- Bring along a pen and vote my usual No-Vote category in the parlimentary election that I've done in every occasion for nearly the last decade.
On a side note, during the last month, I've been completely irked by the state of democracy in Thailand. There are a few major points that I want to highlight:
1) You MUST VOTE in the Election - the quote before here is what is being played on the radio. I find that vote to be extremely ignorant. In a democratic society, you SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO VOTE, though I find it ironic that many people choose not to go to vote, when they can. If people can't stand politicians like I do, then the best way in a democratic society is not to abstain but to vote for no-one. This gives a clear message that you don't trust politicians enough with our tax money.
2) Buses opening the radio in extremely high volume - As we know, the BMTA has received a huge handout from the PM. Due to that reason, it seems most of the BMTA is pro-Thaksin. What I hate the most about them is that lately they have resorted to turning up the radio (especially the pro PM FM94) in the bus to an abnormally high volume. The reason is that they wanted to shove the rants of many of the Pro-PM DJs there. Though I admit there are a number of interesting points, I had the urge to junk the Radio when I heard the following phrase:
"The academia are hopeless people. They are people in the Ivory coast and they want to force their ideals on the people. They say Thaksin is bad and poor people stupid. Now I want to tell us that these academia are ridiculing us, and they don't know what is best for the country. They don't know what the people want, like what we people want. What is wrong with Thaksin? I'm not closing my ears to the academia, but these people are so aloof, that they can't even explain me what Thaksin did wrong with the Temasak deal in a way normal people can understand, then I will not change my stance."
Hmm... No point arguing with stupid people because they will drag you down to their level and they will beat you with their experience in stupidity.
3) Business Books - Here is a few things I learnt from most business books in a bullet point:
1) Business is the art of maximizing profit (at the expense of others)
2) Increase shareholder value (at the expense of others)
3) Reengineering is a good way to turn the company around (and an excuse to fire workers to increase shareholder value)
4) Workers are just resources (does this ring of slavery?)
5) Managers should keep raises low (so that they can get a high raise by minizing cost)
My opinion? Read the Dilbert's Principle by Scott Adams. This book summarizes what business books are teaching today without all the water.
4) Democracy is Overrated - Democracy is just a system of governing. Its way overated especially when you have a country that is uneducated, uninterested, and divided through key issues. In these cases, Dictatorship might be a better option isn't it? Though in most cases Dictatorship are corrupt, at least we can save money from not having to arrange elections and also don't have to live with the irony of a dictator in the guise of a democratic elected leader.
5) Freedom of Speech is Simply a Mirage - The freedom of speech is stupid. Let me just say it straight that Freedom of Speech is desirable if you aren't on the receiving end of it. What I would suggest we should use is called Decency of Speech. Instead of warranting full freedom of speech, we should put in a fine-letter explaining the limits of what is allowed. Let me point out that there is no real freedom of speech. If I was to say if I was the moderator, I would point out that there is no Freedom of Speech, and as the moderator, I dictate what is the limit of the discussion. End of Story.
6) Who is the Villian in causing the Mob mentality? - Today, there are numerous discussions on who is the major cause of political impassie in Thailand. Many of the people blame Thaksin. Many on the other side blame Sondhi and Chamlong. Me? I blame all politicians, and I want to especially point out Chamlong as the huge curlpit. Why do I say that? Let me just say that Chamlong started the mob mentality. He did that in 1992. After that a while, he got Thaksin into politics. Thaksin is related with Sondhi as they were business associates back. Sudarat is one of Chamlong's protege, and she taught Thaksin about the art of appearing good in public without the requirement of substance. Later Chamlong revived his forte in mobilizing the mob by joining up with Sondhi. Soon afterwards Thaksin, Chamlong's heir, used the same art to mobilize his mob.
7) How to Solve the Political Situation in Thailand? - I would suggest creating a military dictatorship, declare martial law, and crush both the Pro-Thaksin and Anti-Thaksin factions. This blickering has gone far enough and also is extremely dementrial to our country. I do not believe we can no longer trust politicans to do good for the country. I do not believe that Thai people in general know what is best for their country. Democracy and Freedom of speech is overated. All we need is a strong, ethical, and morally sound leader to turn things around, and based on my rambling rant today, you know that I'm planning to arrange a coup and take over the country.
Regarding the above post, I'll let you decide if I was serious, or not :P
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