Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p>"At a time when <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thailand</span></a> needs a strong, competent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> to handle numerous <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/challenges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>challenges</span></a>, the new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cabinet</span></a> is just the opposite.. In short, it is not up to expectations, by any standards.. Evidently, the new cabinet is not based on meritocracy.. Some appointments are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astounding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astounding</span></a>.. These cabinet appointments show <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PheuThai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PheuThai</span></a> is focused on its <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/owninterests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>owninterests</span></a> instead of thinking abt how to move the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/country" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>country</span></a> forward. Tis cabinet cannot win <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>public</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/confidence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>confidence</span></a>, nor <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trust</span></a>"🤦♂️<br><a href="https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/3062329/papering-over-cracks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinio</span><span class="invisible">n/3062329/papering-over-cracks</span></a></p>