zzaa09

Uh-huh. Experts chiming in.

Not that any such whataboutism course would be applicable, as the cycle of contemporary [going back some 100 years] Thai politics, by it's very instinctive nature, is and has been soundly corrupt. Dependent largely on varying degrees in which one's perspective is based on. No doubt that the Shinawatra clan were on the take and succumbed to the corrupted tasked at hand, yet one doesn't have to be a scholar [or even a decent researcher] to comprehend long before their time and long after, the deep criminal element of everything Thai politics was/is rampant and accepted as part and parcel of oligarchical rule - all of which made the Shinawatras seem angelic in comparison. To diverse degrees they're all associated with the same club.....and any newcomers are deemed to follow or forced to join.

Many hues of grey, actually. Most of which aren't recognized by those usual circles.

Most are indifferent about the military, as they've been for decades. Best keep your highly speculative sociological perspectives to the make believe surveys.

Some of us outsiders have closer and familiar ties and bonds to the place than others, en lieu of the pretend understanding and connections that most display here. "Our" would be quite appropriate for those very few.

Pure as the driven snow according to some.

A Supreme Court that was set up/created by The Junta Gang. Legitimate.....????

Might be surprised by those who consider this circle legitimate. Quite astounding.

Better red than red, white and blue..... ????

But being illegitimate candidates, by way of an illegal coup, in 2019....there victorious election would be nil and void by any reasonable measure, yes?

I'll take all of the above for 500, Alex.....

Civilised countries. Where might these be found?

Perhaps our state should be defined as an oligarchy with a progressive twist..... ????

Think it's about time they sink back to their exclusive caves. It's over for them. Maybe.

Another borrowed Korean fashion. That's never happened. Ho Hum...

Being friendly with the U.S. is akin to extending relations with a demon. Not in Thais best interest. Leave it alone.

STOP! Just stop with this revolution talk, that you and others have assured yourselves that's gonna take place. There won't be any such grand common rebellion as a collective - it's not in their nature. And they're not repressed anyway - why revolt? A handful [well....ok, more than a handful] of loyal activists protesting in the streets of BKK does not define a revolution.

Who's Shirley?

Be the change you wish to see in the world. Live one's protest.

Don't see the usefulness or logic of attaching highly invented and fabricated political identities and false labels to anything. The manner in which we've been so conditioned to see everything. Imagine if we just see the individual as they are without the silly, not very constructive, and made up political identities/philosophies. The crux that brings too many down.

Yes...the present judicial system that was created and is still controlled by the scallawaggery of the Junta Gang. Due process requires an objective and truly lawful court system.

All children should have access to a free and state-subsidized education.......and private schooling available if you have the means. Looked upon as a beneficial entity for the commons, not a broader profit making scheme/enterprise for the unscrupulous. The quality of said education? That's another chapter to explore and address.

Democracy. Of couse. Do these activists know what type of democracy that they're looking for? A purer form of a democratic state? [which doesn't exist] Or.....the much more common practice, the world over, of corporatism/oligarchical rule that passes itself off as democracy.

Btw.....what type of character and politics does Pita attain to refer to him as liberal? What is Liberal?

It just might come to that.......but involving a smallish select rebellion. The broader population are to indifferent [and couldn't be bothered] to bring on such nonsense for themselves.