In Thailand you read about violent attacks on peaceful protesters and bombs being thrown at the court. You hear about anti graft agencies being attacked and protests against other protesters being launched. Then when you think of how a cornered animal acts, you start to see the comparison in behavior. Continue reading Post ID 14861
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The Bangkok Shutdown – The Rising of The People
It takes strong effort on the part of the people to remove a bad Government. We have seen a variety of examples in what is called The Arab Spring with some examples going better than others. Whether this is the true beginning of a Thai Spring is yet to be established, but the goals remain the same in that a Government is a servant of the people, and not the other way around. Continue reading Post ID 14861
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Thailand’s political pendulum starting to reverse
For the last several weeks the popularity of the Bring Thaksin Home Government was/is starting to slip. Normally this cycle is part of all Governments that are elected, but in this case there is a sense of desperation by the fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra to whitewash himself before his government popularity slips below the waves. That simply means problems ahead for Thailand starting August 1 when Parliament reconvenes. Continue reading Post ID 14861
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Dictators and Psychopaths
If you ever started to wonder why tyrant dictators found their way to the top of the pile, all you have to do is understand a few disturbing things about human nature. Few species on the planet are known for killing their own kind, and it takes a certain mind set to just up and kill another person without remorse or sense of doing wrong. There are way too many facets to explore with the mentality behind this. However the one thing that is certain is the tyrants will find their way to the top unless equal and opposite force is applied to stop them. Continue reading Post ID 14861
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Thaksin bullies and thugs re-emerging
In just another sign that having a voice against Thaksin Shinawatra will be both prohibited and punishable should he find his way back to power, a now former Cathy Pacific air hostess is still being pursued by Thaksin bullies. But seeing that more or less that Thaksin is in power now with his sister Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra his puppet, there is little doubt this is only the beginning of that all too familiar signature of a dictator. Continue reading Post ID 14861