The Bangkok Post now reports that the former Deputy Pime Minister, K. Chavalit, who resigned just days ago, is calling for a military coup d’etat to resolve the ongoing political crisis.
The latest coup d’etat (#18?) in 2006 set the country back a decade or more politically and economically. It’s difficult to imagine the mindset of a person — a former government minister — who can openly discuss the idea of a political coup in the newspaper as though it’s a reasonable solution. This goes a long way towards explaining why Thailand cannot grasp and hold onto democracy as a form of government.
Perhaps they should stop trying.
