The more I think about it, the more our Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra seems to have in common with President George W. Bush of the United States. And these similarities are growing day by day. Just yesterday the government had the shameless audacity to change the locks to the office of Thailand’s auditor-general, even though the King hasn’t yet approved of the replacement candidate. And the Constitution Court’s ruling that her selection process had “violated the commission’s regulations” stinks anyway – many Thais already know how fake and biased this Court is, after having admitted that it wrongfully cleared Thaksin of asset concealment charges in 2001 (well, the judges didn’t say “wrongfully,” but any judge that acquits the guilty suspect because he won the election is clearly not doing his job right), and sparked a public outcry for proposing to raise their own salary by 50% last year.
There are some notable differences: Thaksin is clearly not dumb (in fact, he is smart enough to invent “legalized corruption” – a very clever kind of corruption enabled by Thaksin’s near-absolute control of the Senate and even institutions that are supposed to be neutral, like the NCCC. Legalized corruption basically means that whenever you want something that isn’t legally allowed, you simply amend the laws to make that possible. Some day I will try to explain this concept in detail, since it seems quite unique for Thailand now.)
At least Bush doesn’t seem to lie or corrupt for his personal gain, and the American people can rest assured that in a few years they won’t have to tolerate Bush anymore. Because Thaksin’s party is so powerful now and most Thai people are still in the dark, this shitty government is going to be around for years to come.
Anyway, I was so pissed about this auditor-general news I made the following comparison table. My apologies in advance to American visitors who may think my comments about your President are inaccurate – please feel free to comment.
The more I think about it, the more our Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra seems to have in common with President George W. Bush of the United States. And these similarities are growing day by day. Just yesterday the government had the shameless audacity to change the locks to the office of Thailand’s auditor-general, even though the King hasn’t yet approved of the replacement candidate. And the Constitution Court’s ruling that her selection process had “violated the commission’s regulations” stinks anyway – many Thais already know how fake and biased this Court is, after having admitted that it wrongfully cleared Thaksin of asset concealment charges in 2001 (well, the judges didn’t say “wrongfully,” but any judge that acquits the guilty suspect because he won the election is clearly not doing his job right), and sparked a public outcry for proposing to raise their own salary by 50% last year.
There are some notable differences: Thaksin is clearly not dumb (in fact, he is smart enough to invent “legalized corruption” – a very clever kind of corruption enabled by Thaksin’s near-absolute control of the Senate and even institutions that are supposed to be neutral, like the NCCC. Legalized corruption basically means that whenever you want something that isn’t legally allowed, you simply amend the laws to make that possible. Some day I will try to explain this concept in detail, since it seems quite unique for Thailand now.)
At least Bush doesn’t seem to lie or corrupt for his personal gain, and the American people can rest assured that in a few years they won’t have to tolerate Bush anymore. Because Thaksin’s party is so powerful now and most Thai people are still in the dark, this shitty government is going to be around for years to come.
Anyway, I was so pissed about this auditor-general news I made the following comparison table. My apologies in advance to American visitors who may think my comments about your President are inaccurate – please feel free to comment.
