You maybe right Oliver I see Mr. P announced recently he's here for the long haul and there is no election timetable.
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You maybe right Oliver I see Mr. P announced recently he's here for the long haul and there is no election timetable.
I read recently that the US Supreme Court has held that "Democracy does not presume that some subjects are either too divisive or too profound for public debate".
That must be the basis for lego and other farang junta supporters very kindly on behalf of all Thais deciding that Thailand and democracy are incompatible.
but as Justice Kennedy continues "It is demeaning to the democratic process to presume that the voters are not capable of deciding [an issue] on decent and rational grounds" - an opinion I am sure Oliver would be happy to support but lego and the junta possibly less so?Quote:
Originally Posted by kommentariat
but then the linked article is not about democracy per se, it is about SCOTUS interpreting the US Constitution and the First Amendment, neither of which apply to Thailand
however justice Kennedy's comment that "Freedom embraces the right, indeed the duty, to engage in a rational, civic discourse in order to determine how best to form a consensus to shape the destiny of the Nation and its people" highlights something sorely missing in the Thai political and social process, something that neither side of the political/power spectrum wants to see, and even without getting into discussions of the more esoteric attributes of democracy like respect for the rule of law and equality under the law etc may explain why Thailand's patronage society is incompatible with democracy
but then the same applies to most western democracies I suppose!
bkkguy
The latest from Andrew MacGregor Marshall.
BP: New Crackdown on Criticism Has Ominous Overtones
http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opin ... -overtones
Words of wisdom from the General.
http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandal ... l-prayuth/
A rather superfluous use of adjective Up2U. Surely every word the General uses is a wise one?Quote:
Originally Posted by Up2U
I'm no admirer of Gilbert & Sullivan operettas but the Dear Leader surely deserves one of his own. ....Thailand's very own "Modern Major-General."
I cannot agree. Prayuth is Pooh-Bah, surely?Quote:
Originally Posted by Oliver
NYT: Human rights abuses reported.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/wo ... &referrer=