Vice you did a really bad job in this report. You interviewed and stayed with the Thai eiltes. I would say the two brothers are very entitled. I would probably interview the people who wanted to vote but couldn't and discussed the situation with him/her. b r u h
I am only acknowledging that they edited the footage. Vice has, hm, let's call it a tendency to edit dialogue to make it a little more convenient to their narrative. I can't possibly know what the context of those words were. Maybe that guy is a heartless weirdo that's completely out of touch with reality. Maybe he's not. Certainly can't make a judgement that subtle off a Vice edit 1-liner
Baba Booey Yeah, you spend that much on a car in the "wrong" colour and we'll see if you've got the guts to do it. It's like you or I buying a brand new BMW in pink or yellow instead of black, white or dark blue.
WTF??!! a guy just complained about the country failure because of connection but then just explained that he is rich and powerful because of connection ?! damn confusing, that's like a druglord against drugs lol
No and his family have been stealing money from the people of Thailand for a very long time. They don't want anyone new in power, because that person would then steal all the money, not them.
@@burtonl7239 lol keep it real ! We need another 5 planets so you and your privilege parents can maintain the life style. Credit for disregard to others and the planet
The most ironic part of this report is that these two guys think that they look like heroes for their country, but 90 percent of the people who have watched this clip think that they are arrogant d-bags. I wonder what most Thais think of their pompous upper class. Their accents are a strange mix of Thai, American, and British, but their grammar is a lot less refined than you'd expect from rich kids who were schooled in the UK.
All I see are a group of spoilt young rich kids trying to find a cause that doesn't really matter to them... They are not sacrificing anything, they are just living by daddy's money
It's funny how he says that the reason this country is failing is b/c of connections...when what they're fighting for is to keep this whole system of connections in place.
It disturbs me to see those "rich" arrogant kids living comfortably their lives while the 90% of the people suffer. I myself come from a middle-class laotian family but I have had the opportunity to spend my childhood in Thailand and have had many childhood rich friends like the ones on this video. All of my childhood friends had very wealthy parents and we all went to French International private school. However, I left Thailand in 2005 for Canada at the age of 14 and boy, am I happy I left. Seeing this video brings back sour memories, these rich Thai kids (especially from Bangkok) have always looked down on so many people. They think they are the best of their kind. I would always hang out with the rural kids because I always had an affinity with them (coming from Laos, a poor country), they are so kind and humble, unlike the rich ones. I always knew there was going to be an uprising from the poor and middle class since the day I left Thailand and I hope the rich kids get a good slap on their faces and lower their ego.
We have a King in Norway too. But here, people seem to have a different attitude to royalty. They are loved by the people and some get really obsessed by royal births and weddings and they get a lot of coverage in the glossy magazines. But they are also satirized and mocked, and no-one minds that because they are not gods but just people like everybody else. They are supposed to represent a unifying symbol of our democracy, and hence, they do not participate in party politics and cooperates with any government that has been backed by the parliament. They only became political during WW2 as a unifying symbol of the opposition to the Nazi occupation.
same like Thai royal family, they ran away to vacation at Switzerland before japan invasion then they came after WWII as "the god who safe Thailand"... fucking sick
prophetchannel I think you should speak for yourself, the royals of Norway are not as loved by everyone as you make it seem. Prophetchannel is obviously not paying attention, but there is currently a political discussion in Norway regarding removing the monarchs just like we removed christianity as a state religion. We'll spend 27.6 million US dollars in 2014 on people who are nothing but an attraction and a symbol. The royalty of Norway is based on an undemocratic principle even if they don't have any ruling power, and I'll give it 50 years tops before they're gone.
hackhenk i hope the "change" about your royal family should happen in Thailand, but just talk about "change" --> u guy can win the prize "jail for 20 yr for lese majeste"... PS. i agree with u
prophetchannel In Thailand the kings are well educated and contribute to progress and science . Bhumibol is a scientist musician engineer and a computer genious . Besides i support the thai law of not mocking him because of all good things he did for the people , even now when they are in deep shit with Thaksin he tells the thai people to be united and strong . Also his book on the new theory makes a nice reading and is the key behind the success of some thai people.
Synthetic Dawn dam genious in computer+ sport+ medcine+ engineer+ religion+ music+ phography +drawing ... in Thailand He is the father of everything , i agree with u
Wow... those kids are completely devoid of contextual perception. If you think it 'takes guts' to NOT buy a red Ferrari, you might want to rethink the words that leave your mouth, since they reek of ignorance and sociopathy.
As a Thai rewatching this in October 2020 - just wow! 🙄 These two elites are one of the prime examples why young generations are rising now... I am happy they won’t kowtow to cronyism and the establishments!
yeah it's those little moments in life that make it worthwhile, like driving your vintage ferrari through downtown bangkok. I really can't believe he said that with a straight face
After living in the country of Thailand for three years, I feel this documentary oversimplifies the basic history, goals and beliefs of both sides of the political conflict and of course, the power of the military.
Thames Wangpatravanich The redeeming quality of a monarchy would be the aspect of genetics and the world would certainly be better if the most capable ruled; however, to think that capability is limited to a single bloodline is dumb as shit. Not to mention all the incest...
And the alternative is what? Some corrupt piece of shit that got a lot of innocent people killed with is "tough on drugs policy", amnesty international reported that the total deaths in thailand DOUBLED because he threatened the jobs of law enforcement if his newly drafted policies didn't get results. Many of the people who died were extrajudicial killings based on suspicion alone. That means a lot of innocent people died because some bureaucrat wanted to keep their job. Thaksin abused his political influence to buy land for family members constituting a conflict of interest resulting in a two year sentence for corruption that he bolted from the country to avoid. Thaksin brought lawsuits against critical journalists. He also attempted changes in policy to directly benefit business owning family members. At the very least, these people that are the alternative are no better, but in reality Thaksin is worse, because goofballs like you that have an axe to grind with royalty would rather have idiots like these elected instead. Unstable nations need strong leaders, and you simply cannot get that from a populist politician. So think about that.
Thames Wangpatravanich When its a new era? Yeah, I think we should ask questions and be inquisitive about everything. Do monarchs even run anything anymore? Or are they just there to take money from less deserving blood lines. The fact of the matter is that its antiquated, quit fooling yourself you fucking clown. You can call me ignorant, but I think ignorance is worshiping someone who is no better or more deserving than you. You must be kidding yourself if you think Kings and Queens are what keep the electricity on, and the water flowing in modern societies.
Nathan Milaszewski A president has to spend half of his term learning how to run a nation efficiently and the other half actually running it efficiently. Monarchs cost much less than their republic counterparts because they do not have to spend a multitude of cash on elections and diplomatic missions. The Prince of Liechtenstein and British Monarch, if anything make money from their monarchy. Democracies are just as archaic, the Athenian democracy was effective until the Athenians decided they could vote for other individuals' stuff. The top ten best countries to live in are monarchies. A hereditary monarchy has a blood connection to the founding of the nation because their family has been around since its beginning. A monarch can represent the people the best because they have no political affiliation. The French President is an agnostic socialist; he could never represent a French conservative catholic well.
GamingTaylor What about Amerikkkans genocide ten of millions of native people and took all of their lands and everything with its? Or what about illegally endless wars around the world in the name of gay rights god greed freedumb freedumb of expression freedumb of religion capitalism profit empire, etc?
White Rabbit Learn how to write Amerikkkans first? LMFAO. English language I believe came from England? White peoples I believe came from European countries?
