Military justice a small price to pay

If the junta government can maintain peace and order and get things done swiftly, who needs an election? Who needs an opposition that would impede the government’s every move? As a sexagenarian approaching the crematorium, I care little who governs the country as long as my Bt600 senior allowance arrives every month.

This junta government has done plenty for the country, more than the previous two governments put together. It has clamped down on street racers, prohibited sales of alcohol near schools, stopped human trafficking and illegal fishing, demolished buildings encroaching on public land and even handed out coupons for free digital TV boxes. Most importantly, it ousted a corrupt government, prevented civil war and saved the country from becoming a failed state. Thailand is better off under military rule. 

If some civilians are convicted in military courts, or some university students jailed for anti-coup campaigns, so be it. Life has never been fair anyway, not even under democratically elected governments.

Somsak Pola