Quote:What such critics have failed to see past are the superficial labels of "democratically-elected Prime Minister"; "the military"; and "the King" into what was going on in Thailand. What many see as the overthrow of a democratic government, I see instead is a bastard cousin to a bona fide democratic revolution. Things were so broken, or about to break, that drastic action was taken in order to stop this freight train before it derailed into something bloodier than it already was.
The only uncertainty I hold is the one where we wait and see if Cincinnatus still has a place in the 21st Century.
Well, the Bangkok media elite certainly convinced you!
The fact is that Thaksin Shinawatra enjoys widespread support in the countryside and amongst the poor. He won his elections by a much more convincing margin than Bush or Merkel. The opposition parties lost fair and square and refused to accept the result.
The "problem" of Shinawatra is that he is a selfmade man and that he has curtailedf the privileges of the capital and the rich and middleclass people who have been used to living of the taxes squeezed from the people and spent by an obliging state for their benefit.
Anyway, what was broken? The economy is doing alright and the normal people aren't complaining. Thaksin has dealt harshly with drugdealers and muslim terrorists. I see nothing wrong with that!
Prophecy of Deimos
âThe world doesnât end with water, fire, or cold. Iâve divined the coming apocalypse. It ends with tentacles!â
âThe world doesnât end with water, fire, or cold. Iâve divined the coming apocalypse. It ends with tentacles!â