Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry to discuss ’diplomatic protocol’ with diplomats

[DrTuner]

Talks are a good idea, time to let the junta know what other countries think of their BS. Grind it in HARD, it's face bashing time!

[jayboy]

Just now, DrTuner said:

Talks are a good idea, time to let the junta know what other countries think of their BS. Grind it in HARD, it's face bashing time!

They don't care. The MFA will bleat but they are bit players, monkies to the organ grinder. The powerful forces actually controlling events couldn't give a dam what foreigners think. They know they will not be challenged in practice and in time even the feeble foreign protests will fade. The West has more important fish to fry and Thailand isn't an issue in the grand scheme of things.

[Dinobot]

What an absolute embarrassment for the junta. Laughingstocks!

[Eric Loh]

13 hours ago, jayboy said:

They don't care. The MFA will bleat but they are bit players, monkies to the organ grinder. The powerful forces actually controlling events couldn't give a dam what foreigners think. They know they will not be challenged in practice and in time even the feeble foreign protests will fade. The West has more important fish to fry and Thailand isn't an issue in the grand scheme of things.

Point taken and the powerful forces will not take caution and plow forward recklessly while the west and some progressive Asian countries will likely to respond in their own ways. 

 

The last 2 coups elicited strong responses from the west as while as Japan. Aid were cut, military exercises were cancelled, visas were restricted for coup leaders in some countries. Really a bad image generated by the illegal seizure of elected governments. 

 

However this election wholesale alleged rigging is unprecedented in terms of how the world will respond. Perhaps taking the recent Cambodia’s blatant election fiasco as example will be the appropriate example. Their economy is now reeling from EU and USA withdrawing of trade privileges and GSP respectively. I think this is what frightened the junta and the MFA,