This Time, It’s Serious: Thailand’s Upcountry Is Preparing For Civil War -- Global Post
If the government falls, supporters will resist with armed recruits.
CHIANG MAI, Thailand — For months, Thailand has grown frighteningly chaotic. The Southeast Asian nation has lacked an official parliament since December. Protesters intent on toppling the government have sabotaged elections needed to pick a new one — all while invading ministries, blockading parts of the capital and vowing to abduct the premier.
In Thailand, such mayhem historically triggers a coup. The nation has suffered 18 coups since direct rule by kings was abandoned in the 1930s. That’s nearly one every five years, more than any other Asian nation. The usual response is for the army to roll in, depose the leader and install a caretaker before holding fresh elections.
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My Comment: Thailand is already experiencing an Islamic insurgency in the south of the country .... civil unrest would only galvanize this insurgency as well as the entire region. Yup .... the battle for a democratic and tolerant society is never easy .... as the Thais know too well.
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They have such a fine king and royal family. But they've never had stable government. The communists have harassed in the Northeast. Now the damn Muslims from the south. They'd have been better off going back to an active monarch under this king
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