Questions to detect Thaksin-haters
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After laboriously gleaning information for a few months, I have devised the perfect questionnaire to diagnose what's commonly known as Thaksin-hater.
1) When you lose in a contest, do you always accuse your opponent of cheating?
2) Do you praise the twin who threw sucker punches at Dr Worajate, a university lecturer who proposed amendments to the lese majeste law?
3) If you catch a thief red-handed and subdue him, would you beat him up before calling the police?
4) Do you believe a military coup is an essential part of Thai politics?
5) If you see a man walking on water, would you taunt him for not be able to swim or fly?
6) Do you believe that if a woman goes inside a hotel, she must be up to some hanky-panky?
7) Do you think that only people with at least a bachelor degree should be allowed to vote?
8) When the Constitution Court ruled 8-7 in favour of Thaksin in the “hidden assets” case, do you assume that he got the 8 judges in his pocket?
9) Do you think it is disgraceful for a Thai PM to speak Thai instead of English in front of a foreign audience?
10) Do you insist that the People’s Alliance for Democracy didn’t shut down Suvarnabhumi airport; that the Airports Authority of Thailand did?
If you answer ‘yes’ to any of these questions, you are Thaksin-hater. And if you answer ‘yes’ to either 1, 5, 6, 8 or 9, you are also a Democrat.
Somsak Pola
Bangkok
