bradco Posted September 19, 2006 Report Posted September 19, 2006 http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...-emergency.html interesting devlopment... military claims that it is only temporary and that the government will be returned to the people soon... Quote
August1991 Posted September 19, 2006 Report Posted September 19, 2006 There is nothing particularly newsworthy in a Thai coup. Thailand's one respected institution is the monarchy. I'd almost say that Thailand is a "democracy" because it has a peaceful way to change governments: a military coup. Quote
Charles Anthony Posted September 19, 2006 Report Posted September 19, 2006 From the rest of the article, it sounds like the Thai military is defending the people from its government. The country has been in a political crisis for months. The three main opposition parties boycotted a snap parliamentary election in April, amid accusations of government corruption. There were opposition-led mass protests over the election results, which handed a new term to Thaksin and the ruling Thai Rak Thai party. Maybe in the future, government corruption will be curtailed in Thailand. Quote We do not have time for a meeting of the flat earth society. << Où sont mes amis ? Ils sont ici, ils sont ici... >>
jbg Posted September 20, 2006 Report Posted September 20, 2006 http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...-emergency.htmlinteresting devlopment... military claims that it is only temporary and that the government will be returned to the people soon... My view is that except for the English-speaking countries, Israel (really an English-speaker), the Scandinavian countries, and a few odd cases like Switzerland and Costa Rica, democracy is rather shallow-rooted, and susceptible to military and other interference. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
bradco Posted September 20, 2006 Author Report Posted September 20, 2006 There is nothing particularly newsworthy in a Thai coup. Thailand's one respected institution is the monarchy.I'd almost say that Thailand is a "democracy" because it has a peaceful way to change governments: a military coup. well it had been a good 15 years since they had a military coup so democracy (if you can really call Thailand one using the full definition of democracy) had been in place for awhile... I think it will be interesting to see if the final result will be the strengthening of democracy here or a return to the old ways... Quote
myata Posted September 20, 2006 Report Posted September 20, 2006 My view is that except for the English-speaking countries, Israel (really an English-speaker), the Scandinavian countries, and a few odd cases like Switzerland and Costa Rica, democracy is rather shallow-rooted, and susceptible to military and other interference. Just wondering, what logic made you include Israel, and leave out France and Germany from the esteemed list? Quote If it's you or them, the truth is equidistant
jbg Posted September 20, 2006 Report Posted September 20, 2006 My view is that except for the English-speaking countries, Israel (really an English-speaker), the Scandinavian countries, and a few odd cases like Switzerland and Costa Rica, democracy is rather shallow-rooted, and susceptible to military and other interference. Just wondering, what logic made you include Israel, and leave out France and Germany from the esteemed list? France has had the Napoleonic interlude, a few other assorted dictatorships and absolute monarchies, and Vichy. Germany has had Bismarck, the Kaisers and Hitler. I was trying to define a group of countries with non-fickle patterns of democracy. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
myata Posted September 20, 2006 Report Posted September 20, 2006 Even though the (modern) history of some of the unfallables on your list can barely count couple of generations? Quote If it's you or them, the truth is equidistant
myata Posted September 21, 2006 Report Posted September 21, 2006 No, it's OK. But please remember to add the most deserving democracy of Montenegro with a stellar record of 3 (three) full months of unfickled democracy on your distinguished list. Quote If it's you or them, the truth is equidistant
August1991 Posted September 21, 2006 Report Posted September 21, 2006 Hmmm. This might be more complicated. General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, the leader of the coup attempt in Thailand, is the first Muslim to head the Buddhist nation's army and is known to be close the country's revered king. Sonthi, 59, a decorated combat veteran, had publicly clashed with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra over security policy in the run-up to Tuesday's military takeover in Bangkok. His appointment last year as army commander-in-chief was widely seen as a bid by the government to end a violent Islamic insurgency in the Muslim-majority south. Muslims make up just four percent of the kingdom's population. AFP Quote
Figleaf Posted September 22, 2006 Report Posted September 22, 2006 There is nothing particularly newsworthy in a Thai coup. Thailand's one respected institution is the monarchy.I'd almost say that Thailand is a "democracy" because it has a peaceful way to change governments: a military coup. Indeed, their coups tend to be less violent than their elections. Quote
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