Comments on: The Economist’s Obituary for Samak Sundaravej http://www.tumblerblog.com/2009/12/the-economists-obituary-for-samak-sundaravej/ A Thai political & current affairs blog Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:41:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Chunkton http://www.tumblerblog.com/2009/12/the-economists-obituary-for-samak-sundaravej/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Chunkton Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:23:19 +0000 http://www.tumblerblog.com/?p=153#comment-449 For some reason we all applaud the achievements of the dead regardless of how many they maim and kill. Hitler danceg a wicked fox trot, he will be surely missed. Stalin a brilliant bridge player, meetings will never be the same. Pol Pot, renowned for his flower arrangements, members are now lost. You can murder, steal, loot, rape and plunder but your obituary will sing your praises as a great humanitarian and a loss to society. If you are planning this career path just don't get caught while you are still alive. For some reason we all applaud the achievements of the dead regardless of how many they maim and kill. Hitler danceg a wicked fox trot, he will be surely missed. Stalin a brilliant bridge player, meetings will never be the same. Pol Pot, renowned for his flower arrangements, members are now lost.

You can murder, steal, loot, rape and plunder but your obituary will sing your praises as a great humanitarian and a loss to society. If you are planning this career path just don’t get caught while you are still alive.

]]> By: StanG http://www.tumblerblog.com/2009/12/the-economists-obituary-for-samak-sundaravej/comment-page-1/#comment-305 StanG Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:56:23 +0000 http://www.tumblerblog.com/?p=153#comment-305 Nah, they even got the facts wrong: "When pro-democracy demonstrations broke out after a coup in 1976, Mr Samak, in full spate on an army radio station, called the protesters communists and whipped up mobs to besiege Thammasat University, the centre of unrest." The coup happened AFTER the Thammasat massacre, not before. Nah, they even got the facts wrong:

“When pro-democracy demonstrations broke out after a coup in 1976, Mr Samak, in full spate on an army radio station, called the protesters communists and whipped up mobs to besiege Thammasat University, the centre of unrest.”

The coup happened AFTER the Thammasat massacre, not before.

]]> By: David Brown http://www.tumblerblog.com/2009/12/the-economists-obituary-for-samak-sundaravej/comment-page-1/#comment-292 David Brown Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:35:01 +0000 http://www.tumblerblog.com/?p=153#comment-292 "The obituary only barely touches upon his deplorable role in the 6 October massacre" the actual article is quite strong on Samaks history in 76 and such past... I think you perhaps were after some emotion stirring words rather than the rational, dispassionate tone of the, to my mind, even handed and not too kind but balanced summary do you want people to know the facts or to be converted? “The obituary only barely touches upon his deplorable role in the 6 October massacre”

the actual article is quite strong on Samaks history in 76 and such past… I think you perhaps were after some emotion stirring words rather than the rational, dispassionate tone of the, to my mind, even handed and not too kind but balanced summary

do you want people to know the facts or to be converted?

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