If you want to see the illicit VCD that is causing such a stir in Thailand here is an extract. Be warned, this may shock sensitive viewers!
Very naughty video!
December 12th, 2007 by Andrew Walker · 2 Comments
Tags: Election Watch · Thaksin
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2 responses so far ↓
1 Observer // Dec 12, 2007 at 6:48 pm
I couldn’t find the video. Could you check the link or provide a hint?
2 jonfernquest // Dec 14, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Assuming that Thailand is one big happy family, then Thaksin might be diagnosed in this video as passive-aggressive:
“A personality disorder characterized by an indirect resistance to demands for adequate social and occupational performance; anger and opposition to authority and the expectations of others that is expressed covertly by obstructionism, procrastination, stubbornness, dawdling, forgetfulness, and intentional inefficiency [populist programmes]. (Dorland, 27th ed)” (Source: ICD)
“When the behaviors are part of a person’s disorder or personality style, repercussions are usually not immediate, but instead accumulate over time as the individuals affected by the person come to recognize the disavowed aggression coming from that person. [Thai middle class as per Anek Laothamatas two democracies model] People with this personality style are often quite unconscious of their impact on others, and thus may be genuinely dismayed when held to account for the inconvenience or discomfort caused by their passive-aggressive behaviors. In that context, there is a failure to see how they might have provoked a negative response, so they feel misunderstood, held to unreasonable standards, and/or put upon.” (Source: Wikipedia)
Obviously diagnose would vary with doctor.
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