Actually Nat is now in anti-gov, monarchy reform movement and he got hit in the eye with a tear gas can during a protest which makes him one eye blind and After the incident he posts on his facebook “My one eye is blind forever, but I’ve never seen anything this clearly in my entire life,”
long live our beloved king, 1st constitutional right: let our king drive ferraris and be proud they dont have a red one, while we walk to work and eat scraps to survive 2: bow down to our great heaven sent king with all obedience or risk imprisonment 3: we the people should not be given the same rights as our king because our decisions and opinions are not for the good of the people yeah
Our beloved King main car is Maybach62 not Ferrari (2 cream-colored and blue one ) infact, he never use Ferrari his ex-main car is Roll-royce Phantom VI other reserved cars are Cadillac DTS and Volkswagen Caravelle
His majesty main car bought by Taksin Govt. (cream colored) it's public property, 3 others (Somesource pluss one brown-gold but i use fact in wikipedia) are his private property, i'm not sure some told me that 3 reserved has given by Daimler but 10 millions US give isn't make sense and may take some negative views to the King.
Dude, WTF are you talking about?! First of all, the king DOES NOT USE Ferrari because 1. He is too aged for that, 2. He PREFERS TO WALK AMONG THE PEOPLE when he visits them (it's only recently when he has been ill that he rides in a van), and 3. He DO NOT BUY Ferraris because his majesty USES HIS PERSONAL MONEY TO FUND PROJECTS THAT HELPS THE FARMERS AND THE COMMON PEOPLE. Second of all the king has done MANY MANY things to help the people in the countryside and to improve their living conditions, WAYYYYY more than any Prime Minister did for the people. Lastly, the KING is "UNDER LAW, ABOVE POLITICS", meaning that under the constitution, he has NO POLITICAL POWER and does not wish to have nor excercise it, and he, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CITIZENS, is abride under the law of Thailand and he can be sentensed under the law. The People of Thailand LOVES the king not just because He's the "king", but it's because he has done SO MUCH for the people and for the country, THAT IS WHY WE, Thai People, LOVE OUR KING, THE FATHER OF THE NATION!!!! Learn about Thailand and its history before making BS comments!
No, to fund project to help farmer is public property by Govt, in fact to talk in that way it isn't good to him, we're living in Democracy country if you talk in the way like that the King will struct in Politic and that's bad for our image of our Democracy King who's NO POLITIC POWER .The Royal project maybe thought by him or his team (and pay them by our tax,too in Limited Monarchy regime) but never launch by him we use Govt to launch projects with our tax, Do not use 'Good King Model' in Rama V (Absolute Monarchy) to presume that it's good to Rama IX in 21st century in that time he did good to our country but if u use that model to presume our King do it today, it may take disrespect to our King because of the confusing in our political system.
Nat Thanakitamnuay has now disowned the PDRC and has joined the opposing side, fighting to remove the current Thai government and reforming the constitution. He has unfortunately just recently lost his right eye after getting shot by a tear gas canister or rubber bullet. It would be interesting if Vice revisited this topic and interview Nat again on why he has regretted his role in the PDRC and how his is leading the fight for the Thai youth movement.
Somsak Jiamteerasakul, the thai historian and the professor said that if the monarchy couldn't be criticized and examined as the same the politician is. Thai social will never be better.
There is a question: what if majority of the people decided to choose a bad government? Under all circumstances, it is better to allow the majority of the people to choose a bad government instead of alienating the majority of the population. It is better to go against the crimes of the government instead of thinking the majority of the population is stupid and "we" are smarter than everyone else. There is nothing more dangerous than thinking ["I" or "we" just know better than the majority] in choosing government.
I wanted to puke at so many points in this video. "you are so brave not to buy a red ferrari", "weekend rides you need something different", "driving around Bangkok in your precious little pony...that's what we fight for", "you need connections...i had a problem at one school...went to a better school, had a problem at another school..went to an even better school...etc" Shows you how pointless the PDRC protests were if it was to keep these two in the life they're accustomed too.
I think they have that. I saw a video about the Red Shirt, but they are not rich because the Red Shirt "represents the country people" (quotation mark because the truth of the highlighted word is debatable).
All this represent represent. I'm living here on the ground. and yes political supporters can be poor and from country sides. but the top leaders of parties. are either very rich from before or they just became very rich. I like the quote he said about the contacts you make in life you will use every day. that's includes politics too. BTW I meet many who are neither YELLOW or RED and don't want to be a part of any. Thailand politics is the real game of thrones TV-Serie
These kids are afraid they'll lose the fortune their father's amassed through corruption to began with LOL... Yet they say they are "fighting" against corruption? LOL....
You can realise the stupidity of people when they say that they fight for the right of drive their ferraris in Bangkok. Summary: A couple of rich guys using people to fight in the name of their privileges.
Nonsense. This is totally absurd. How much would Taksin have to spend for buying at least 15 millions votes? That would be a hell lot money. The "500 baht (~15$) per vote" thing, which the royalist accused the government of, is also ridiculous. I honestly don't think people would risk their lives on the cheap. That money is not enough to make people passionately fight for their rights. And to say they are "too cheap to rightfully vote" is the worst kind of discrimination. By the way, isn't it your ROYAL FAMILY that is the richest of all? According to Forbes, King Bhumibol is the longest and the wealthiest royal in the world, estimated to be worth upwards of $30 billion, beating oil-rich Brunei’s Sultan Bolkiah into second place. The richest royal in the country where finding clean water is still hard. Poor Thailand.
@@GeloDianela he do and he seems to be out of his family bloodline for the change of that He regret nothing changing his political views Such a respectable guy
What a great job the kid has: to ride in a vintage Ferrari and organize the mob. The only downside: he cannot buy a red Ferrari. Definitely, worth fighting for...
I can't find any sympathy for this kid. HE SAYS that the red shirts fight so they don't get taken advantage of by the rich city people, and he fights so he can drive his Ferrari on weekends. wtf?
No, they'd love the redshirt's idol Thaksin Shinawatra. He's as corrupt as they come, he fled the country when he was being investigated for corruption.
nikster2011 oh for fuck sake shut the fuck up you tin foil hat wearing loser. Hey the aliens are calling, they said to meet them at the bottom of the ocean and they'll meet you there at 5:00 pm tomorrow.
These two guys are the good example of the fragment system. Thai people are rewarded for being loyal to the king for so long. The more loyalty, the easier to progress.
When the rich guys did something wrong and illegal, they never get arrested or go to jail, but the poor. The royalist PDRC are also never go to jail but the Redshirts. In the same case of guilty, The rich guys never get in jail, but the poors only! This is the big problem of Thailand.
Courageous man for not driving a red Ferrari, he's so brave and I just lööwe how he goes against the norms of society with his rebelism and courage. I would personally never buy anything but red Ferraris. He seems to be a real hard working, extremely compassionate, manly man, with hairy chest, big beard and a huge heart. Not gay at all whatsoever too. The world needs more people like these!
