Cutting the last straw

The government and the coup leader has now made a new ruling that cuts the last straw and practically unofficially labels him as a traitor: banning any news on Taksin on any media in Thailand. Any violation will result in immediate pulling of that program.

What is this implying?

Basically, we are seeing a replay of what had happened to Thailand in the past. Taksin isn't the first prime minister to be in exile. The previously exiled high profile people remained in exile for the rest of their lives. And as the past have shown, it is only after their death that they are not deemed traitors: but rather victims of dictatorship and of the military. Those two are Pridi Pranomyong and Puay Ungpakorn. Why were they exiled in the first place? You should try to find that out for yourself.

History usually repeats itself. This isn't only true for Thailand but for every country. We have seen various wars wage because of the exact same reason. We see people act on others for the exact same resons. We have seen wars lost because of the exact same reason, e.g. never ever invade Russia in the summer because your soldiers will always freeze to death in the winter, yet that is the mistake that practically every militarist did.

Based on the actions the coup leader and the government employed so far, it seems that they are insisting on keeping Taksin in exile. They forbid him from returning to Thailand. They forbid news of Taksin and anyone who is on his side. What we are seeing here is the process of cutting someone's arms and legs. Of course, Taksin can simply take his wealth and brain and never return to Thailand. But is that fair? Not to mention, what he was accused of was not necessarily true. I shall cover that in later blogs. Besides, right or wrong the government is cutting him off from defending himself. Not to mention, they are prosecuting him without letting him say anything about what they are accusing.

Right or wrong, this government is not democratic. It is a militarist; a dictatorship. Its actions so far has shown nothing but that. If history rings true, I'm afraid we will be seeing a power vacuum among the military in the near future, before a return to permanent military state if we are not careful. The intent of this blog is not to predict the future however, but to heed caution to the readers to be careful and to watch what happen with a clearer view. Idleness only lead to power corruption. However, violence only leads to more violence. So halt it. We shall see how the future is about to unfold.