jackspratt wrote:nkstan wrote:The problem lies with the fact that some of those ''Yellows'' are part of the present gov't,and it is very difficult to get any sitting gov't to prosecute themselves!
Disclaimer! I am no supporter of the Yellows, and believe the leaders of the demonstrations and airport occupation (plus any of the yellow thugs they can find) ought to be expeditiously dealt with by the legal system. A number have been charged, but clearly things are moving too slowly - giving the Reds a genuine grievance.
Having said that - and the main point of my post - I understand that Kasit (the Foreign Minister) is the only person in the current government who can be directly and publicly associated with the Yellows, to the extent he made a speech (or maybe several) when the Yellow stage was set up in the middle of Bangkok.
If the government was full of (infected with
) Yellows, why would they bother to set up their own political party?
''Some'',does not constitute an ''infection''!But overall the present gov't was supported by the ''yellows''!I personally,think the ''yelllows'' forming their own pary, indicates a positive for the present PM as to the fact that he is not catering to the whims of either groups elitist leadership!Since he is the head of a coalition gov't,the difficulty in managing the country has to be an enormous task!
I am not privy to whether or not he is a typical corrupt Thai politician or not,but his manner , education and skillful balancing of all the power factions,has been a marvel to me.Because,IMO,there are no clear visionary untainted replacement selection available,I hope he is able to stay the PM.I think he will be good for the country and will be supportive of the needs of the rural majority unlike the present leadership of the rural majority that only use them for their personal gains!
My heart tells me that this country is so corrupt,has power factions that will never allow him to be fruitful.I actually fear that he will be assassinated by one of these groups,if he is the genuine article and ever is in a position show it!
The patronage,corrupt power elite will not allow the changes necessary for the majority poor to break the class infected economic and political barriers!They will never allow changes to real education and infrastructure reform,reform of the Army and police factions,nepotism and patronage systems,teacher and school administrative reforms,etc.etc.!They will continue to blather about reforms,but will only throw money at them while profiting and ignoring the real changes needed!
Very pessimistic I know,but those are my opinions from my time here,it is a sad state indeed,but this is Thailand with a goofy smile that has been propagandized into a National identity of gentleness,acceptance and genuine friendliness,none which are true of the Nation!