This video confused the hell out of me, can someone explain? So the rich kid (that owns the Ferrari) and his friend are pro-king, right? Because his friend said he cried when the king passed him because the king didn't say hi to him. But then why did his friend say "this is why the country fails"? So he doesn't want his government to change... but he thinks the country is failing?... Or, if he's against the government, why does he partake in all the high-class things that government fat cats enjoy like that spa, or expensive cars and clothes? What side of the fence are they on?, anti or pro king? Also, how does not allowing anyone to vote in an election promote positive reform? If no vote happens, then the person that they DON'T like stays in power right? And he continues to be controlled by that wealthy guy who was thrown into exile for corruption? Or do they LIKE the person in power? If they liked the person in power, then why are they calling for reform? Also, why are they AGAINST allowing people to vote in the elections, but they want to impeach that prime minister lady? They allow democratic policies to function un-hindered, but only when it benefits them? (AKA: We won't let the people vote in an election, but we will try and impeach someone we don't like?) And if they want to impeach the prime minister lady, why the hell did they stop people from voting? That's how you get people out of office, by voting for someone else! ALSO, from what I understand, the reason no one's votes matter is because rich people pay enough money for the government to throw votes out, right? (19:28 into the video). So is THAT the pdrc's reasoning behind not allowing anyone to vote? Because it won't matter? How does pissing off the general population help you achieve governmental reform? I understand that if they vote, it won't mean anything; but how does PREVENTING them from voting help either? ALSO, (A DIRECT quote from the video): 19:21 "The PDRC was successfully able to avoid February's elections. Now they are trying to impeach prime minister Ying Luk'Shinuwat (I am 100% sure I spelled that name incorrectly). In the past 8 years, Bangkok's royalist elite have nullified 2 election wins by taxin-backed parties, and toppled 2 taxin-backed prime ministers with the help of establishment courts. That evening, royalist supporters celebrated with a PVC pipe wielding rockstar; but the failed elections only puts Thailand in a more precarious state. It risks massive turn-out of pro-government 'red-shirts' angry that their votes essentially don't mean anything". So the PDRC WANTS governmental reform (impeaching the prime minister), but at the same time they DON'T want governmental reform, because they aren't allowing people to vote? Also, the kid in the video is very rich, and is therefore part of the royalist elite, yes? So why is he calling for governmental reform when it's his parents/friends that are paying to nullify/over-turn elections? THE FUCK IS GOING ON IN THIS VIDEO
Let met get a few things straight though. Thaksin is convicted for dozens of corruption allegations, which is why he never returned. He ousted himself, refusing to go to court. No innocent man should feel threatened if he is innocent. So pretty much the documentary leaves out Thaksin's crime, making it look like a legitimate and elected leader was placed in power. The process is viewed that way, but there are facades to the game such as buying votes and literally changing voting ballot boxes. Like any system in the world, there are gaping holes. Democracy as well, is imperfect and therefore it has been used as an excuse for everything the current government is doing. The video doesn't discuss how the current government has a failed rice scheme on their backs with 100s of thousands of farmers left unpaid, many choosing suicide. They don't discuss the attempt to build a redundant dam which will use a significant amount of the government budget. They don't discuss how little has been done, and we managed to hit a government deficit, thus having an incentive to make a loan which will make us owe money to other countries for at least 65 years. It is Thaksin, who is eating up the country, along with some elite royalists who wish to retain power. The majority of the people who protest, either side, are receiving information differently, but those commoners are the ones who are truly fighting for the country.
Terry Khan So... the Democrat Party is backed by the royal family, yes? Isn't the royal family (the king mentioned at the start of the video) already in power? And if Thaksin founded the party to which the king belongs to, then why does everyone view the king as a demi-god when they hate Thaksin? And if they don't want the current ruling party to win, then why did the kid's friend (in the video) say he loves his king so much that he cried when the king walked by? I'm just confused as to exactly where these kid's allegiances stand. I may just not have understood the circumstances but it seems like, from the video, that these kids are on... both sides? They WANT governmental reform in one scene, and then in the very next scene they DON'T want governmental reform. Do they SUPPORT the king or do they not support the king? And if they support the king, then why don't they like this Thaksin guy if Thaksin was the person who created the party that the king belongs to?
Terry Khan Oh okay so they love the king, but hate Thaksin. They also believe that Thaksin is using his money to influence the current government. But then why does the PDRC prevent people from voting in elections?
nikster2011 I very much agree with you. He will not only be remembered as one of the most evil Thais who ever lived, but one of the smartest who used his intelligence in the wrong way. Plus, he made a bold move in reaching out to the poor. This is why there should be a major reformation on how politics is used and "played" for other parties. I'm sure everyone has learned their lesson. There's a lot to learn from both sides, and Thaksin belongs in prison as a beautiful conclusion.
It's quite funny how the yellow shirts have hijacked loyalty to the king every single red short I've spoken to loves the king yet the yellow shirts have somehow twisted this to make out the red shirts are against the king
To people bashing Vice, my personal understanding of the business is they're unbiased. Posting this video under their name doesn't mean they agree, or disagree with any perspectives given in the video. They're simply showing a view that isn't shown by major news networks.
The Thai monarchy and its Royalist elite have long held the true power in Thailand, generations upon generations of Thais have grown up being told since their childhood that the king is essentially divine, that he commands special powers, with any actual criticism of the King and his royalists being treated as a violation of the law, punishable by lengthy prison sentences. Quite a disturbing regime to be certain.
Nah, these are the guys who secretly fund the ladyboys lifestyle by giving them money for blow jobs behind closed hotel doors. It's all a very delicate cycle.
Wow!! This blew me away. Both of these guys are completely detached from reality, and suffer from delusions of grandeur. Obviously they are the flawed and spoiled offspring of Thailand's disgustingly rich. Talking about how his mate has real guts for refraining from owning a red Ferrari, WTF. I can't understand what these yellow shirts are on about, everyone in Thailand loves their king, even the poorest of the rural red shirt supporters have an unconditional love and respect for him. I know this because my wife is from rural Thailand, I'm at her families home as we speak, and I can see two posters of the king in the sitting room, yet in their hearts they support the fight for a democracy.
I'm grad to see many foreigners think the same thing as mine. I thought that foreigners didn't see the truth behind this crisis. Those PDRC must be end , otherwise the country will be failed because of their light-minded. Well, atleast there are some people understand us. Thank you all. ps. I am not red-shirt, just to be cleared.
We fight for the right to drive through Bangkok in a ferrari...you know, looking out for the little guy. Whatever these kids are for I am instantly and automatically against, they represent everything wrong with humanity. Driving a vintage ferrari my dad bought me through a city embroiled in a civil war talking about how you're fighting for the rights of the monied elite to keep playing with toys while the world burns around them.
In my opinion as a foreigner who lives in the "pro-red shirt" north i think that this Documentary frames these two Thai "royalists" the same way they see themselves. They see themselves as protecting the king but in my opinion they are protecting their own interests. In my job i have traveled all around The northeast part of Thailand and have never met a red shirt who has said anything negative about the monarchy. What many in this area are upset about is that the established families of Thailand in Bangkok can debate which luxury car they want to drive that day when the average person is worried if they will be able to afford to fix their scooter. Taksin was so popular because he introduced policies that tried to hep ordinary country people. I think this fight should be shown as a fight between socioeconomic groups and not "pro/anti king" as in Thailand the current king is loved by all.
Thanks for showing this video on TH-cam. Finally the world can see how pretentious Thai "hi-so" upper middle class are. Such scumbags are making me sick.
I'm Thai. what i'm trying to say is a simple example and can't apply to all people. Most yellow shirts are middle class and royalist. Most are from Bangkok and southern provinces. You can say that they support Democrat party. (the opposition) the PDRC Most red shirts are poor people from north and northeast. they support the government. I don't think most of them are anti-monarchy, but there are some people. Just fuck it. i'm tired of this shit. i'm trying to writing this thing. but just fuck it, third world problem, it's long you don't want to read it neither.
UPDATE: 7 years have passed. the PDRC had won its ultimate goal of initiating a coup where its leader--Prayut Chan-o-cha--and the military junta ruled Thailand until 2019 where the general election was held under military backed constitution which, to no one's surprises, brought them back to power. the king they were trying to protect has since passed and was succeeded by the less popular current king. together with awful mismanagement of the economy and the COVID19, the youth-led popular uprising has now swung back to the anti-establishment camp, where the government has ramped up its crackdown through use of the draconian lese majese laws and increasingly violent protest crackdowns. under this backdrop, Nat has defected from the royalist camp to the current anti-establishment camp and has since been on the streets with the protestors. unfortunately, today, he is reported to having been hit with rubber bullet which could possibly blind him. a really ironic turn for the still unfolding events.
