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Should yesterday's events be regarded as Thailand's Tiananmen Square?
When China sent troops to carry out brutal repression of pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square, the world was horrified and relations with China have been cool ever since. Yesterday, Thailand sent troops to carry out the brutal repression of demonstrations in Bangkok, killing many people. Should we not regard the events in the same way, condemn the illegitimate (it took over in a coup) Thai government and cut commercial and political links with Thailand? I personally will not go there on holiday again, until democracy is restored.
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- ?Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
It is useful to first know the facts leading up to the current events so that you do not broadcast your ignorance to the world.
There have been three elected prime ministers since the coup leaders' man Surayud stepped down. There was Samak who was part of Thaksin's party who was elected to PM by parliament and was later disqualified for taking money for a moonlighting job. Then there was Somchai the brother-in-law of Thaksin who was elected by parliament and then kicked out when the entire Thai Rak Thai party was disbanded for vote buying. Then the current PM Abhisit was elected by parliament and has yet to be disqualified although there are some groups trying to bring action against him so that may eventually happen as well. That's three parliamentary elected PMs since the coup ended.
As for "brutal repression", that would be a debatable matter with many different issues involved in that debate. The people living in Bangkok who had their neighborhoods and businesses destroyed by the protesters might take issue with your assessment. Around 10,000 will be jobless due to burning of Central World. Tens of thousands more will lose their jobs due to the loss of tourism after protesters burned and bombed hotels and businesses.
- mooyangLv 61 decade ago
Your analogy is wrong. Chinese demonstrators did not paralyze their country for weeks, disrupting commerce, healthcare and transportation. They didn't establish roadblocks to detain and harass innocent civilians. They didn't use grenade launchers and assault rifles against their countrymen. They didn't use women and children as human shields. And at the end, they didn't burn and loot their homeland to gain their revenge. In contrast, the Thai redshirts did all these things. And all in service to a fugitive billionaire whose sole concern is reclaiming his personal power and fortune. So, to answer your question, no.
- 1 decade ago
There was a coup in Britain recently too. Wonder when democracy will be restored. Humph.
(Sorry, that was more of a comment than answer).
