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Sooo, you rabid hatred for the guy stems from the fact that he (in your opinion) thought he was above the law? Tell me, what are your feelings towards the "former" junta leader currently in power who really is above the law and who presides over a cabinet who are obviously not completely free of unusual wealth (to put it mildly)?
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"Well said. It's good to see a poster that wasn't taken in by the pro Thaksin BS." Very few here are taken in by the "pro Thaksin BS". What most of us realize is that we prefer for Thailand to have their crooked politicians elected instead of imposed on them by guns because if that vicious cycle is never broken Thailand can never progress. "Far as I'm concerned he was the worst thing that happened to LOS, and under him the farang night scene was ruined and has never recovered to what it was prior to him being PM." But, of course, for someone who places the greatest importance on "the night scene" I can see why you wouldn't give a flying.......
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"No, that was not the only thing. The coups removed Thaksin and his little sister from power." Wow, you really didn't get the point, did you. "And since the last coup there are no red shirts in the streets anymore." Yes, rather eternal military rule that street demonstrations, right? "And lets repeat it one more time: If Thaksin would have been an honest PM then he could probably still be in charge now - without any coup. He was so greedy and corrupt that many people hated him and wanted to get rid of him. That is what the army did." For the n'th time (it's like talking to a brick wall): The old elite didn't remove Thaksin because of whatever greed and corruption existed. They removed him because he was a threat to them and their access to the trough!
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"Thaksin is obviously not the only bad and corrupt politician." What??? I thought he was evil incarnate, the devil in person, original sin! "But he is a prime example how he undermined everything in Thailand. The police was on his side, the prosecutors worked for him (and not against him), the judges didn't dare to convict him. If there would be independent police and independent courts then politicians could be held accountable. But that is not the case in Thailand. As far as I see the only way to remove Thaksin was with a coup. Because the prosecutors didn't dare it and the judges would likely not have convicted him (even with lots of evidence)." I could ask you if you realize you just described to a T (no pun intended) the coup leader in power today but the I remember there really is no point.