Re: "Justice is approaching", (PostBag, June 16).
Was it purely accidental that David B Hamilton offered not a shred of evidence or reason to support any of his incredible fake claims? Calling a solidly supported argument "audacity" is merely a personal attack, not a rebuttal.
Mr Hamilton's failure to present anything in the way of rebuttal can only confirm that The Washington Post, and the other reliable international media listed, were correct in their reports and assessments.
But then, like Thailand's foreign minister, we already knew that.
In making their solid case that the election and shenanigans since March 24 are a sham of democratic principle and process, the international media reports cited relevant facts that are well-known: the overthrow of the supreme legal institution of the Thai nation in May 2014, the self-appointment of Prayut Chan-o-cha as prime minister, complete with a full amnesty, the bespoke constitution written to enable his return following elections after numerous broken promises, the creation of the Palang Pracharath Party to facilitate the return of those responsible for orchestrating the overthrow of Thailand's former democratic form of government, the petty-minded harassment under rule of law made up for that purpose of the truly reform-minded Future Forward Party.
No, Mr Hamilton's personal attack confirms that the internationally respected media organisations he cited, The New York Times, and others, angered not because they report fake news or make unsubstantiated assessments; on the contrary, they upset zealous dogmatists precisely because their reporting is irrefutably accurate, informed, and substantive.
Felix Qui
Motorcycle madness
Re: "Two killed in motorcycle taxi brawl", (Online, June 15).
It is stunning to see a brawl between two rival motorcycle-taxi queues at a densely populated part of Bangkok (Udomsuk) and in the middle of the day that has caused two deaths and two injuries.
It is even more stunning to read from your news report that the police said both motorcycle-taxi queues are operating illegally when thousands of people are using their service each day.
Not to mention that there is a police booth right at the Sukhumvit-Udomsuk junction supervising the traffic.
Why these two motorcycle-taxi queues can operate illegally is a six million dollar question, but residents in the area need to know which ones are the legal motorcycle-taxi queues.
Yingwai Suchaovanich
A big fat lie
Re: "Obesity is not a dog's best friend", (BP, June 15).
The same readers who were told by this newspaper on 27 May that their obesity was an identity which should be celebrated with pride are now told that they should be aware that obesity in pets is a disease.
Pet owners are directed to spend money on treating the obesity of their pets and on buying for themselves fashion designed for and marketed to them, instead of treating their own obesity.
BAFFLED READER
Missing Orwell's point
Re: "1984 not so visionary", (PostBag, June 15).
Baffled Reader may have read 1984 but it would appear he hasn't read anything else by George Orwell.
The author's essays are models of clarity, elegance, and linguistic precision, unlike the opaque verbiage in the last paragraph of Baffled Reader's letter, which struggles to convey the thread of an argument.
I recommend Orwell's Politics and the English Language.
While his "rules" on style are a bit too rigid (and he broke them himself, as he admitted) the essay still has plenty of relevance today.
Andrew Stewart
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