Do not be fooled by the anti-government protestors in Thailand
I know this is probably off topic for most of the disussions here but life here in Thailand is getting crazy.
Do not be fooled by the protestors that have besieged the Bangkok airport and are practically holding the entire city hostage right now. They are not progressive, they are not liberal despite the fact they masquerade themselves as such. They call themselves the People's Alliance for Democracy, yet they are a hardline ultra-nationalist group that is calling for the end of Democracy in Thailand and military appointed government.
They accuse former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of corruption which has some merit, however their "solution" is to switch to a military government not much different from what exists in Myanmar. How a bunch of self-serving army generals seeking power is somehow perceived as less corrupt is beyond me. The bottom line is, the PAD's whining about corruption is just a front. Their cause has nothing to do with corruption it is all about POWER. They lost and theyre angry about it. And the fact they are masquerading themselves as a progressive thinking, justice seeking cause while they support a full fascist military dictatorship government is all you need to know about how dishonest and deceptive this group is. How they can call themselves the People's Alliance for Democracy while they are openly calling for the end of Democracy is puzzling.
Like Thaksin or hate him, Thailand was ALOT better off when he was Prime Minister despite his level of corruption. Replacing one corrupt Government with an even more corrupt military dictatorship will do nothing but send Thailand even further into the abyss.