Comments on: “Unprincipled wants and needs of the people” http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/10/31/unprincipled-wants-and-needs-of-the-people/ New perspectives on mainland Southeast Asia Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:28:26 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: polo http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/10/31/unprincipled-wants-and-needs-of-the-people/comment-page-1/#comment-215578 polo Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:56:23 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/10/31/unprincipled-wants-and-needs-of-the-people/#comment-215578 It's a stark thing that the Nation accused the people of having unprincipled needs rather than calling it the politicians' unprincipled pandering. Shame on Suttichia, Thepchai and Kavi for not knowing the difference. Evidently, too, they don't know the difference between the costs of the medical fund for the poor -- a supposed "populist policies (which) could expose the country to unacceptable levels of financial liability" and much more costly urban-oriented wasteful megaprojects like redundant highways and the vastly overpriced, and still badly built, Cobra Swamp airport project. Kind of disgusting, where the Nation's head is at these days. It’s a stark thing that the Nation accused the people of having unprincipled needs rather than calling it the politicians’ unprincipled pandering. Shame on Suttichia, Thepchai and Kavi for not knowing the difference.

Evidently, too, they don’t know the difference between the costs of the medical fund for the poor — a supposed “populist policies (which) could expose the country to unacceptable levels of financial liability” and much more costly urban-oriented wasteful megaprojects like redundant highways and the vastly overpriced, and still badly built, Cobra Swamp airport project.

Kind of disgusting, where the Nation’s head is at these days.

]]> By: Col. Jeru http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/10/31/unprincipled-wants-and-needs-of-the-people/comment-page-1/#comment-215246 Col. Jeru Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:34:44 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/10/31/unprincipled-wants-and-needs-of-the-people/#comment-215246 Yup . . . Fonzi (ThailandJumpedtheShark) I agree made his point that The Nation is getting to be a very bland uninspiring newspaper. The Nation editors/columnists are getting fat and lazy . . . Yup . . . Fonzi (ThailandJumpedtheShark) I agree made his point that The Nation is getting to be a very bland uninspiring newspaper. The Nation editors/columnists are getting fat and lazy . . .

]]> By: jonfernquest http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/10/31/unprincipled-wants-and-needs-of-the-people/comment-page-1/#comment-215238 jonfernquest Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:13:14 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/10/31/unprincipled-wants-and-needs-of-the-people/#comment-215238 The editorial may be a response to "sour grapes" Prachai's full page advertisement in several newspapers yesterday, probably the Nation also, that listed 42 points, many of which made no economic sense at all, all of which seemed like he was trying to bang all of the keys on the so-called "populist" piano at once (better use a different less worn out word), 2 of which seemed to imply "I want TPI back," which is what most people suspect, as far as the following statement goes: "The problem is that it is quite difficult for many people - particularly those who are not well educated or who belong to the lower rungs of the socio-economic groups - to tell the difference between good and bad policies touted by political parties in the run-up to the election." Prachai's ad indicates that this may well be true. Whether the person writing the editorial expressed himself in an acceptable way to certain people, is another issue. Translating the Prachai ad, and criticizing specifics would have been better. The editorial may be a response to “sour grapes” Prachai’s full page advertisement in several newspapers yesterday, probably the Nation also, that listed 42 points, many of which made no economic sense at all, all of which seemed like he was trying to bang all of the keys on the so-called “populist” piano at once (better use a different less worn out word), 2 of which seemed to imply “I want TPI back,” which is what most people suspect, as far as the following statement goes:

“The problem is that it is quite difficult for many people – particularly those who are not well educated or who belong to the lower rungs of the socio-economic groups – to tell the difference between good and bad policies touted by political parties in the run-up to the election.”

Prachai’s ad indicates that this may well be true. Whether the person writing the editorial expressed himself in an acceptable way to certain people, is another issue. Translating the Prachai ad, and criticizing specifics would have been better.

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