Comments on: A non-violent war on drugs

By: Colonel Jeru

Colonel Jeru — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:24:09 +0000

NM is among those few websites I drop by nearly daily. But more FOOLERY could add more jazz your site Andrew Walker. But as usual, that is only my personal opinion . . . .

By: Srithanonchai

Srithanonchai — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:46:47 +0000

The closing statements sound similar to what Michael Connors has written about, but he is not mentioned in the list of references.

By: jonfernquest

jonfernquest — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:07:54 +0000

Thanks for providing this fascinating paper online. I think the main issue was whether he was capable of leading a modern nation state as Prime Minister, not whether he could do good by his local constituency:

"...Nonetheless, Mr Banharn was unable to keep up with the demands of leadership in a changing world. In just a short time, globalisation had added new qualifications to the job description for national leadership in Thailand. Mr Banharn's inability to communicate in English, his limited understanding of economics, and his lack of a global perspective led to his demise in under a year." (Source: Hallinger, Wanted: Leadership Thailand 2007, Bangkok Post, 01-11-06)

By: col. jeru

col. jeru — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:40:35 +0000

It comes down to plain human nature Andrew Walker (whatever your lengthy funded village research says). Nearly every human being, educated or self-enlightened or whatever, are just plain short-term tuned. They seek immediate gratification unperturbed by long-term consequences of their selfish behavior. That explains people selling their votes, the success of credit cards and why people borrow beyond their means, and even why priests themselves abuse little boys. It may also explain why Californians build houses on forests prone to forest fires.

BTW Andrew Walker, many Bangkokians are actually very impressed with what Banharn Silpa-archa has achieved for his province!