Traum | 05-22-2014 09:08 AM | Quote:
Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp
(Post 8475025)
Meh isn't this like the 15th one or something?
I guess the difference with them is that the military is happy to take over if they bust a corrupt politician. Unlike South America though, they actually move aside when a new one is chosen :fuckthatshit: | The difference with the Thailand situation is, more often than not, the PM isn't necessarily corrupt. Thaksin, the first (?) PM that got thrown out in this recent string of "coup", is very likely riddled with corruption. A lot of his successors, however, were simply tossed out with bogus charges because they were deemed to be Thaksin's puppet. More generally speaking, the more wealthy elites in the city are completely at odds with the poorer peasants in the outlying regions, but the poorer peasants' population (and therefore their votes) outnumbers the city elites, and so Thaksin and the rest of those in his parties keeps on getting voted back into the PM seat.
Without resolving their differences, or at least come to a sustainable truce, Thailand is just going to keep toiling in this endless rounds of PM election, protest, coup, etc. until the elderly Thai King passes away. And then all bets are off on what could happen... which likely means there will be more turmoil and instability for the country. |