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This forum discussion centers on feature requests and guidelines for a community platform. Key topics include the implementation of a Progressive Web App (PWA) for mobile access, the need for diverse reputable news sources beyond American and British outlets, and the introduction of a "strike" system to identify falsehoods in discussions. Participants emphasize the importance of maintaining a balanced perspective in international discussions and suggest that guidelines should evolve to accommodate various sources and viewpoints.

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morrobay said:
Greg I am not Thai. I reside here but a U.S. citizen.View attachment 40
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It's still useful information. I bet you have changed your mind on a lot of things, a person who never has left the US wouldn't have, or as we say here: collateral damage.

Edit: The King of Thailand resided in Bavaria (Germany) for a long time, so he would have had a wrong flag, too. So if even the King of Thailand ...

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Vajiralongkorn frequently visited the Munich area for a long time, owns two villas in Tutzing and Feldafing on Lake Starnberg, and used the Villa Stolberg estate as his residence until his father's death in October 2016. His son, Crown Prince Dipangkorn, lives there and also attends school in the region.
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Greg Bernhardt said:
hmm it's based on posting IP
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?? My nationality is U.S. Not posting IP? or 'usefull information ' And my politics are independent of Thai residence IE all my news is from non Thai outlets. And being here for awhile has confirmed that I do not care to be associated with the Thai nationality id whatsoever. Note the long stay foreigners here mostly stay in the foreign enclaves segregated socially with the exception of the Thai ladies.
So requesting the proper U.S. flag or delete Thai flag. Elaboration on any of the above on request.
 
We need either a signature, mine would be "Honi soit qui mal y pense" (motto of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, England 1348), or a "no comment" icon for a comment per icon.
 
morrobay said:
Good Grief. Now you know my nationality. So can you post the proper flag I identify with please
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My friend, please don't post your passport details. Big security issue there. I can't force the flag. You'll have to remove it in your privacy settings.
 
morrobay said:
And being here for awhile has confirmed that I do not care to be associated with the Thai nationality id whatsoever
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I am happy you joined this new forum. Your PF posts often contain an interesting perspective.

I lived as a guest of the Kingdom for several years about 50 years ago. While Thailand freed slaves under Rama II not long after the US under Lincoln, Thai culture still appeared rigidly stratified, not to mention xenophobic.

The previous monarch, Bhumibol Adulyadej, ruling as Rama IX, was an educated engineer, fine musician and with his beautiful wife, concerned for the poor and dispossessed.

After several unpleasant incidents before my time, King Bhumibol pegged our (US State Department workers) social status at a high level. Though essentially a radar technichian, I associated on rare days off with educated upper and middle class citizens. Regrettably I understand the new king does not share his father's worldview and sophistication.

I personally witnessed terrible bloody military 'coups' against common folk demonstrators that still leave me shaken, helicopter gunships vectored against unarmed civilians.

Thailand has an interesting history with Germany including a period when Bavarian beer brewers were encouraged to work in the Kingdom and teach beer making skills. Likwise, Americans were later sought for our technological skills.
 
Like most of the international foreigners who self segregate in their enclaves in this seedy third string seaside resort. * There are upscale 5 star enclaves too *
It's not so much about the coups and governments in this feudal society: Like myself it's about the day to day interactions with the locals . As well as the destruction of the environment ongoing with these city hall concrete contractors/kickback bogus projects.
So I have my girlfriend and not much to say to the locals. Or for that matter a lot of the foreigners too.

Negative Dept.
 
morrobay said:
Like most of the international foreigners who self segregate in their enclaves in this seedy third string seaside resort. * There are upscale 5 star enclaves too *
It's not so much about the coups and governments in this feudal society: Like myself it's about the day to day interactions with the locals . As well as the destruction of the environment ongoing with these city hall concrete contractors/kickback bogus projects.
So I have my girlfriend and not much to say to the locals. Or for that matter a lot of the foreigners too.

Negative Dept.
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I avoided farang enclaves, 'living on the economy' as the saying goes, with a local drivers license, girlfriends who worked in or owned restaurants, a blue Hillman Minx and a practical grasp of spoken Thai mostly from TV and movies.

I had learned a smattering of Thai and a bit about the culture as a child from Thai franciscan monks visiting California. Attending a franciscan college monastery as a teen seriously helped me relate to male Thai colleagues and friends who likewise attended Buddhist monasteries for two years as teens.

IOW I fit in, scrupulously observing polite local customs and remaining sober in public. Even so, xenophobia ruled, farangs (foreigners, non-Thais) considered beyond the pale. Drunk unruly farang tourists in Khung Tape (Bangkok) and Pattaya did not help the situation. I also avoided resorts except for occassional scuba dives.

Feudal society is accurate.
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
Added as the community motto in the sidebar
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I knew Chomsky only from his work on formal languages (Chomsky hierarchy), as a mathematician. That he was a professor at MIT, a political activist, and philosopher was new to me.

In this case, I wanted to make sure the quote was actually by Chomsky and not some internet fake, and found it on arxiv.org. I won't specify the link due to unclear copyright issues, but suffice it to say that it is indeed by Chomsky, albeit on page 87 of the PDF. The book's page numbers are missing, so I couldn't verify the "p. 60" reference. But the second part of the book is even titled "The Responsibility of Intellectuals."
 

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