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An agnostic's view of the democracy cult
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 08/12/2013
» Democracy is the greatest trick the elites ever played on the masses.
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Purging the Thaksin regime
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 12/12/2013
» The goals Suthep Thaugsuban aims for are clear, at least the ones he announces from the stage. The means to achieve those goals are muddier than Saen Saep canal at low tide.
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Them Ol'middle class Bangkokian blues
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 15/12/2013
» There's a saying from even before Thaksin Shinawatra became prominent in politics: ''Provincial people voted them in, Bangkok people kicked them out.'' The saying refers to the succession of stomach-churning governments during the 1990s democracy experiment. Regime after regime, the provinces voted in the corrupt and incompetent, while Bangkokians pressured each to step down. But for the past seven years, upcountry provincial folks have said, ''no, you're not going to kick this one out''.
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Thais 'who do nothing' not the real problem
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 19/12/2013
» Through the eight years of the Thai political divide, people have expressed self-righteous and narrow-minded attitudes, ignorance and intolerance with impunity.
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Democrats hit dead end
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 22/12/2013
» If the re-election of Abhisit Vejjajiva as the Democrat Party's leader ensures anything, it is that Pheu Thai will win every single general election in the foreseeable future.
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Time for factions to show true colours
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 03/11/2013
» The concert halls, entertainment shows, rallies and other various activities; the instruments, cameras, screens and sound systems _ all this and much more. Who paid for it all?
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Don't get stuck on thaksin
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 10/11/2013
» They come out by the tens of thousands, from all walks of life, in all parts of Bangkok and in many provinces.
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Thaksin needs to make the sacrifice
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 07/11/2013
» Why should Thaksin Shinawatra make the sacrifice? It is because the amnesty that would whitewash his corruption convictions could very well lead to social upheaval. It could possibly lead to chaos and bloodshed. This is a road Thailand can ill afford to go down.
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Thailand flirting with disaster
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 14/11/2013
» Thailand’s modern history has been a fortunate one, comparatively speaking. While our neighbours have fallen prey to western colonialism, we manoeuvered to stay independent in centuries past. While our neighbours fell apart into civil wars, we managed to keep our society together in decades past.
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Why we don't yet trust democracy
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 17/11/2013
» After Gen Prem Tinsulanonda stepped down in 1988, Thailand began a new experiment with democracy. The result was one heartbreak after another.
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