Continued imposition of martial law helps nobody in the end

What does this tell us about these people?
First: An “I don’t care about you” mentality.
For as long as such people don’t have a problem with the indefinite imposition of martial law, they obviously don’t care how others might suffer. Also, it clearly means nothing that other citizens of this country have been denied freedom of assembly or freedom of political expression since May last year.
It means nothing that exercising these fundamental rights result in people being thrown behind bars and tried in a military court, where the right to appeal is non existent.
In other words, those who back martial law and the junta don’t care how others may suffer provided they can continue to express themselves by praising the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) ad infinitum.
Second: Mental myopia.
Those who support martial law say they feel secure because the country is peaceful. But what kind of security can it be if it’s based on repression and fear? Security that is based on stamping out basic rights and freedoms – especially of those who think differently – is very fragile. Besides, supporting martial law is as good as ensuring the security of the military junta.
Martial law does not solve problems – it merely suppresses them and produces an illusion of normalcy and security. The longer martial law is in place, the deeper the anti-coup sentiment will be and more people will end up getting detained with little or no judicial recourse. This, in fact, is a recipe for a more volatile and antagonistic state of politics.
Third: Addiction to autocracy.
Most of us know that relying on strong medication for a long period of time is detrimental to health. The same can be said about depending on draconian laws in order to maintain so-called peace and security – it risks turning Thailand into a country of docile citizens. Society run on draconian law, like a patient addicted to strong drugs, faces the risk of eventual collapse. After all, military rule is corrosive to liberty and democracy.
Fourth: Immaturity.
A society that follows “rule by law” rather than “rule of law” cannot expect to be free and mature.
It’s humiliating that some people choose to follow dictators rather than demanding that their liberty and free will be preserved.
They are like students in an old-fashioned school, who are fine with being led by an authoritarian school master who can whip and slap them for misbehaviour without being held responsible. The only difference here is that the person wielding the whip is a dictator who seized power illegitimately.
Dependency on martial law is a damning indictment on those who have failed to deal with political differences respectfully and humanely. Supporters of martial law have clearly failed find a way of coexisting with those who disagree with them without having to rely on a law that chains others to prison walls.