So you are saying everyone in Thailand except TRT is an 'asshat'? The election was boycotted because there was no legitimate reason for Toxin to dissolve the Parliament. There was no political crisis, no alligations of wrong-doing in the Parliament, or anything else. The problem was questions about Toxin's leadership. That is why almost 50% of people went to the polls and voted "NONE OF THE ABOVE".
So, let's say a bunch of Lefty whiners boycott the US election in 2008. Are you going to label that illigitimate as well?
You are comparing apples and oranges. It is an illogical question since the special election was illigitimate to begin with. Let me rephrase your questions to make it more accurate. Say there are protests against Bush over the Iraq war. Instead of answering the protestors, Bush finds a way to dissolve the House and Senate and force new elections a month later. Bush then makes a comment, "If you don't like me, then don't vote for Republicans in the special election." If a stunt like that was pulled in the US, how would you feel?
There are protests and Bush ignores them. But in Thailand, if Thaksin had done that, there would have been a violent revolution, probably led by you and 1000000 of your closest Jacobin buddies. You just don't get it ... this has been an undermining op all along. Thaksin, while not perfect, was smeared then undermined. The vote was an attempt to defeat the revolution with process discipline. But since all you Jacobins will not accept him, even that failed. Well, you win, enjoy the mess now.