Is Los Headed For A Military Dictatorship?

[Pepe']

Or is it under one already?

[bendix]

[canuckamuck]

Are mullets out of style now or are they back?

[zorro1]

bet ya there will be a 500 word essay coming...by someone with a mullet

[tropo]

I like that emoticon Bendix.

[bendix]

It's good, isnt it, tropo?

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[tropo]

Or is it under one already?

It's a fair question.

Even with a so called democratically elected leader (December elections), we'll never be certain....but I suspect that unless Thailand elects a very smart, resourceful (and crafty) prime minister the military will always hold the reigns.

[Jai Dee]

Flame posts have been deleted from this thread... play nicely please.

[bendix]

Ok back on subject.

Is it under a military dictatorship? No.

Is it heading that way? No.

Does that answer your question?

[Pepe']

Ok back on subject.

Is it under a military dictatorship? No.

Is it heading that way? No.

Does that answer your question?

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Why yes it does.

I'm glad we got that cleared up so definitively...

[lazeeboy]

Ok back on subject.

Is it under a military dictatorship? No.

Is it heading that way? No.

Does that answer your question?

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Why yes it does.

I'm glad we got that cleared up so definitively...

at the moment yes,by xmas eve who knows ,hopefully not ....

[ozzydom]

Why all the fuss ,half the world is under a dictatorship of one kind or another.

[the gent]

Ok back on subject.

Is it under a military dictatorship? No.

Is it heading that way? No.

Does that answer your question?

Believe this and you'll believe anything......

For goodness sakes, Bendit, any so called democratically elected government in this country requires the army's fiat if it is to be sustained and the moment it deviates from the path pleasing to the generals it's gone. Thaksin in his hubris actually thought he was immune from the ultimate sanction but then greed can blind anyone I suppose. Some naif may confuse periodic elections with democracy but most cognoscenti realise the appointed government is nothing but dictatorship in drag.

And I thought you were relatively astute. Just goes to show, everyone has their blind spot it seems.

[JetsetBkk]

Believe this and you'll believe anything......

For goodness sakes, Bendit, any so called democratically elected government in this country requires the army's fiat

[TheExpat]

Yes. When the police and the army go to battle for power, our paradise will go right down the crapper........which will force me to move to Vietnam!

[the gent]

[blaze]

Ok back on subject.

Is it under a military dictatorship? No.

Is it heading that way? No.

Does that answer your question?

Woud you be so kind as to explain just what system of government is currently in place if it is not a military dictatorship? Or do you believe the Surayuth government, which was appointed by the military- is an independent body- and if so, by what authority does it exist?

[Cobalt60]

Are you sure thats an army Fiat, dont look the right colour to me.

[bendix]

Oh, the irony the irony. If only people could see the irony!

[johnsurin]

Democracy is only the right to vote for your own dictator, hence everybody is under dictatorship.

John.....

[the gent]

Oh, the irony the irony. If only people could see the irony!

Sorry, must have been blinded by the goldy........

[kat]

Are you sure thats an army Fiat, dont look the right colour to me.

Oh, the irony the irony. If only people could see the irony!

Is that a color?

[kmart]

This gave me a chuckle this morning; from the BP:

Bridge into troubled waters

The Chart Thai party election campaign took a bath after candidates led by Janista Liewchalermwong as well as party leader Banharn Silpa-archa and supporters fell into a canal near Don Muang Plaza in Don Muang district yesterday. The old footbridge they were walking on collapsed, and two party supporters suffered minor injuries.

Barney Rubble finally fell into his appointed tarpit.

[frodo]

Headed? I don't think so. With all the meddling, it's apparent it's been here for awhile already with full immunity. From the Nation:

CNS tells EC to halt investigation against its confidential document.

The Council for National Security Friday sent an urgent letter to the Election Commission, telling it to halt an investigation against body on ground that its actions have legal immunity granted by the interim charter.

source: http://nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/r...newsid=30057909

[007]

Or is it under one already?

My prognosis is that the PPP (Thaksin's puppets) are going to win the general election, and the army will orchestrate another coup...

[samtam]

Yes. I agree, and I think that idea is gaining currency.

[JR Texas]

Yes. I agree, and I think that idea is gaining currency.

IMHO (really not humble), Thailand is ruled by a corporate-political-military triangle of power (same as all other countries). There really is no true democracy (same as all other countries). Periodically one finger of the triangle gains the upper hand......now the middle finger has the upper hand :D

[Ricardo]

This gave me a chuckle this morning; from the BP:

Bridge into troubled waters

The Chart Thai party election campaign took a bath after candidates led by Janista Liewchalermwong as well as party leader Banharn Silpa-archa and supporters fell into a canal near Don Muang Plaza in Don Muang district yesterday. The old footbridge they were walking on collapsed, and two party supporters suffered minor injuries.

Barney Rubble finally fell into his appointed tarpit.

That will teach them to cut spending on infra-structure !

[mogoso]

Are you sure thats an army Fiat, dont look the right colour to me.

Camouflage

[wilko]

Is the bear Catholic?

Does the Pope crap in the woods?