggressive posture to try to stem the change. However most Thais saw that as being both outdated and also being intrusive into their lives. It seemed the ministry was not trying to wind things back to 1999, it seemed they were targeting 1899 and that caused the Ministry to be widely ignored. Continue reading Post ID 15954
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Thailand’s rapidly changing culture Part 2
With the onset of this influence that looked Thai but was not, the behavior observed was slowly being integrated into rural Thailand. The desire for wealth in a predominantly poor sector of society was overriding the teaching of Buddhism for moderation. That change became the catalyst for change in Thai culture. Continue reading Post ID 15954
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Thailand’s rapidly changing culture Part 1
Cultural change for the most part is gradual. The way people guide their lives and make choices is largely influenced by culture. It can take centuries or more for cultural behavior to evolve noticeably. However in the case of Thailand, cultural change since the turn of the millennium has been much more than the entire proceeding millennium. Continue reading Post ID 15954
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Google vs Connecting the Dots Part 13
A solid month had passed since we were told we were in violation of Google’s AdSense policy, and we have heard nothing. As with most people we don’t like being left in limbo so we decided to see if there was some way to get things moving. As it would be we did find a roundabout way to contact Google, so that is exactly what we did. Continue reading Post ID 15954
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Thailand moving forward with new Constitution
Connecting the Dots has been silent on Thai politics for some time. The reason for this is since the 2014 Coup, what has been going on in Thailand politically has been 100% a Thai thing. So we were very content to make it a spectator event as there was things to be learned from it. But now that the Thai people have had had their first say about things in over two years, we thought it would be a good time to see what they said. Continue reading Post ID 15954
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Donald Trump slayer of political correctness Part 13
There is little doubt that Donald Trump has reminded, demonstrated, and proved that political correctness is something we can all live without. But moving past that there is something called being a political idiot. Continue reading Post ID 15954
