The spirit of spoof

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Published: 29 Jan 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

I read with some concern the Jan 24 political letter in the Bangkok Post which was titled ''My spoof Democrat letter''.

I have no opinion on the politics that the letter was dealing with, but I do believe that the word ''spoof'' has not been used correctly. The letter is a political parody, not a spoof.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines spoof as a deception or hoax or a light-natured parody.

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cadcolin
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Discussion 6 : 29 Jan 2013 at 14.116
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d1 couldn’t agree more too many problems and the powers in charge won’t address them
What’s going to force change will be something small and insignificant at first which will then effectively snowball to the point where they can’t stop it.
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Discussion 5 : 29 Jan 2013 at 10.355
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Disc1:Change.org is doing something and you should sign their petition.
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dao
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Discussion 4 : 29 Jan 2013 at 09.184
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Please use your phone to record police and people in power acting shamelessly or illegally .It isn't until people shine a light in these people do they feel any consequence of their action .Freedom to speak is a basic human right .
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Discussion 3 : 29 Jan 2013 at 07.593
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"Many of our judges were educated in the West, and received the highest degrees awarded by the best universities in the world. This brings them into line with other judicial systems around the world."

What a load of old cobblers, it's the silly laws that are the problem and the corruption. People who understand the difference between law and justice do not play the man, and Khun Dusit needs to try some original thought, it's rather refreshing.
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Discussion 2 : 29 Jan 2013 at 07.452
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Khun Dusit...It's the law that are criticized not the judges. The judged rule the case according to the law.
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Discussion 1 : 29 Jan 2013 at 06.341
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Nature Lover: Unfortunately, if you are a policeman, a politician, rich, or well-connected, you can pretty well do what you like and get away with it. As long as the people are apathetic towards this, nothing will change. Having said that, the pressure cooker of Thai society is boiling because of the inequalities and corruption, and one day the lid will be blown off. One doesn't need much intelligence to foresee the inevitable.
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