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Political Crisis Puts Thailand on Hold

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The Thai army is debating whether or not to intervene in a political standoff it helped launch some two years ago when it ousted then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Opponents of both Thaksin and the current PM have seized and shut down Bangkok’s two airports, a devastating blow to a country dependent on tourism.

Reuters via Washington Post:

Pressure has built on the military to intervene to avert widespread civil unrest after [current Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat] rejected calls to quit.

Somchai held an urgent cabinet meeting in the northern city of Chiang Mai as local media reported that he was considering imposing a state of emergency and rumors that the army was preparing to launch a coup swept the capital.

“They are 100 percent on standby,” a high-ranking former military officer, who declined to be named, told Reuters.

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By Dave23, November 27, 2008 at 4:06 pm #

The People’s Alliance for DEMOCRACY are holding their country hostage to promote their anti-democracy campaign. This is one of the dumbest political movements in recent times. The fundamental ideology of their group is that the majority of the population is too ignorant for democracy, so the power should be placed in the hands of the educated urban elite. They are wrong and they will lose. Democracy may not be perfect, but it is now generally recognized as the least worst option, so campaigning against it is just stupid, especially when doing it at the tremendous expense of one’s own country, in terms of the economy and reputation. Protesting is one thing, but shutting down international access to one’s country until a democratically elected government steps down, in opposition to the will of the vast majority of the country, is selfish and stupid. Give it up already.

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