Comments on: Pojaman Guilty: The Thaksins’ New Search For Exile

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By: Thaksin Exile Rumors Swirl

Thaksin Exile Rumors Swirl — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:35:51 +0000

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By: hobby

hobby — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:58:08 +0000

The judicial dismemberment of Thaksin is mainly about the ouster of a parasite that became too quickly too dangerous for the establishment.

Thaksin’s not the only parasite in that sentence.

By: BangkokDan

BangkokDan — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 06:16:03 +0000

Parasite or competitor? Agreed, competitor's to the point as well. The point I tried to make though is that most riches Thaksin amassed were built on his ability to monopolize. Being a true monopolist, he didn't really have any competitors left. The Thaksin-kind of competition wasn't that beneficial to society as competition per se could be. This is what a parasite is: A parasite lives in a close relationship with another organism, its host, and causes it harm. The parasite is dependent on its host for its life functions. The parasite has to be in its host to live, grow and multiply. Parasites rarely kill their hosts. BangkokDan

By: hobby

hobby — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:01:24 +0000

Parasite or competitor?

IMO, competitor is more appropriate than parasite.

(usurp, rival, emulate)

By: BangkokDan

BangkokDan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:35:48 +0000

Let’s not forget, Thaksin had Thailand ruled by and in a state of fear.

Something had to be done.

There was no institution left Thaksin didn’t try to monopolize and “instrumentalize.”

He used the police for raids against enemies/critics.

People disappeared.

Laws got bent.

And remember the cracked airport runway. Even writing about a ridiculously simple fact such as cracks in a brand new airport runway meant your downfall, if Thaksin didn’t appreciate.

Again, something had to be done.

BangkokDan

By: Needed

Needed — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:50:36 +0000

“Regarding talk of a new truly democratic era ahead for Thailand, don’t expect that the ruination of the Thaksins is having any beneficial impact. The judicial dismemberment of Thaksin is mainly about the ouster of a parasite that became too quickly too dangerous for the establishment.”

Touché.

This is not justice and definitely not rule of law, its revenge. But karma is a nice lovely thing.

By: Observer

Observer — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:04:43 +0000

Parasite or competitor?

By: hobby

hobby — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:35:16 +0000

Regarding talk of a new truly democratic era ahead for Thailand, don’t expect that the ruination of the Thaksins is having any beneficial impact. The judicial dismemberment of Thaksin is mainly about the ouster of a parasite that became too quickly too dangerous for the establishment.

… and that’s the big tragedy – Thaksin’s TRT was a great chance to fix many things in the country, but they blew it.

Greed, ego, enrichment, tax evasion, “rule by law” rather than “rule of law,” extra-judicial killings etc. etc. – looks like they were just trying to replicate the old guard rather than move the country forward, and it could have turned out so much better.