tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084523.post115876809702183443..comments2023-10-15T15:35:38.782+03:00Comments on Alwaysthewit: Thailand CoupUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084523.post-89973746149872071342006-09-22T13:50:00.000+03:002006-09-22T13:50:00.000+03:00But perhaps the spiral is really what politics is ...But perhaps the spiral is really what politics is all about.<br /><br />As I pointed to in my my update to the post. The <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60433209@N00/248859841/">vicious circle</a> seems to be an accepted part of Thai politics.<br /><br />And for me it all heads back to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giambattista_Vico">Vico</a> and his thesis of <i>ricorso</i> (ATWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05367400230867490071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084523.post-81631272882364270042006-09-22T13:00:00.000+03:002006-09-22T13:00:00.000+03:00I guess our opinion on a potential coup in Zimbabw...I guess our opinion on a potential coup in Zimbabwe is far more relative to most South Africans.<br /><br />There things are a little more complicated than dealt with by Pahad's statement (which I agree with in principal - if people democratically re-elect a corrupt head of state, they will have to suffer the consequences: sadly so to will those in the minority that vote against him/her).<br /><It is the questionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934924254713308679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084523.post-1158822813647349072006-09-21T10:13:00.000+03:002006-09-21T10:13:00.000+03:00The difference is that the CEO probably gets the g...The difference is that the CEO probably gets the golden handshake after the fact whereas Thaksin (it seems)took his "gold" while still in office.ATWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05367400230867490071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084523.post-1158822288497495262006-09-21T10:04:00.000+03:002006-09-21T10:04:00.000+03:00I think I might agree with you on this one, ATW. I...I think I might agree with you on this one, ATW. It's just like board members kindly asking some CEO to pack up his stuff and quietly leave the building, cause he is abusing the system. <BR/><BR/>Our government is probably nervous that it might inspire some of their citizens on how to react to growing political abuse in the coming years. <BR/><BR/>Although, let's wait and see how bloodless this Champagne Heathenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09540128789208726965noreply@blogger.com