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Brad the Impala
May 16th, 2013, 15:46
In an outspoken outburst the Commander in Chief of the Thai Army has criticized the amount of chatting that is going in the country.



notthenation.com/2013/04/army-chief-warns-against-conversation add http:// if you want it to link.


And to be safe.... not really our subject matter.... Locked .... complain in the usual manner ....jinks

billy2bs
May 17th, 2013, 02:57
Well I guess I better watch out what I say to whom. Hopefully I am richer that that person so that my opinion will always prevail.I suppose too that I could never have a conversation with them since they would have nothing to say. And what about shopping at the market ? Shouldn't I always get things at my price since I know better than you do. Of course this kind of thinking is prevalent in the country as I have seen it in the people whom I may speak with...Thai I mean. If there is any form of disagreement in general conversation...especially if it was to be political or some other touchy subject, there is the need to back away from the chat as it is uncomfortable for them to discuss. This in my opinion come from too much hammering from the top. Free speech and free thinking is not easily obtained here in LOS. A shame isn't it? Oh well! Mai pen rai.

SmoothLegs
May 17th, 2013, 05:58
don't worry here your opinion is valued
(as long as the ... agree with you. If not, no problem !!! Scotty is not a moderator (anymore, yet), so you can have your own opinion, until he's back)

jfarmer017
May 17th, 2013, 06:30
I am not sure if the original poster is aware or not, but the source for this "story" is notthenation.com. If you are unfamiliar with this site, its name is a play on the Thai daily "The Nation" and is a satirical news website akin to The Onion. While the story itself is a joke, it's a play on the furor over Thai PBS broadcasting a debate on the monarchy and the predictable threats and condemnation that followed.

dab69
May 17th, 2013, 09:44
so the story is libelous?

Khor tose
May 17th, 2013, 10:58
so the story is libelous?

No, you might say it is satire or comedy, but the reality of Thai politics is far more fun and even more bizarre. .