Ex-PM Yingluck challenges Thailand's top court

[JAG]

 
I agree with you that history will probably be kinder to Yingluck, if not because of her general innocence or pulchritude, but because when faced with a major reaction from the public to her brother's name having been added to the amnesty-bill, she backed-down and chose to call an election sooner than she actually had to. 
 
That took some courage, although she probably expected (or was advised) that she would win again.
 
In much the same way as Abhisit didn't wait until the bitter end (which would have been December-2011), to call an election in July-2011, but called it before the 4-year term was up, and knowing that he might well lose.
 
The political dinosaurs (of all colours) are slowly dying out, although there are still several I'd like to see gone, and progress is more likely to come after their departure, as you rightly say  "just give it time".

The problem will come if the patience of the waiting people is exhausted by the antics of the dinosaurs
as they die out.
If I can extend the dinosaur analogy, will they die out as the result of some catastrophic (for them) event, or over a long period of time?

[Ricardo]

5 minutes ago, JAG said:

The problem will come if the patience of the waiting people is exhausted by the antics of the dinosaurs
as they die out.
If I can extend the dinosaur analogy, will they die out as the result of some catastrophic (for them) event, or over a long period of time?

 

I think death is probably a catastrophic-event for anyone !  Certainly I'm not looking forward to it myself !

 

Given that a major-event would probably be violent, I'd hope for evolution & time to take its toll, IME Thai people seem patient or resigned usually, right up to the point when they lose-it & explode ?

 

Watch with interest !

[jayboy]

 
I think death is probably a catastrophic-event for anyone !  Certainly I'm not looking forward to it myself !
 
Given that a major-event would probably be violent, I'd hope for evolution & time to take its toll, IME Thai people seem patient or resigned usually, right up to the point when they lose-it & explode ?
 
Watch with interest !

To be honest I don't see any real sign of violent resistance to the current regime.The Sino Thai middle class is broadly speaking still alongside the Junta - its lack of legitimacy allayed by the rigged constitutional referendum.Among most Thais there seems to be a sullen acceptance Of course eventually the country will blow unless the root causes are addressed - but when this will be is anyone's guess.


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[The Deerhunter]

On 27/07/2017 at 1:12 PM, ramrod711 said:

I kind of agree, I would be delighted to see her leave.

Only after she does her time and THEN promises to never come back.

[The Deerhunter]

On 27/07/2017 at 9:51 PM, LannaGuy said:

Oh how nice to re-define fiction as fact. 'nearly bankrupted' and 'brought down the country'?  such fantasy!  what have you been imbibing tonight?  amend the law?  of course your Junta would NEVER do that!!!  they would NEVER give themselves amnesty would they?... oh wait.... 

 

She is the heroine of Thailand and they will build statues in her honor once the Junta dinosaurs have died out. The only book they will throw at her is the book of history which is on her side. Just give it time.

Oh dear.  "My  beautiful, stoic, martyr Yingluck..." etc etc and so forth.  She set up a scheme that never included the people it claimed to help. It stole or lost billions and enriched crooked cohorts who arranged fake G to G deals selling good rice " overseas" when it never left the country.  She persecuted the whistle blowers. She never attended meetings and she was the chair, for heavens sake.  And then she decided to try and sneak brother T. back in under an amnesty deal.  A bridge too far as it turned out.  Good riddance to bad rubbish.   

Edited August 1, 2017 by The Deerhunter