If the military had been patient, Thaksin would have been voted out
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Re: “Thaksin can only blame himself for coups”, Letters, April 9.
Cronyism and corruption are trite and standard accusations made by every coup since 1932. Show me a government free from both and I’ll show you a polka-dot unicorn.
Thaksin’s demise was caused by his alleged disrespect for the monarchy, his unstoppable political momentum and, of course, envy by his adversaries. But had the military been a little more patient, Thaksin would have been voted out anyway and the country would have been better off than it is today.
What is happening now reminds me of a Aesop’s fable about a monkey who gets tangled up in a fishing net. The more it wiggles, the worse it gets.
Somsak Pola
Samut Prakan
