"Student" demands of constitution rewrite conveniently match long-held desire by billionaire-led opposition.
August 16, 2020 (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - Of course it is no coincidence that Thailand's political opposition is moving with lighting speed to capitalize on perceived momentum toward rewriting Thailand's constitution.
The Bangkok Post in an article titled, "Opposition takes first step to amend charter," would note that Sutin Klungsang of Thaksin Shinawatra's Pheu Thai Party led the way.
The opposition led by billionaire fugitive Thaksin Shinawtra and his proxies including billionaire Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit had opposed the 2017 constitution since it was put into effect.
The constitution itself was written specifically to prevent Thaksin Shinawatra and his proxies from ever returning to power and repeating the corruption and abuses carried out during their time in office which included mass murder (Thaksin's war on drugs in 2003: approx. 3,000 dead, Tak Bai 2004: 85 dead, 2010 riots: nearly 100 dead), massive nationwide theft (Yingluck Shinawatra's 2011-2014 rice scheme), corruption, nepotism, terrorism (2009-2010 riots, 2013-2014 counter protests), arson (2009-2010 riots), and more.
When the constitution was rewritten following the 2014 coup ousting Thaksin Shinawatra's sister - Yingluck Shinawatra - the opposition openly led efforts in vain to oppose it. After all, the constitution was passed into effect after a public referendum overwhelmingly approved it.
Thus "student activists" have been used ever since to create a more "organic" veneer to pursue the rewriting of the constitution in favor of the opposition.
Worse still - in addition to an immensely corrupt opposition led by a fugitive billionaire using "students" as proxies - the US government through the US National Endowment for Democracy (NED) funded front - iLaw - has led efforts to petition for the constitution's rewriting.
A foreign government funding efforts to rewrite another nation's constitution is a blatant violation of both international law and international norms and further illustrates the true nature of Thailand's opposition and those backing it from abroad.
And of course the best way to judge just how wrong the US is for meddling in Thailand's internal political affairs in favor of the opposition and more specifically - for attempting to rewrite Thailand's constitution - is to note that if another nation attempted to do likewise to the US it would be considered by Washington as an act of war.
August 16, 2020 (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - Of course it is no coincidence that Thailand's political opposition is moving with lighting speed to capitalize on perceived momentum toward rewriting Thailand's constitution.
The Bangkok Post in an article titled, "Opposition takes first step to amend charter," would note that Sutin Klungsang of Thaksin Shinawatra's Pheu Thai Party led the way.
The opposition led by billionaire fugitive Thaksin Shinawtra and his proxies including billionaire Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit had opposed the 2017 constitution since it was put into effect.
The constitution itself was written specifically to prevent Thaksin Shinawatra and his proxies from ever returning to power and repeating the corruption and abuses carried out during their time in office which included mass murder (Thaksin's war on drugs in 2003: approx. 3,000 dead, Tak Bai 2004: 85 dead, 2010 riots: nearly 100 dead), massive nationwide theft (Yingluck Shinawatra's 2011-2014 rice scheme), corruption, nepotism, terrorism (2009-2010 riots, 2013-2014 counter protests), arson (2009-2010 riots), and more.
When the constitution was rewritten following the 2014 coup ousting Thaksin Shinawatra's sister - Yingluck Shinawatra - the opposition openly led efforts in vain to oppose it. After all, the constitution was passed into effect after a public referendum overwhelmingly approved it.
Thus "student activists" have been used ever since to create a more "organic" veneer to pursue the rewriting of the constitution in favor of the opposition.
Worse still - in addition to an immensely corrupt opposition led by a fugitive billionaire using "students" as proxies - the US government through the US National Endowment for Democracy (NED) funded front - iLaw - has led efforts to petition for the constitution's rewriting.
A foreign government funding efforts to rewrite another nation's constitution is a blatant violation of both international law and international norms and further illustrates the true nature of Thailand's opposition and those backing it from abroad.
And of course the best way to judge just how wrong the US is for meddling in Thailand's internal political affairs in favor of the opposition and more specifically - for attempting to rewrite Thailand's constitution - is to note that if another nation attempted to do likewise to the US it would be considered by Washington as an act of war.