I don't understand what is going on. Who's side are the cops on? Who's side are the military on? What are which side fighting for if the government is already gone but they still have buildings? What is what and who is who? Are guns legal? How often is lethal force used? how often do unarmed people die? What are those necklaces?
It's a story as old as time; they're on the side of the people WHO ARE PAYING THEM. The side of the people who are feeding, clothing, and sheltering them As long as 1% of the world's population controls 99% of the world's wealth, none of us will ever be free.
Precisely...this was a very badly made report with an agenda trying to potray the yellows as some rich spoilt Bangkok kids! But that couldn't be further from the truth At the heart of the problem is political representation and power. Thaksin draws his power from the heavily populated but poorer Thai heartland. The yellows draw their power from the southern region with less than 20% of the Thai population. The Thai heartland does not vote for Thaksin as much as it does for his cronies! Thaksin's PTP party is now made up of some 10 smaller parties that have local loyalties, thus marginalizing the only remaining opposition voice - the democrats! In the first election when Thaksin's party garnered 27% of the votes, the democrats garnered 21%....the remainder small regional parties with clan politics were bought over and promised ministry seats! With almost 70-80% of their votes now in his favor, Thaksin was quickly becoming a dictator, threatening any and everyone that spoke out against him! Lawyers and journalists opposed to him disappeared, TV stations gagged and brought under the state! You get the picture...Thailand was soon headed in the direction of Red China had these brave souls not come out
If I were to put it down in one sentence: these protests were against dictatorship! With only a tiny opposition left in parliament, you can imagine what's been happening over the past 12 years!
Guns can be purchased with a license, about as easy to get as in parts of America. Everybody is on the side of the King. The two sides have different ideas about what happens after.
Yeah that's half of Thailand's problem, it is all background dealing. You are asking the questions that every one is asking. You have to understand that the Coup last year wiped out all of those protests and soldiers are now patrolling every where and the OM is spouting anti-farang sentiment take that how you will.
Just so posh about it "hes a killer, he kills people, hes an assassin and i basically bought his freedom and made him my bodyguard" Wow... fucking wow...
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Vice you did a really bad job in this report. You interviewed and stayed with the Thai eiltes. I would say the two brothers are very entitled. I would probably interview the people who wanted to vote but couldn't and discussed the situation with him/her.
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All I see is wealthy people trying to protect their easy lives and keep the poor people down
@Robert Bonneau i have a longboard..if thats able to compare with ur Ferrari XD
@@flushu603 you can pickup a longboard to hit a guy who has a Ferrari but you can't pick the Ferrari to hit the longboard guy
@@pashubham826 big brain.
Sounds like America
I agree
"It takes a lot of guts for you to not get a red Ferrari" That is the most yes-man line I have ever heard.
That journalist or whatever is one shallow dude.
Sorry he’s even worse, his family is rich but less richer so he licks the other rich guy’s ass. Wow!
Yeah, who doesnt want to drive a menstrual red colored car.
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@@dubstep101angu it wasnt the journalist. It was the older friend who takes part in the protests with him.
This rich thai friend of Nat's fake posh British accent is annoying me.
And looks gay
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i'm thai and i will support him PS.i'm not rich
posh? sounds like regional London, not posh RP. Probably schooled there
Drunken Science I am about to say this! you took my words. lol
His english skill is still Shit even though he grew up in the United kingdom. Are you sure he grew up there.
That's what he's fighting for? The right to stroll around in his daddy's sports car, while most Thais are impoverished?
To be fair, that's how the video made it look.
Not saying I doubt it, but this is not raw footage.
Jason Wood He literally said "this is what we're fighting for". What makes this fucking kid better than Kim Jung Un?
Yeah. Because fuck mild, rational comments- just believe everything you see on TV.
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pump the brakes, sparky.
Jason Wood Are you claiming that they edited his voice?
I am only acknowledging that they edited the footage. Vice has, hm, let's call it a tendency to edit dialogue to make it a little more convenient to their narrative.
I can't possibly know what the context of those words were. Maybe that guy is a heartless weirdo that's completely out of touch with reality. Maybe he's not. Certainly can't make a judgement that subtle off a Vice edit 1-liner
"it takes a lot of guts to drive a Ferrari that's not red"? Gutsy indeed!!
Baba Booey Yeah, you spend that much on a car in the "wrong" colour and we'll see if you've got the guts to do it. It's like you or I buying a brand new BMW in pink or yellow instead of black, white or dark blue.
tombraadyqb Got the "guts" HA!!...oh yes driving a yellow BMW would not affect me in the least.
Sure, but which one would you rather buy and own, a yellow one or one in a more conventional colour?
The video is between red and blue not red and Paisley with pink stripes.
The balls on this guy must be...
WTF??!! a guy just complained about the country failure because of connection but then just explained that he is rich and powerful because of connection ?! damn confusing, that's like a druglord against drugs lol
No and his family have been stealing money from the people of Thailand for a very long time. They don't want anyone new in power, because that person would then steal all the money, not them.
I thought the exact aame thing
He was sent to the best school. I wonder if they give refunds.
Dude I'm still confused lol
It is safe to assume this was deceptively edited.
"When I got my first Ferrari..." ... I think he meant "When my mum bought me my first Ferrari.."
I think what YOU mean is, "God Damn, I wish I had a Ferarri, but I'm a loser and will never get one, so I'll trash anyone who has one."
Burton L Well I don’t think that the guy in the video worked for that Ferrari, he was simply born into a rich family lol
@@burtonl7239 i guess your also a gutsy privileged brat with a blue ferrari xD
@@jugglingbag Ugh, no. I prefer a Tesla. And I am proud of my privilege. That means my parents did a good job. Credit where it is due.
@@burtonl7239 lol keep it real ! We need another 5 planets so you and your privilege parents can maintain the life style. Credit for disregard to others and the planet
The most ironic part of this report is that these two guys think that they look like heroes for their country, but 90 percent of the people who have watched this clip think that they are arrogant d-bags. I wonder what most Thais think of their pompous upper class.
Their accents are a strange mix of Thai, American, and British, but their grammar is a lot less refined than you'd expect from rich kids who were schooled in the UK.
His accent is probably influenced by that combination of accents
Too right.
They sound Australian.
no matter which accents they have, but their attitudes sound shit to me
Maybe they learned from the movies😂😂😂😂😂
Being filmed by vice seems like the highlight of his life. I hope he reads the comments .
All I see are a group of spoilt young rich kids trying to find a cause that doesn't really matter to them... They are not sacrificing anything, they are just living by daddy's money
When you have a wealthy family what sacrifices do you need to do?
Nothing because in the end you will get ur parents money and company...
ดูสัมภาษณ์เด็ก 2 คนนี้แล้ว .... ผมว่าก่อนจะปฏิรูปประเทศ (ก่อนเลือกตั้ง) ... ปฏิรูปครอบครัวของพวกเรากันก่อนดีกว่านะครับ ระบบเส้นสาย ระบบอุปถัมภ์ ที่ครอบครัวคนรวยๆ เค้าปลูกฝังลูกหลานกันเนี่ย มันก็ระบอบทักษิณที่พวกคุณเกลียดนั่นแหล่ะครับ ปล. 1 ขับรถอย่าลืมคาดเข็มขัดนิรภัยครับ เคารพกฏหมายด้วย ปล 2. บุหรี่และซิการ์ ไม่ดีต่อสุขภาพนะครับ :-)
ขอบคุณอาจารย์เจษฎา
อิอิ ถูกจายยยย... เหน็บได้สะเด่าแท้
ระวังเน้อ อาจารย์ กฏหมู่อยู่เหนือกฏหมาย มีตัง มีอำนาจ ทำได้ทุกอย่าง
อาจารย์ครับบอกผมหน่อยครับว่าสิ่งเหล่าคนธรรมดาทั่วไปไม่ทำ คนธรรมดาทั่วไปเขาก็ทำกัน ก่อนอื่นต้องบอกคุณโอ๊คก่อนว่า เวลาสอบอย่าพกโพยเพราะมันคือการโกงข้อสอบครับ และการขับรถเร็วบนทางด่วนมันก็ปกติ หรืออาจารย์ไม่ขับเร็วครับ
Heang Bangrakผมไม่ขับเร็วเกินกำหนดครับ และผมก็คาดเข็มขัดนิรภัยด้วย ... อ้อ ผมไม่สูบบุหรี่ในร้านอาหารด้วย .... คนเราเนี่ย ควรจะช่วยกันส่งเสริมให้คนทำดีครับ ไม่ใช่ไปเห็นด้วยกับคนทำผิดกฏหมายครับ
It's funny how he says that the reason this country is failing is b/c of connections...when what they're fighting for is to keep this whole system of connections in place.
