On 3/27/2019 at 11:23 AM, GarryP said:

I am at a loss to understand why so many people are surprised that FFP joined up with PTP. They both have policies to downsize and reduce spending on the military. They have both made it clear they could not support Prayuth as the PM.  They also have some other similar policies. And just because some believe that PT is the most corrupt party ever (the junta actually leaves PT in the dust on the corruption scale), does not make those other parties joining in the coalition (if it succeeds) corrupt too. In fact, they would probably be in a position to increase oversight over what is happening in the government. 

 

Also, of the people who voted FFP who I have spoken to, not one of them believes it wrong to join up with PT to form the government.  It seems it is mainly the holier than thou foreign crowd who have problems with it.       

OK...(the junta actually leaves PT in the dust on the corruption scale) can you provide some evidence of this?? ......just curious...

12 minutes ago, bizboi said:

OK...(the junta actually leaves PT in the dust on the corruption scale) can you provide some evidence of this?? ......just curious...

Just a few examples that come to mind: the park in Hua Hin, Prayuth's nephew, Prawit's watches, etc.. of course never really investigated.... + unexplained wealth 

Beyond the NCPO itself, the army in general: fake bomb detector, Rolls-Royce engine case (burried), etc... + very bad ranking on defence corruption index (band E, high risk)

The list is surely far from exhaustive....

3 hours ago, jayboy said:

Who knows? I don't detect much other than resignation at the moment.

 

One point not much commented on is that Korn Chatikavanij one of the leading Democrats has explicitly ruled out working with Pheua Thai (and by inference being willing to work with Palang Pracharat). That means there could never be a united anti-army rule coalition which the dinosaurs couldn't easily subvert.

 

It's difficult to overestimate the significance of this point. Most Thai politicians - whether in or out of uniform - unpleasant, self-serving and corrupt. Korn (and a few others) are different - independently wealthy, highly competent, very well educated, knowledgeable about the world, personable and in short a decent man. Unlike most feral politicians, he KNOWS what is the decent thing to do - yet he does the opposite. What can explain it?  Tribalism and class solidarity I suppose, never to be underestimated in politics.

 

Of course, it's completely understandable why Korn recoils at the prospect of working with Pheua Thai - but politics is about compromise, and the opposite is so much worse. Maybe he should have a word with Nick Clegg. Joking apart someone like Korn on the inside could monitor and crack down on any PTP skullduggery 

Korn and Abhisit, every time there was a choice, betrayed democracy.

This pair bear the brunt of the responsibility for the 100 Thais shot dead in the streets in 2010.

They are far, far worse than Thaksin.

History shall condemn them both.

Their careers are over.

Good riddance!

31 minutes ago, pornprong said:

Korn and Abhisit, every time there was a choice, betrayed democracy.

This pair bear the brunt of the responsibility for the 100 Thais shot dead in the streets in 2010.

They are far, far worse than Thaksin.

History shall condemn them both.

Their careers are over.

Good riddance!

Yes, I think your first sentence is correct.

 

I don't think Korn can be blamed for the events of 2010.

On 3/27/2019 at 10:07 AM, pornprong said:

Why?

It was signalled very clearly prior to the election.

The only surprise would have been if the Democrats finally did the right thing, alas, it was not to be.

 yes but Democrats are not designed to do the right thing just look at America man what a mess