Coup in Thailand!

Around 14 years of democracy in Thailand since 1991, it was destroyed by Chief Military of Thailand on September 19, 2006. Around 18:00 hrs, the coup d'tate seized power from civilian government while Prime Minister Thasin was attending United Nations in New York.

Ironically, some of people in Bangkok did nothing, but took pictures of tanks on streets. No one attempted to protest this unconstituional action of military. What happened to Thailand? In 1932, Thailand changed its administration from absolute monarchy to constitutional democracy with the king as the head of state. This country has been relentlessly subjected to the problems of corruption committed by politicians and government officials as well as the leader of coup.

The phenomena of coup d'tate is not abnormal in Thailand. Since 1932, there are 17 times of coup d'tate without violence. Interestingly enough, right? The facts that military which seized the power from civilian government including military regime, sometimes, sounds like the resolution for Thai society in a-more-than-60 year period of "Democratic regime" in Thailand.

Coup becomes the necessary evil for some of Thai people, but in deed not for me. Democracy needs time t0 develop itself and people in its society will gradually learn how to keep their rights as well as their duties. The coup by military is not the right resolution to deter or solve the problem of political problem in the long run. It might sound good at the inception, but in deed democratic mechanism is much better.

Historically, "necessary evil" has never become actually true! Evil is merely evil inherently, nothing else. Thailand subjected to evil circle at all the time as my following elaborated: Notorious corruption problems in politics -- Coup d'tate -- No protest; no violence; greeting by people who hate civilian government -- Attempt to continously dominate political mechanism by coup leader -- Publicly protesting by people -- Democracy plus anarchy -- Notorious corruption problems in politics again.

You will see what the next is! But how Thai people have never learnt about this historical evil circle? Are they too self-concern? Exactly, I guess, it is right! It sounds like none of better resolution for Thailand, but coup at the final means. No! I don't think so! What the heck why we won't let the people learn how to walk by themselves before they learn how to learn! As I have already mentioned, democracy needs times and resources; we might have to costly payoff for unethical politicians and other problems, but it is more sustainable than using other means!

To me, I don't believe in "Good Dictators." Or, you believe it?