"who ever wants American style democracy"
it's the best money can buy !
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"who ever wants American style democracy"
it's the best money can buy !
This coup, so mild and bloodless, and polite seems to be generally regarded as a good thing. Not very exciting after all. It's a sort of Chicken Coup.
Oh, yes, yes. Everyone in Thailand supports the coup. After all, that's why they had to HAVE the coup in the first place, right? I mean, since everyone was so anti-Thaksin, they certainly wouldn't have voted him into power again in November, now would they?
No, now that you say so Arse they wouldn't have. Though I would say the same amount probably supports the King too.
Suan Dusit's poll shows 84% support coup
Approximately 84 per cent of Thais support Tuesday's military coup, according to the poll conducted by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University.
The poll showed that 82 per cent of Bangkok residents, and 86 per cent of residents in rural areas supported the coup as they believe it end political / social tension and is a positive step for Thai politics.
The poll contradicted the widespread belief that people in rural areas support Thaksin. About 16 per cent of Thais disagreed with the coup, citing adverse impact on Thailand's image in the international communities and weaken investors' confidence. About 75 per cent hopes Thai politics will improve following the coup, while about 20 per cent sees no change in political developments.
The Nation
So the coup was a complete waste of time. TRT would not have been reelected in November, and Thailand 's democratic process would have been preserved. Also, there would have been no need to send tanks into the city, censor international news, suppress opposition sentiments, and institute martial law.
Not to mention the fact the "shadenfreude" of Thaksin getting the boot by a democratic vote of his own people, rather than a military operation, would have been so much sweeter. Oh, well.
Sweeter for who exactly? You speak like this is the midwest USA! Only god is not yet involved.
I don't believe in God, so I won't be mentioning him.
Do you not think it would have been so goddam satisfying to see Thaksin lose an election by a landslide, as the latest poll figures suggest he would have? As it is, he can now go through life saying that he had the people's mandate, that he never lost an election, that he was the victim of an undemocratic power play.
Once again boygeenyus fails to understand the realities of Thailand. Thaksin was setting himself as a rival power to the King. He was attempting to play off various factions of the royal family against each other. It's been clear for many months through the actions of the King's surrogates (eg. Prem) that the King wanted Thaksin gone. That that was also the wish of large number of people in Bangkok (but not the countryside) was merely coincidental. The army, despite years of stating that the days of the army coup were behind them, got the nod from the palace and suddenly coups were back in favour. This action has nothing to do with preserving democracy and everything with preserving the status of the monarchy. A sub-text may well be that the Crown Prince is perceived as being in Thaksin's pocket and the king didn't want to risk consolidating that circumstance by his death
Cedric States...
Just the entire free world you dumb shit.Quote:
Exactly and who ever wants American style democracy,
Boygeenyus,
Everybody (except possibly you) knows how Thaksin warmed up to the impoverished people in Isaan. He purchased their votes with free cows...funded with government money. Do you get it. One cow - one vote. Another cow - another vote...duh!
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If it's the FREE world, why haven't they already got it, if they want it and they are free?
No, I think that you are talking about the impoverished, enchained, disenfranchised masses. Or would they rather have a good meal, or peace?