Wow that guys weird British accent is so annoying
Actually Australian/Thai sirr
Well rich wealthy and noble people mostly pursue education from UK .
@@ryanhuntrajput474 no some Thai people show on a british accent when speaking or interacting with foreigners.
They're are just entitled
It disturbs me to see those "rich" arrogant kids living comfortably their lives while the 90% of the people suffer. I myself come from a middle-class laotian family but I have had the opportunity to spend my childhood in Thailand and have had many childhood rich friends like the ones on this video. All of my childhood friends had very wealthy parents and we all went to French International private school. However, I left Thailand in 2005 for Canada at the age of 14 and boy, am I happy I left. Seeing this video brings back sour memories, these rich Thai kids (especially from Bangkok) have always looked down on so many people. They think they are the best of their kind. I would always hang out with the rural kids because I always had an affinity with them (coming from Laos, a poor country), they are so kind and humble, unlike the rich ones. I always knew there was going to be an uprising from the poor and middle class since the day I left Thailand and I hope the rich kids get a good slap on their faces and lower their ego.
中國万歳 Look up psychological projection, it'll offer a little insight to your issues
wait, so let's me just reiterate - he's fighting for his RIGHT to drive a ferrari through town at high speed??? wtf???
That's exactly what it sounds like
They stated, "No one should criticize the monarchy" essentially restricting free speech.
And they are moaning about Free Speech. Ironic, huh?
We have a King in Norway too. But here, people seem to have a different attitude to royalty. They are loved by the people and some get really obsessed by royal births and weddings and they get a lot of coverage in the glossy magazines. But they are also satirized and mocked, and no-one minds that because they are not gods but just people like everybody else. They are supposed to represent a unifying symbol of our democracy, and hence, they do not participate in party politics and cooperates with any government that has been backed by the parliament. They only became political during WW2 as a unifying symbol of the opposition to the Nazi occupation.
same like Thai royal family, they ran away to vacation at Switzerland before japan invasion then they came after WWII as "the god who safe Thailand"... fucking sick
prophetchannel
I think you should speak for yourself, the royals of Norway are not as loved by everyone as you make it seem.
Prophetchannel is obviously not paying attention, but there is currently a political discussion in Norway regarding removing the monarchs just like we removed christianity as a state religion. We'll spend 27.6 million US dollars in 2014 on people who are nothing but an attraction and a symbol. The royalty of Norway is based on an undemocratic principle even if they don't have any ruling power, and I'll give it 50 years tops before they're gone.
hackhenk i hope the "change" about your royal family should happen in Thailand, but just talk about "change" --> u guy can win the prize "jail for 20 yr for lese majeste"... PS. i agree with u
prophetchannel In Thailand the kings are well educated and contribute to progress and science . Bhumibol is a scientist musician engineer and a computer genious . Besides i support the thai law of not mocking him because of all good things he did for the people , even now when they are in deep shit with Thaksin he tells the thai people to be united and strong . Also his book on the new theory makes a nice reading and is the key behind the success of some thai people.
Synthetic Dawn dam genious in computer+ sport+ medcine+ engineer+ religion+ music+ phography +drawing ... in Thailand He is the father of everything , i agree with u
Is this some kind of documentary about mafia in Thailand?
5:20 I find it so funny how he stops at every 3 to 4 words to prepare his next few words.... to make them sound as British as possible LOL!
Its so bad that he needs a subtitle and its ONLY for him lol
He's processing his thoughts from Thai to English To bri ish english lmao
5:20 "that is something I love about you. You have a number of Ferraris but not even one in red color." omg...
IKR. What a bunch of douchebags
Wow... those kids are completely devoid of contextual perception. If you think it 'takes guts' to NOT buy a red Ferrari, you might want to rethink the words that leave your mouth, since they reek of ignorance and sociopathy.
You reek pretty heavily of idiocy too. Just saying.
As a Thai rewatching this in October 2020 - just wow! 🙄
These two elites are one of the prime examples why young generations are rising now... I am happy they won’t kowtow to cronyism and the establishments!
yeah it's those little moments in life that make it worthwhile, like driving your vintage ferrari through downtown bangkok. I really can't believe he said that with a straight face
"...My dad's vintage Porch" lol
After living in the country of Thailand for three years, I feel this documentary oversimplifies the basic history, goals and beliefs of both sides of the political conflict and of course, the power of the military.
From my knowledge of Star Trek I'm betting the Red Shirts are going to lose...
Its 2014 and people still worship monarchs...let that sink in.
Thames Wangpatravanich The redeeming quality of a monarchy would be the aspect of genetics and the world would certainly be better if the most capable ruled; however, to think that capability is limited to a single bloodline is dumb as shit. Not to mention all the incest...
And the alternative is what?
Some corrupt piece of shit that got a lot of innocent people killed with is "tough on drugs policy", amnesty international reported that the total deaths in thailand DOUBLED because he threatened the jobs of law enforcement if his newly drafted policies didn't get results. Many of the people who died were extrajudicial killings based on suspicion alone.
That means a lot of innocent people died because some bureaucrat wanted to keep their job.
Thaksin abused his political influence to buy land for family members constituting a conflict of interest resulting in a two year sentence for corruption that he bolted from the country to avoid.
Thaksin brought lawsuits against critical journalists.
He also attempted changes in policy to directly benefit business owning family members.
At the very least, these people that are the alternative are no better, but in reality Thaksin is worse, because goofballs like you that have an axe to grind with royalty would rather have idiots like these elected instead.
Unstable nations need strong leaders, and you simply cannot get that from a populist politician.
So think about that.
www.southparkstudios.com/clips/154582/debate-2004
Thames Wangpatravanich When its a new era? Yeah, I think we should ask questions and be inquisitive about everything. Do monarchs even run anything anymore? Or are they just there to take money from less deserving blood lines. The fact of the matter is that its antiquated, quit fooling yourself you fucking clown. You can call me ignorant, but I think ignorance is worshiping someone who is no better or more deserving than you. You must be kidding yourself if you think Kings and Queens are what keep the electricity on, and the water flowing in modern societies.
Nathan Milaszewski A president has to spend half of his term learning how to run a nation efficiently and the other half actually running it efficiently. Monarchs cost much less than their republic counterparts because they do not have to spend a multitude of cash on elections and diplomatic missions. The Prince of Liechtenstein and British Monarch, if anything make money from their monarchy. Democracies are just as archaic, the Athenian democracy was effective until the Athenians decided they could vote for other individuals' stuff. The top ten best countries to live in are monarchies. A hereditary monarchy has a blood connection to the founding of the nation because their family has been around since its beginning. A monarch can represent the people the best because they have no political affiliation. The French President is an agnostic socialist; he could never represent a French conservative catholic well.
