Comments on: Lèse majesté lives on

By: Bangkok Pundit

Bangkok Pundit — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:36:39 +0000

Mariner – what are you doing visiting a subversive website?

Piyathida – were you the same person who posted the comment on my blog? It reads very similiar. Not bored spamming everyone?

By: Teth

Teth — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:45:40 +0000

Pretty quick how people like Piyathida popped up. Either ironic or deluded, I’m not sure which, but I’m pretty sure it represents a typical royalist view really well. Uninformed, emotional, and irrational.

By: Dog Lover

Dog Lover — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:41:51 +0000

Piyathida, you are dumb. You posted on the wrong link in the blog and then you make crazy allegations without examples of justification. And you spice it with nationalist, and by implication, racist epithets.

By: FCN

FCN — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:52:26 +0000

Decoding this one:

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/04/14/politics/politics_30070733.php

Rahu = R. 9
“bad karma” = “I need to ha siang”

By: Grasshopper

Grasshopper — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:50:58 +0000

Mariner, don’t be afraid of lese majeste. If you’re afraid of it, you’re more likely to say something inadvertently about it and find yourself in Bangkwang too. Or maybe that’s what you want subversively, revolution from behind the prison walls!

By: Mariner

Mariner — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:18:06 +0000

The whole problem of lese majeste scares me and should, you. I don’t want to break the law but how is anyone to know just what is and isn’t the right side of the ‘line’ if alleged derogatory remarks are never published?
Can I refer to His Majesty as Thailand’s ‘Asbestos king’ (impervious to chemical/physical attack)? Can I talk of the greed of commercial companies which are royally controlled without this being interpreted as a slight on the royal person?
If J. Head can be hauled before the courts -and here is someone who has never dared voice even the mildest criticism of Thai monarchy publicly- then we all have cause for concern. Luckily the authorities are reluctant to act against foreigners, mindful of the adverse publicity which follows.

(Slightly off subject: You do know that New Mandala is a ’subversive’ website, of course?)

By: Piyathida

Piyathida — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:37:53 +0000

Jonatharn Head of the BBC has been insulting the monarchy after taking payment from Thaksin and Jakrapop – this is dirty farang media and the FCCT is guilty also of doing this bad thing for money

the BBC is not real and lies – Thai people are not stupid! We know what BBC and Jonathon are doing

many ugly story on BBC website also, these media will go to HELL!

By: Reg Varney

Reg Varney — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:37:54 +0000

You mean he said it so that he can’t be attacked or charged? If that’s the case, then the rest of his interview seems very odd.

In his paper there seem to be a number of “fascinating”, perhaps throwaway lines. e.g. he also seems to think that the king acted democratically when he didn’t respond directly to the call to use Article 7. Is that a serious statement or is he swallowing royalist propaganda?

By: Srithanonchai

Srithanonchai — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:49:28 +0000

He merely needed that sentence to be able to put in the preceding one. Anyway, who would believe that?

By: Land of Snarls

Land of Snarls — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:18:43 +0000

‘The “I’m not one of those people” is fascinating.’ Why?