Section 112 is untouchable
Re: "Section 112 won't fix itself", (Editorial, Nov 7).
In your recent editorial, you appear to hold the belief that S112 could be and should be "fixed", with that action taking place in parliament. This is totally denying the fact that MFP was dissolved by a court for suggesting they would discuss reform of this law if they took power.
With the dissolution of your party at risk, it's not surprising that no party will admit to wanting to discuss this subject. At present, it's untouchable.
Trump's new era
Re: "Trump on verge of poll victory", (BP, Nov 7).
From riding in a garbage truck to becoming, yet again, the most powerful person in the world, Donald Trump will be here for the next four years.
Let's hope he doesn't trash:
The economy
The health system
The fight against climate change
The freedom to oppose
The rights of women to live their lives as they want.
The safety of the downtrodden and endangered, especially in war-torn countries.
Many will worry about the path he is likely to follow and the people he will take with him.
Lizard legacy
Re: "Monitor misery", (PostBag, Nov 6).
'Revolutionary Reptiles' incisive take on the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources' decision to allow the farming of monitor lizards is appreciated. His moniker, however, betrays a truth or two.
First, it must be conceded he is correct that we mammals, especially our own johnny-come-lately species of the Homo genus, are recent actors on the Earth, with nothing like the venerable lineage of the monitor family, descended as they are directly from the mighty T-Rex, Diplodocus, and their siblings no less.
Taking a longer perspective though, both the monitors and ourselves are, like the cows and salmon, equally descended from the exact same common ancestor some 400 million or so years ago. On this analysis, we are equally ancient.
It is the case, however, that Thai reptiles of dinosaur bloodlines do not evolve, let alone be revolutionary.
That said, I would not wish to suppress the Komodo resistance's right to peacefully advocate as they present the case for their right to be respected as fellow denizens of our shared space being trashed by we humans. The living Earth itself no more needs us than it does roses or the more rapidly evolving Staphylococci species.
For the record
Because I've been out of Thailand I've had trouble accessing my email account. So I am now telling you directly that I did not write that PostBag letter of Oct 19. It is my position that the meat industry causes terrible suffering to animals, humans and the environment. But I have never wished harm on meat-eaters themselves who are among my friends.
Please take note that this is the last PostBag letter I will write for a long time. I'm 74 years old, and I need a break.