Only it will be a lot different than what happened with the Soviet Union - if it happens at all.Originally Posted by 3leggedkitty
Surely the Chinese will have learned some lessons from watching Russia deteriorate into what it is today.
Whatever reforms (for good or worse) China adopts will definitely have that old cliche "Chinese characteristics." Like in the current government...capitalism with "Chinese characteristics."
Chinese characteristics - what are they exactly? Dishonesty? Blatant disregard for international law? What country doesn't have these characteristics? They're certainly not unique to China.
Thailand could easily go communist. That's probably what will end up happening. Hope not, but that's how I see things...
^...does the sky actually fall on your planet?...
no they're all going to turn into western style liberal plutocracies like thailand; little outward change, but a submission to the demand for personal liberty for all, even if the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor. allowing the spark of mind to manifest, as it weren't yet, since fuckin confucius or something.
everybody knows all that shit, that mythology and those flimsy cultural constructs are just what they are. they may not articulate it, but they know it. it can't go on forever, no matter how determined some may be, to maintain the current structure, many more are not. and that's the way it'll go. sooner or later.
letting people think what they want will have it's cascade effect, in culture and technology and social development, people can say alll kinds of things about the stuckness and backwardness of southeast asia and wherever else, but that argument just doesn't wash anymore, these are very young societies, and the changes will be rapid. i've got to know 100's of kids here, they're not much in tune with their parents; they have their own ideas about shit.
but in the end it's the money that will change things. freedom to think and access thought will mean more money, and that's what will make it stick.
Last edited by 3leggedkitty; 14th December 2009 at 20:53.
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And I could easily have a sex change operation and become my University's latest ladyboy teacher. Obviously I'm not doing it, but it could easily happen.
Do you have coke?
Thailand is a Stalinist type totalitarian state but because everyone is so docile, there is no need for purges.
"Goddamn it Lord, bless oh ye this bacon..."
George Liquor American
And let me say on behalf of the board, that we thank you for that!
oh but shit is happening. it's always happening and it never stops. money changes everything.
Unfortunately they'll never block Thai Wheezer. They've developed arse licking and kickbacks down to an art form. I'd love to see it and it's whore-mongering owners and shirt lifting hanger ons go down in flames.
Every idiot knows what will happen to Thailand once.....
I'll be watching the developments on CNN from Canada.
From your avatar and signature .. I thought you'd already had the op ...oops .. sorry... my mistake .. obviously your nick would "Mr Frock" if that was the case
On my (our) planet, we used to have a sky. After years of pollution and neglect, sadly, our sky is but a black cloud.
nothing blocked here today. Good.
Too long in Exile, too long not singing my song.
Too long like a rolling stone, Too long in exile
Too long in Exile, baby you just arent my friend.
Too long in Exile my friend, Baby you can never go home again.
...I'm gradually forming an opinion, from reliable sources, that the "blocking" was, surprisingly, due to ministerial incompetence, misunderstanding, and a huge dose of the "oops" factor...
Thailand could easily turn into a Nationalist Military Junta run country....... uh, wait.....
Anyway, pretty much everyone would still be sabai sabai so what does it matter really right?
Ok, no more Matrix for you.....On my (our) planet, we used to have a sky. After years of pollution and neglect, sadly, our sky is but a black cloud.
Last edited by Logic Dictates; 15th December 2009 at 10:24. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us. What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. ~ Albert Pine
Change is certainly coming pretty soon here in LOS. Those Thais who have or see opportunity here have to consider the future. Peace is a nice idea if you want everything to remain as it is. Some may want to secure resources for the coming potential turmoil. Who knows where those weapons were going? Some of us are alive and willing to fight for whatever it is we want. This Buddhist country is filled with lots of people green with envy and brimming with desire.
When my mother went into the nursing home a few weeks turned into a few months and before long she was gone; she never left that building. We all knew that the day she entered. There's always a wild hope but you've just got to accept reality. Change is on it's way.
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“When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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