Driving around in a Ferrari makes it all worth fighting for? lol
I was shock and dumb founder that he said, i wonder which school he was from
GamingTaylor What about Amerikkkans genocide ten of millions of native people and took all of their lands and everything with its? Or what about illegally endless wars around the world in the name of gay rights god greed freedumb freedumb of expression freedumb of religion capitalism profit empire, etc?
Learn how to write Americans first, idiot.
White Rabbit Learn how to write Amerikkkans first? LMFAO. English language I believe came from England?
White peoples I believe came from European countries?
I mean the word "Americans" not Americans as a language you dumbfuck.
They all think they are living like royals booking a month in advance to sit and play cards and watch girls swing on swings lol
More than less its their stātəs that provides such mentality ..xD
hope those girls are really girls
I've been to that bar and there is no waiting for a month type bullshit. You just walk in LMAO
LMAO
whereskarlo psh
Actually Nat is now in anti-gov, monarchy reform movement and he got hit in the eye with a tear gas can during a protest which makes him one eye blind
and After the incident he posts on his facebook “My one eye is blind forever, but I’ve never seen anything this clearly in my entire life,”
long live our beloved king, 1st constitutional right: let our king drive ferraris and be proud they dont have a red one, while we walk to work and eat scraps to survive
2: bow down to our great heaven sent king with all obedience or risk imprisonment
3: we the people should not be given the same rights as our king because our decisions and opinions are not for the good of the people
yeah
Our beloved King main car is Maybach62 not Ferrari (2 cream-colored and blue one ) infact, he never use Ferrari his ex-main car is Roll-royce Phantom VI other reserved cars are Cadillac DTS and Volkswagen Caravelle
ทัศวรรณ ยิ่งมี มายบัคนี่ ที่ทักษิณซื้อถวายให้หรือเปล่าครับ
His majesty main car bought by Taksin Govt. (cream colored) it's public property, 3 others (Somesource pluss one brown-gold but i use fact in wikipedia) are his private property, i'm not sure some told me that 3 reserved has given by Daimler but 10 millions US give isn't make sense and may take some negative views to the King.
Dude, WTF are you talking about?! First of all, the king DOES NOT USE Ferrari because 1. He is too aged for that, 2. He PREFERS TO WALK AMONG THE PEOPLE when he visits them (it's only recently when he has been ill that he rides in a van), and 3. He DO NOT BUY Ferraris because his majesty USES HIS PERSONAL MONEY TO FUND PROJECTS THAT HELPS THE FARMERS AND THE COMMON PEOPLE. Second of all the king has done MANY MANY things to help the people in the countryside and to improve their living conditions, WAYYYYY more than any Prime Minister did for the people. Lastly, the KING is "UNDER LAW, ABOVE POLITICS", meaning that under the constitution, he has NO POLITICAL POWER and does not wish to have nor excercise it, and he, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CITIZENS, is abride under the law of Thailand and he can be sentensed under the law. The People of Thailand LOVES the king not just because He's the "king", but it's because he has done SO MUCH for the people and for the country, THAT IS WHY WE, Thai People, LOVE OUR KING, THE FATHER OF THE NATION!!!! Learn about Thailand and its history before making BS comments!
No, to fund project to help farmer is public property by Govt, in fact to talk in that way it isn't good to him, we're living in Democracy country if you talk in the way like that the King will struct in Politic and that's bad for our image of our Democracy King who's NO POLITIC POWER .The Royal project maybe thought by him or his team (and pay them by our tax,too in Limited Monarchy regime) but never launch by him we use Govt to launch projects with our tax, Do not use 'Good King Model' in Rama V (Absolute Monarchy) to presume that it's good to Rama IX in 21st century in that time he did good to our country but if u use that model to presume our King do it today, it may take disrespect to our King because of the confusing in our political system.
I cannot see much point in this documentary...just like how I can no longer see any points in those protests by PDRC.
I found sick people in this video.
Nat Thanakitamnuay has now disowned the PDRC and has joined the opposing side, fighting to remove the current Thai government and reforming the constitution. He has unfortunately just recently lost his right eye after getting shot by a tear gas canister or rubber bullet. It would be interesting if Vice revisited this topic and interview Nat again on why he has regretted his role in the PDRC and how his is leading the fight for the Thai youth movement.
Somsak Jiamteerasakul, the thai historian and the professor said that if the monarchy couldn't be criticized and examined as the same the politician is. Thai social will never be better.
There is a question: what if majority of the people decided to choose a bad government? Under all circumstances, it is better to allow the majority of the people to choose a bad government instead of alienating the majority of the population. It is better to go against the crimes of the government instead of thinking the majority of the population is stupid and "we" are smarter than everyone else. There is nothing more dangerous than thinking ["I" or "we" just know better than the majority] in choosing government.
I wanted to puke at so many points in this video. "you are so brave not to buy a red ferrari", "weekend rides you need something different", "driving around Bangkok in your precious little pony...that's what we fight for", "you need connections...i had a problem at one school...went to a better school, had a problem at another school..went to an even better school...etc" Shows you how pointless the PDRC protests were if it was to keep these two in the life they're accustomed too.
Great as always VICE. now you should do a similar Video following some rich Red-shirts and hear their point of view.
Totally agree.
I think they have that. I saw a video about the Red Shirt, but they are not rich because the Red Shirt "represents the country people" (quotation mark because the truth of the highlighted word is debatable).
All this represent represent. I'm living here on the ground. and yes political supporters can be poor and from country sides. but the top leaders of parties. are either very rich from before or they just became very rich. I like the quote he said about the contacts you make in life you will use every day. that's includes politics too. BTW I meet many who are neither YELLOW or RED and don't want to be a part of any. Thailand politics is the real game of thrones TV-Serie
These kids are afraid they'll lose the fortune their father's amassed through corruption to began with LOL...
Yet they say they are "fighting" against corruption? LOL....
You can realise the stupidity of people when they say that they fight for the right of drive their ferraris in Bangkok. Summary: A couple of rich guys using people to fight in the name of their privileges.
VICE ... why did you have to put subtitles on every time Victor was speaking?
because his accent was atrocious and incomprehensible?
Nonsense. This is totally absurd. How much would Taksin have to spend for buying at least 15 millions votes? That would be a hell lot money. The "500 baht (~15$) per vote" thing, which the royalist accused the government of, is also ridiculous. I honestly don't think people would risk their lives on the cheap. That money is not enough to make people passionately fight for their rights. And to say they are "too cheap to rightfully vote" is the worst kind of discrimination.
By the way, isn't it your ROYAL FAMILY that is the richest of all? According to Forbes, King Bhumibol is the longest and the wealthiest royal in the world, estimated to be worth upwards of $30 billion, beating oil-rich Brunei’s Sultan Bolkiah into second place. The richest royal in the country where finding clean water is still hard. Poor Thailand.
a friend was telling me that all the wealthy business people in thailand are basically chinese while everybody else (the poor) are native thai ?
just like the Americans!
Anyone watching in 2021? Nat has changed sides. He was shot in the eye by the government and is now blind in one eye.
Can't make this up, he probably would've cringed if he has to watch himself from 7 years ago.
@@GeloDianela he do and he seems to be out of his family bloodline for the change of that
He regret nothing changing his political views
Such a respectable guy
"it takes a lot of guts for you, not to get a red Ferrari" so brave.
What a great job the kid has: to ride in a vintage Ferrari and organize the mob. The only downside: he cannot buy a red Ferrari. Definitely, worth fighting for...
These people don't care about politics they just want to protect their precious wealth
I can't find any sympathy for this kid. HE SAYS that the red shirts fight so they don't get taken advantage of by the rich city people, and he fights so he can drive his Ferrari on weekends. wtf?
