9 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Surely there will be another bloodless coup along, this or next election.  Seem to be overdue, though rarely go 10 yrs without one.

 

Longest stretch without one was 14 yrs.  I got here a few after a coup, and had 2 while here,  Just another day ????

 

Once a 'general' is voted out, well then, time to put one back in.  Human nature, those that control the guns ... control.

 

- Wiki

A coup a day keeps the democracy away....

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

One has to wonder if this is not the plan in order to have more time for the EC to disband a few parties and invalidate the members from ever running for government positions again.  Troubling times lay ahead.  Sad really because Thailand just keeps taking steps backwards when they could be truly the center of the universe as some people say it is.

When you apply the rule of law even to rich oligarchs it is a good step in the long term....but difficult in the short term

13 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Surely there will be another bloodless coup along, this or next election.  Seem to be overdue, though rarely go 10 yrs without one.

 

Longest stretch without one was 14 yrs.  I got here a few after a coup, and had 2 while here,  Just another day ????

 

Once a 'general' is voted out, well then, time to put one back in.  Human nature, those that control the guns ... control.

 

- Wiki

Not bloodless this time. Lives will be lost as these power hungry megalomanics try to retain power. Times have changed and as I have been and will continue to say dark times lie ahead for Thailand. The people will rise up. The regime is finished.

1 hour ago, n00dle said:

but nothing has actually happened yet, once again you premature. 

Did you miss the irony by any chance. 

3 hours ago, h90 said:

When you apply the rule of law even to rich oligarchs it is a good step in the long term....but difficult in the short term

There is no shot term anywhere. 

The base contradictory of a independent democratic rule of law and the ruling oligarchical cabals has never been a fine line.......kinda practiced and accepted the world over in various degrees.