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**adultcomicssitedessaa** · 09-21-2012, 04:25 PM

Surely you jest, would Thailand ever even dream of limiting a foreigners rights?5555

lol aren't you the guy who was claiming the other day that foreigners aren't treated differently in Thailand? Of course, I understand you're well versed in the art of disparaging other peoples' opinions so I expected a snide remark without anything constructive to add, so I don't worry too much about it. Besides, a careful read of the post and you would have seen that most of the comments made to my wife's friends were anti- RICH, not necessarily anti farang. As in, class envy. So my point was that the anger seems to now be against the wealthy thais as well, and this could be serious bad news if any populist numbskull tries to corral that anger into a movement that turns violent. Thailand has been very peaceful compared to its neighbors for the last 50 years, but the signs are troubling that this may not last for long. Since I am planning to retire to Thailand in the next year or so, I will definitely be watching and hoping that the mood doesn't continue to sour.

Just remember one thing - the catalyst for most of the social unrest that unleashed a lot of the devastating violence of the 20th century was economic - poor people + envy of the rich + someone telling you that you need to rise up = sticky situations in too many countries to name in the last 50 - 60 years.

09-21-2012, 04:25 PM	#2
adultcomicssitedessaa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 430 Senior Member	Surely you jest, would Thailand ever even dream of limiting a foreigners rights?5555 lol aren't you the guy who was claiming the other day that foreigners aren't treated differently in Thailand? Of course, I understand you're well versed in the art of disparaging other peoples' opinions so I expected a snide remark without anything constructive to add, so I don't worry too much about it. Besides, a careful read of the post and you would have seen that most of the comments made to my wife's friends were anti- RICH, not necessarily anti farang. As in, class envy. So my point was that the anger seems to now be against the wealthy thais as well, and this could be serious bad news if any populist numbskull tries to corral that anger into a movement that turns violent. Thailand has been very peaceful compared to its neighbors for the last 50 years, but the signs are troubling that this may not last for long. Since I am planning to retire to Thailand in the next year or so, I will definitely be watching and hoping that the mood doesn't continue to sour. Just remember one thing - the catalyst for most of the social unrest that unleashed a lot of the devastating violence of the 20th century was economic - poor people + envy of the rich + someone telling you that you need to rise up = sticky situations in too many countries to name in the last 50 - 60 years.
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