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**ulw7A8Po** · 09-21-2012, 04:41 PM

Seeker I am sooooo happy we finally disagree on something again!

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Wait a minute, guys, hold on a sec! So you say that the purpose of this booklet is not so much the education of foreigners, but rather to make them the primary scapegoats for problems within the religion? That just doesn't make sense to me. I would understand if Thai people were the intended audience; then a blameshift would make sense.

Yes, I do think that is what is happening. I mean Thai people know it is coming forth toward the outsider's. The Thai people being the audience, well my point was that exactly... It is not for the Thai people to recognize the issues they face and put up with among themselves. It appears to be a method of letting the Thai people think that all the issues they are facing are due to foreigners. Clearly not to mute what wrongdoings go on and take place because of the farang, but as mentioned above there certainly are other and possibly larger issues at hand that do not involve the farangs.

Quote[/b] (Seeker @ Sep. 14 2004,20:16)]The cases about those monks are sad, but hardly surprising. I mean, after the Christian priest-scandal, and the terrorists of Islam, what did you expect? Yet, these internal problems are no reason to ignore the external ones, right?

I think so too, but I was not referring 100% to the few monks who need 'help'. I meant in general, there are dozens of major problems, and to blame it on the farang that gets loud after drinking, or is paying for sex is not the cause of these problems. The major point behind it seems to be the exploitation of the statues by cinema, yet the booklet does not appear to be steered in that direction from the articles.

I mean compare my above post, the booklet has a topic on insulting women? I am not saying anymore on that issue, I think it is all clear. I don't want to make Thai people appear evil, but there are some issues that need to be dealt with. By publishing a booklet for visitors does not fix this.

I mean would an British government agency offer advice to Japanese people vacationing in London a booklet on how not to get involved in anarchy? That is what makes no sense, I think. If they did this rather than crack down on the laws to the citizens, the citizens would keep going and the tourists would be even more confused after reading the booklet that hardly applies to most of them.

But as you said Seeker, with all the problems and scandals throughout the rest of the world, what would make someone think that Thailand is invulnerable to the same things.

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ulw7A8Po Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 415 Senior Member	Seeker I am sooooo happy we finally disagree on something again! Quote[/b] (Seeker @ Sep. 14 2004,20:16)] Wait a minute, guys, hold on a sec! So you say that the purpose of this booklet is not so much the education of foreigners, but rather to make them the primary scapegoats for problems within the religion? That just doesn't make sense to me. I would understand if Thai people were the intended audience; then a blameshift would make sense. Yes, I do think that is what is happening. I mean Thai people know it is coming forth toward the outsider's. The Thai people being the audience, well my point was that exactly... It is not for the Thai people to recognize the issues they face and put up with among themselves. It appears to be a method of letting the Thai people think that all the issues they are facing are due to foreigners. Clearly not to mute what wrongdoings go on and take place because of the farang, but as mentioned above there certainly are other and possibly larger issues at hand that do not involve the farangs. Quote[/b] (Seeker @ Sep. 14 2004,20:16)]The cases about those monks are sad, but hardly surprising. I mean, after the Christian priest-scandal, and the terrorists of Islam, what did you expect? Yet, these internal problems are no reason to ignore the external ones, right? I think so too, but I was not referring 100% to the few monks who need 'help'. I meant in general, there are dozens of major problems, and to blame it on the farang that gets loud after drinking, or is paying for sex is not the cause of these problems. The major point behind it seems to be the exploitation of the statues by cinema, yet the booklet does not appear to be steered in that direction from the articles. I mean compare my above post, the booklet has a topic on insulting women? I am not saying anymore on that issue, I think it is all clear. I don't want to make Thai people appear evil, but there are some issues that need to be dealt with. By publishing a booklet for visitors does not fix this. I mean would an British government agency offer advice to Japanese people vacationing in London a booklet on how not to get involved in anarchy? That is what makes no sense, I think. If they did this rather than crack down on the laws to the citizens, the citizens would keep going and the tourists would be even more confused after reading the booklet that hardly applies to most of them. But as you said Seeker, with all the problems and scandals throughout the rest of the world, what would make someone think that Thailand is invulnerable to the same things.
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