Civil War in Thailand? Anyone else afraid?

[ultimate weapon]

They'll bicker on for years. But as far as central and northern Thais are concerned, they've got more in common than not. There's always a 'middle path'. There's probably more of a divide in the south, based on religion not politics.

One thing that will unite the south, and I mean all the south. Is their hatred of all things Shinawatra, especially the one "in exile".

Did you know the Thai word for South is Thaksin?

No the thai word for south isn't thaksin. It's tai pronounced without the "H" in thai. There's a popular saying khun tai jai dum as in southern people have black hearts.

[kotsak]

Look around us....... Cambodia is run by a thug, Hue Sen,Burma is controlled by the military and Laos is a communist state .I reckon we are doing pretty well

I don't expect any problems until the "reds" are let of the leash !

It's funny when you put it that way because then you realize that Thailand is all of the above combined..

[thailiketoo]

Sure, but they are much more educated now and can also examine the function and rules of government in other countries versus their own and are more willing to challenge the caste system than in 1928.

The most dramatic changed occurred as a result of, "The Cultural Mandates or State Decrees (Thai: รัฐนิยม; RTGS: ratthaniyom; literally 'State fashion' or 'State customs') were a series of 12 edicts issued between 1939 and 1942."

They made anything that has happened before or since seem mild.

[thailiketoo]

Look around us....... Cambodia is run by a thug, Hue Sen,Burma is controlled by the military and Laos is a communist state .I reckon we are doing pretty well

I don't expect any problems until the "reds" are let of the leash !

It's funny when you put it that way because then you realize that Thailand is all of the above combined..

Almost, you forgot, TRYING TO BE.

Edited January 10, 2014 by thailiketoo