Tag: government

• 4th July, 2020

  

  Today is 4th July, 2020. It’s Independence Day for Americans, and also happens to be Independence Day for me. In 2007, 17-year-old me signed a contract with the Thai government: 6 years of sponsored education in the UK in exchange for 6 years living in Thailand upon my return. When you’re 17 years old and…

  valsaksornchai

  July 4, 2020

  Uncategorized

  Freedom, government, King scholar, Thai scholar

• Not Another Post on Politics: Events v.s. Facts

  War does not determine who is right – only who is left. The above quote, often attributed to Bertrand Russell, keeps ringing in my head. I first saw it this morning on a friend’s Facebook page (that’s where everything seems to be these days). And I couldn’t get it out of my head. I’m not…

  valsaksornchai

  December 1, 2013

  Bangkok, Curiosities, Economics, Life, Mind, Politics, Thailand

  Bangkok, Bertrand Russell, conflict, events, Facebook, facts, government, Immanuel Kant, political, Politics, proof, Protests, reason, red shirts, Suthep Thaugsuban, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Thought, yellow shirts, Yingluck Shinawatra