Guest wowpow Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 What kind of coup is this? Flowers for soldiers? What kind of a coup is this? "Have you had your photos taken with the soldiers and tanks yet?" "Let's give them flowers." "Let's buy them some food and drinks." This has become the latest vogue to hit Thailand, and images of people welcoming the soldiers have certainly helped to soften this coup d'etat. With children wearing soldiers' helmets and people of all ages posing next to them, anyone would have thought it's a military showcase. What kind of a coup is this? Whether or not this coup will set back Thailand's democracy remains to be seen, but what the coup has definitely done is open up the discussion about "democracy". What is a democracy when its leader is actually a despot in disguise? And what is a military coup if the military pledges its allegiance to democracy? If General Sonthi Boonyaratglin had worn a suit rather than his army fatigues the other day when he gave a press conference, he could have easily been mistaken as the leader of a "democratic" government. If accountability is the key to democracy, then General Sonthi answered all questions posed by the media in a straightforward manner, something unheard of during the Thaksin era..... http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/09/23...on_30014427.php Changing of the guard The atmosphere at the gates of army headquarters, now the head office of the Council of Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy, lightens with female military police brought in to replace their male counterparts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest namjai Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Not sure if you are being positive or negative, teepee. Regardless of what people are doing...pics with soldiers, giving them flowers, etc. I think that we should be very happy for the people of Thailand that this coup was bloodless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hedda Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 What kind of coup is this? What kind of a kook is this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LoeplohandNalac Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Hello to all from my friend's shop in Issan where we went to be with granny and bossy after the coops. Very very much rain here and muddy roads mak mak. We were in Krungthep on last Tuesday but started to leave when motorcykle from Nalac got bumped by a tank that dont stop for stop sign ! It had no license plate number and Nalac will have to pay to fix it himself. Granny is staying in house mostly because she voted for Khun Thaksin last April so we take away his photo on the TV and hang in toilet. Bossy voted too last April but she dont care what government does if she has grass to eat. For sure we stay here with granny and bossy until coops is over. It is almost 25 km to internet shop so we wont be posting too much for now especially if it keeps raining hard. See you soon and be careful for posting and tanks going through stop signs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
