A terrifically honest description of Thailand’s root problems

Food for thought. Let’s hope the Thai people wake up.
Kiwiken
Excellent editorial.
However, the two sides are not the same.
One was/is the democratic choice of the Thai people, and the other was foisted on them by use of force.
One could have been removed at the ballot box, and one rewrote the constitution to benefit itself.
One played by the rules, and one just cheated in the worst way imaginable.
I tend to agree with pretty much all the bad things people think and believe about Thaksin, but the Thai people had the means to fire him. The Thai people have not had the means to fire Prayut.
The two sides are not the same.
 Not even close...
 Samui Bodoh
It just shows how utter corrupt the military and the politicians are. It shows that they are all in it for the money and don’t care about good governance. Sad state of affairs. Does explain a lot of things though.
 I do wonder who calls Thaksin a champion of democracy while he in his own words has said that democracy is not his goal and that he does not care who leads a country (democratic or not) as long as the country prospers. So maybe he is only a champion of democracy when it is useful to him. 
robblok
Tulsathit Taptim writes: “This tradition of begging and granting favours is deep-rooted in Thai politics and gives rise to all sorts of evils. The lobbying practice spawns bribery, inefficiency, corrupt partnerships and catastrophic revenge vendettas.”
 That sounds like the country I have experienced over the last 30 years. A terrifically honest description of the problems besetting this country. The idea that “ideology” has ever risen its head in this countries politics is so ridiculous as to be laughable.
Lungstib
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