Thaksin targeted but Democrat sins forgotten
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I find it hypocritical that, while most letter-writers are extremely critical of Thaksin, they are also apologists for the Democrats. While they rightfully condemn Thaksin's rights abuses, none of them - with the exception of Burin Kantabutra - says anyth
Years ago, before any of us had heard of Thaksin, I said to an educated Thai that economic progress here only referred to people in urban areas, especially yuppies, while having little to do with the impoverished rural masses. He agreed.
If the opposition, of whom most letter-writers seem so fond, had addressed that problem in the first place, Thaksin never would have risen to power.
Eric Bahrt
Pattaya
