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Thailand's Army Declares War On 'vice'


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<<First they came for the Illegal Gambling Den Attenders, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not an Illegal Gambling Den Attender.

Then they came for nightlife establishments that permitted persons under the age of 20 or stayed open after 2 am, and I did not speak out—

because I was not a nightlife establishment that permitted persons under the age of 20 or stayed open after 2 am.

Then they came for the yaba dealers and consumers, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not a yaba dealer or consumer.

Then they came for the alcoholic mid-afternoon punters at my favorite blowjob bar —and there was no one left to speak for me. Like, literally, she was physically unable to speak for me for a few minutes. And then she spit in a towel and rinsed her mouth with antiseptic, and explained that all was in good, clean, minty-fresh fun.

 

Those cock-fighting rings, man, it's all in where you place the hyphen these days. >>

 

​Brilliant!

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Better get out my weekly agenda and cross out planned vice activity impacted by the crackdown: uh, cockfighting, not really my thing. No illegal gambling den visits planned this week, so that's a relief. Political activity replaced by Angry Birds anyway, and I'm not doing any working, documented or otherwise.

This is clearly the kind of crackdown I can get behind with enthusiasm, or at least ignore with confidence. Although I'm reminded of the words of a hoary Pattaya vet sitting at the end of a whorey Pattaya bar some time ago, just after the Thaksin/Purachai Purges reduced the nightlife gutters to pale shadows of the dark shadows of nightlife gutters they had once been. Three moves from victory in a five-baht Connect-4 game, he turned to me and intoned the following:

First they came for the Illegal Gambling Den Attenders, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not an Illegal Gambling Den Attender.

Then they came for nightlife establishments that permitted persons under the age of 20 or stayed open after 2 am, and I did not speak out—

because I was not a nightlife establishment that permitted persons under the age of 20 or stayed open after 2 am.

Then they came for the yaba dealers and consumers, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not a yaba dealer or consumer.

Then they came for the alcoholic mid-afternoon punters at my favorite blowjob bar —and there was no one left to speak for me. Like, literally, she was physically unable to speak for me for a few minutes. And then she spit in a towel and rinsed her mouth with antiseptic, and explained that all was in good, clean, minty-fresh fun.

Those cock-fighting rings, man, it's all in where you place the hyphen these days.

is this from Martin Niemoller ?

 

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not a Socialist.

 

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

 

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—

Because I was not a Jew.

 

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

 

 

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