ok someone please explain to me...
Ok I've been in bkk a few weeks and been dealing with the only mild inconvience of the red shirt rallys so I've got some questions about it and since none of my close friends are red shirt enthusiast they haven't been able to answer.
1. If Thaksin was still prime minister wouldn't his term in office be over. This of course not assuming he was reelected which is a separate issue.
2. The people of thai rak thai political party have reformed into another party? Now granted in America and other western countries (yes I do look at the news from other countries) saw the outlawing of a whole political party of counter democratic and this hurt Thailand's international image. Which also brought the question why not outlaw the participation of those they thought were involved in corruption from the party or from political activties of any kind? Out lawing the party just makes people feel like their voices are not heard and THAT is what leads to revolt.
3. Thaksin was removed by a coup and not the process stated somewhere in the constitution or someother legal doctrine set forth to handle such matters. So the red shirts want the new prime minister removed but wasn't he voted in? Do they want new elections?
4. One friend when discussing world investments in 3rd and 2nd world countries came back to Thailand and they thought it was something the wealthy class of Thailand didn't like about Thasakin's ideas or plans or maybe his parties was to remove the law about foriegn ownership of land in Thailand. One person in the discussing felt it would make Thailand no longer for Thai's. Which I then pointed out you mean as in everyother country where foreigner can own land especially a business where it is most important for them to have assests like the building they are in. They did not know that in most western countries a foreigner could own property and a business could as well. I also pointed out the same thing with businesses not requiring a national to be a member or partner or whatever the Thai requirement is. They were also surprised at this. Could this be another reason the so called "elite' went after him and his party? A change to the staus quo?
a final thought... a government which has rules in place for the removal of a person in the highest office and resorts to a coup takes it international standing down greatly and forces the citizenry to take various sides and civil strife is the only result and in the end the only people hurt are the citizens when the rule of law is not followed.
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