11:33 he was in prison 4 killing people,
but i suppose he was innocent
but hes a killer. 1assasin.
this vid is a switch between:
Thailand protests, ferrari, Thailand protests, ferrari
Republicans would love these guys.
How would Republicans like this?
XXTOBAD4HELLXX I believe GaiiFAFA is making the argument that the GOP is the party of the rich, driving around in their Ferraris
No, they'd love the redshirt's idol Thaksin Shinawatra.
He's as corrupt as they come, he fled the country when he was being investigated for corruption.
Haha job creators, it will trickle down, their profits are soaring, we aren't swimming in jobs yet.
nikster2011 oh for fuck sake shut the fuck up you tin foil hat wearing loser. Hey the aliens are calling, they said to meet them at the bottom of the ocean and they'll meet you there at 5:00 pm tomorrow.
Power should not be inherited.
If only someone could design a fool-proof meritocracy...
look how spoiled they are, they're not even wearing a seat belt.
😂 no one is wearing seatbelt in Thailand
I like how that’s the problem you see here, the seatbelts...
Spoiled because they don’t wear a seatbelt 🤷♂️
Nat's friend should just stay in school with an accent like that no wonder you keep transferring schools lol
"How rich people don't want to give up their style of life while complaining how others want to live better"
" I am fighting for my right to drive around in a ferrari!" dat Marxist class consciousness.
Give me my red shirt, today.
These two guys are the good example of the fragment system. Thai people are rewarded for being loyal to the king for so long. The more loyalty, the easier to progress.
By the way, there's something like a 200% import tax on foreign cars in Thailand, so these cars are actually really bloody expensive.
When the rich guys did something wrong and illegal, they never get arrested or go to jail, but the poor.
The royalist PDRC are also never go to jail but the Redshirts. In the same case of guilty, The rich guys never get in jail, but the poors only!
This is the big problem of Thailand.
"To protect their king" Can you tell me that their protect from who? Also please give me the evidence to proof ur argument as well….
6:30 "sometimes he is just a buddy"-butt buddy
Just want to say my thoughts go out to you VICE, sad news about Simon, hopes he's released swiflty and well
what happened?
badmnz123
He was 'arrested' by the pro-Russia militia, in Slavyansk, on the 20th.
He was captured/arrested/kidnapped by pro-russian protestors
Luke Bainbridges shit simon always was always on the front lines
fuck, i hope he is ok
I like this guy, he doesn't have a red Ferrari, now that's something to respect.
"Driving around in a Ferrari in a city like Bangkok, that's what we're fighting for"
You may take our lives! But you'll never take our right to drive ferraris around damn it!
5:15 YA SOUND LIKE YA FROM LANDAN!
Those cars he has are not very expensive. The 911 looked like a '99 which is worth 18k. Anyone could afford.
Thailand's minimum wage equates to $1.21 dollars. It's going to take a while to reach that 18k.
in country which most people get salary 300 us a month, and have to pay 2-300 percent for tax of luxury car
I love how they all talk about their dads
Courageous man for not driving a red Ferrari, he's so brave and I just lööwe how he goes against the norms of society with his rebelism and courage. I would personally never buy anything but red Ferraris. He seems to be a real hard working, extremely compassionate, manly man, with hairy chest, big beard and a huge heart. Not gay at all whatsoever too. The world needs more people like these!
Hey. Let's talk with him (NAT, PDRC leader) again.
นี้แหละเมืองไทย....รวยกระจุกจนกระจาย...
This 's thailand "The rich gets richer, the poor gets poorer" OMG PLZ ....55555
This video confused the hell out of me, can someone explain?
So the rich kid (that owns the Ferrari) and his friend are pro-king, right? Because his friend said he cried when the king passed him because the king didn't say hi to him. But then why did his friend say "this is why the country fails"? So he doesn't want his government to change... but he thinks the country is failing?... Or, if he's against the government, why does he partake in all the high-class things that government fat cats enjoy like that spa, or expensive cars and clothes? What side of the fence are they on?, anti or pro king?
Also, how does not allowing anyone to vote in an election promote positive reform? If no vote happens, then the person that they DON'T like stays in power right? And he continues to be controlled by that wealthy guy who was thrown into exile for corruption? Or do they LIKE the person in power? If they liked the person in power, then why are they calling for reform?
Also, why are they AGAINST allowing people to vote in the elections, but they want to impeach that prime minister lady? They allow democratic policies to function un-hindered, but only when it benefits them? (AKA: We won't let the people vote in an election, but we will try and impeach someone we don't like?) And if they want to impeach the prime minister lady, why the hell did they stop people from voting? That's how you get people out of office, by voting for someone else!
ALSO, from what I understand, the reason no one's votes matter is because rich people pay enough money for the government to throw votes out, right? (19:28 into the video). So is THAT the pdrc's reasoning behind not allowing anyone to vote? Because it won't matter? How does pissing off the general population help you achieve governmental reform? I understand that if they vote, it won't mean anything; but how does PREVENTING them from voting help either?
ALSO, (A DIRECT quote from the video): 19:21
"The PDRC was successfully able to avoid February's elections. Now they are trying to impeach prime minister Ying Luk'Shinuwat (I am 100% sure I spelled that name incorrectly). In the past 8 years, Bangkok's royalist elite have nullified 2 election wins by taxin-backed parties, and toppled 2 taxin-backed prime ministers with the help of establishment courts. That evening, royalist supporters celebrated with a PVC pipe wielding rockstar; but the failed elections only puts Thailand in a more precarious state. It risks massive turn-out of pro-government 'red-shirts' angry that their votes essentially don't mean anything".
So the PDRC WANTS governmental reform (impeaching the prime minister), but at the same time they DON'T want governmental reform, because they aren't allowing people to vote? Also, the kid in the video is very rich, and is therefore part of the royalist elite, yes? So why is he calling for governmental reform when it's his parents/friends that are paying to nullify/over-turn elections?
THE FUCK IS GOING ON IN THIS VIDEO
Let met get a few things straight though. Thaksin is convicted for dozens of corruption allegations, which is why he never returned. He ousted himself, refusing to go to court. No innocent man should feel threatened if he is innocent. So pretty much the documentary leaves out Thaksin's crime, making it look like a legitimate and elected leader was placed in power. The process is viewed that way, but there are facades to the game such as buying votes and literally changing voting ballot boxes.
Like any system in the world, there are gaping holes. Democracy as well, is imperfect and therefore it has been used as an excuse for everything the current government is doing. The video doesn't discuss how the current government has a failed rice scheme on their backs with 100s of thousands of farmers left unpaid, many choosing suicide. They don't discuss the attempt to build a redundant dam which will use a significant amount of the government budget. They don't discuss how little has been done, and we managed to hit a government deficit, thus having an incentive to make a loan which will make us owe money to other countries for at least 65 years. It is Thaksin, who is eating up the country, along with some elite royalists who wish to retain power. The majority of the people who protest, either side, are receiving information differently, but those commoners are the ones who are truly fighting for the country.
Terry Khan So... the Democrat Party is backed by the royal family, yes? Isn't the royal family (the king mentioned at the start of the video) already in power? And if Thaksin founded the party to which the king belongs to, then why does everyone view the king as a demi-god when they hate Thaksin? And if they don't want the current ruling party to win, then why did the kid's friend (in the video) say he loves his king so much that he cried when the king walked by?
I'm just confused as to exactly where these kid's allegiances stand. I may just not have understood the circumstances but it seems like, from the video, that these kids are on... both sides? They WANT governmental reform in one scene, and then in the very next scene they DON'T want governmental reform. Do they SUPPORT the king or do they not support the king? And if they support the king, then why don't they like this Thaksin guy if Thaksin was the person who created the party that the king belongs to?
Terry Khan Oh okay so they love the king, but hate Thaksin. They also believe that Thaksin is using his money to influence the current government.
But then why does the PDRC prevent people from voting in elections?
I personally think that this video is an irony, and that guy just wants to portray another facet of the Thai idle elites in a somewhat acerbic way.
nikster2011 I very much agree with you. He will not only be remembered as one of the most evil Thais who ever lived, but one of the smartest who used his intelligence in the wrong way.
Plus, he made a bold move in reaching out to the poor. This is why there should be a major reformation on how politics is used and "played" for other parties. I'm sure everyone has learned their lesson. There's a lot to learn from both sides, and Thaksin belongs in prison as a beautiful conclusion.
These are all luxury cars that nobody in any other country wanted anymore. That's the only reason why this royal family has them.
What if the King is the one who is corrupt?
Thanks for letting me know. I just was asking a question.
***** He has no power eh? lol
It's quite funny how the yellow shirts have hijacked loyalty to the king every single red short I've spoken to loves the king yet the yellow shirts have somehow twisted this to make out the red shirts are against the king
To people bashing Vice, my personal understanding of the business is they're unbiased. Posting this video under their name doesn't mean they agree, or disagree with any perspectives given in the video. They're simply showing a view that isn't shown by major news networks.
The Thai monarchy and its Royalist elite have long held the true power in Thailand, generations upon generations of Thais have grown up being told since their childhood that the king is essentially divine, that he commands special powers, with any actual criticism of the King and his royalists being treated as a violation of the law, punishable by lengthy prison sentences.
Quite a disturbing regime to be certain.
Arrogant ladyboys.
Nah, these are the guys who secretly fund the ladyboys lifestyle by giving them money for blow jobs behind closed hotel doors. It's all a very delicate cycle.
Wow!! This blew me away. Both of these guys are completely detached from reality, and suffer from delusions of grandeur. Obviously they are the flawed and spoiled offspring of Thailand's disgustingly rich. Talking about how his mate has real guts for refraining from owning a red Ferrari, WTF. I can't understand what these yellow shirts are on about, everyone in Thailand loves their king, even the poorest of the rural red shirt supporters have an unconditional love and respect for him. I know this because my wife is from rural Thailand, I'm at her families home as we speak, and I can see two posters of the king in the sitting room, yet in their hearts they support the fight for a democracy.
I'm grad to see many foreigners think the same thing as mine.
I thought that foreigners didn't see the truth behind this crisis.
Those PDRC must be end , otherwise the country will be failed because of their light-minded.
Well, atleast there are some people understand us.
Thank you all.
ps. I am not red-shirt, just to be cleared.
Friendship that was forged in the battlefield is stronger than steel..
Me and my friend playing
fps game : 👁👄👁
We fight for the right to drive through Bangkok in a ferrari...you know, looking out for the little guy. Whatever these kids are for I am instantly and automatically against, they represent everything wrong with humanity. Driving a vintage ferrari my dad bought me through a city embroiled in a civil war talking about how you're fighting for the rights of the monied elite to keep playing with toys while the world burns around them.
At least they are not hypocritical about it, like the American Plutocracy.
In my opinion as a foreigner who lives in the "pro-red shirt" north i think that this Documentary frames these two Thai "royalists" the same way they see themselves. They see themselves as protecting the king but in my opinion they are protecting their own interests. In my job i have traveled all around The northeast part of Thailand and have never met a red shirt who has said anything negative about the monarchy.
What many in this area are upset about is that the established families of Thailand in Bangkok can debate which luxury car they want to drive that day when the average person is worried if they will be able to afford to fix their scooter. Taksin was so popular because he introduced policies that tried to hep ordinary country people. I think this fight should be shown as a fight between socioeconomic groups and not "pro/anti king" as in Thailand the current king is loved by all.
Thanks for showing this video on TH-cam. Finally the world can see how pretentious Thai "hi-so" upper middle class are. Such scumbags are making me sick.
I'm Thai. what i'm trying to say is a simple example and can't apply to all people.
Most yellow shirts are middle class and royalist. Most are from Bangkok and southern provinces. You can say that they support Democrat party. (the opposition) the PDRC
Most red shirts are poor people from north and northeast. they support the government. I don't think most of them are anti-monarchy, but there are some people.
Just fuck it. i'm tired of this shit. i'm trying to writing this thing.
but just fuck it, third world problem, it's long you don't want to read it neither.
UPDATE: 7 years have passed. the PDRC had won its ultimate goal of initiating a coup where its leader--Prayut Chan-o-cha--and the military junta ruled Thailand until 2019 where the general election was held under military backed constitution which, to no one's surprises, brought them back to power.
the king they were trying to protect has since passed and was succeeded by the less popular current king. together with awful mismanagement of the economy and the COVID19, the youth-led popular uprising has now swung back to the anti-establishment camp, where the government has ramped up its crackdown through use of the draconian lese majese laws and increasingly violent protest crackdowns.
under this backdrop, Nat has defected from the royalist camp to the current anti-establishment camp and has since been on the streets with the protestors. unfortunately, today, he is reported to having been hit with rubber bullet which could possibly blind him.
a really ironic turn for the still unfolding events.
I don't understand what is going on. Who's side are the cops on? Who's side are the military on? What are which side fighting for if the government is already gone but they still have buildings? What is what and who is who? Are guns legal? How often is lethal force used? how often do unarmed people die? What are those necklaces?
It's a story as old as time; they're on the side of the people WHO ARE PAYING THEM. The side of the people who are feeding, clothing, and sheltering them
As long as 1% of the world's population controls 99% of the world's wealth, none of us will ever be free.
Precisely...this was a very badly made report with an agenda trying to potray the yellows as some rich spoilt Bangkok kids! But that couldn't be further from the truth
At the heart of the problem is political representation and power. Thaksin draws his power from the heavily populated but poorer Thai heartland. The yellows draw their power from the southern region with less than 20% of the Thai population. The Thai heartland does not vote for Thaksin as much as it does for his cronies! Thaksin's PTP party is now made up of some 10 smaller parties that have local loyalties, thus marginalizing the only remaining opposition voice - the democrats! In the first election when Thaksin's party garnered 27% of the votes, the democrats garnered 21%....the remainder small regional parties with clan politics were bought over and promised ministry seats!
With almost 70-80% of their votes now in his favor, Thaksin was quickly becoming a dictator, threatening any and everyone that spoke out against him! Lawyers and journalists opposed to him disappeared, TV stations gagged and brought under the state! You get the picture...Thailand was soon headed in the direction of Red China had these brave souls not come out
If I were to put it down in one sentence: these protests were against dictatorship! With only a tiny opposition left in parliament, you can imagine what's been happening over the past 12 years!
Guns can be purchased with a license, about as easy to get as in parts of America. Everybody is on the side of the King. The two sides have different ideas about what happens after.
Yeah that's half of Thailand's problem, it is all background dealing. You are asking the questions that every one is asking. You have to understand that the Coup last year wiped out all of those protests and soldiers are now patrolling every where and the OM is spouting anti-farang sentiment take that how you will.
No God
No king
Only human
My beloved country sinking deeper and deeper. Now see? How deep we have gone.
that guys british accent is well funy
Missing Simon already... this is annoying.
Wow. Such tools.
Just so posh about it "hes a killer, he kills people, hes an assassin and i basically bought his freedom and made him my bodyguard"
Wow... fucking wow...
When will people realize they don't need anyone in charge of them?
shameless royalists
"takes a lot of guts to not get a red Ferrari".....
i'm sorry wtf is going on?--and what planet is this?
Dudes accent's! thefukk? whaaay AYE man!
He is so gutsy and brave for not buying a red ferrari