The former prime minister declared martial law and suspended the constitution prior to the coup. Sondhi didn't start this. You might want to get your facts straight.
Killjoy,
1. I don't remember discussing this with you...I believe I was talking to Hawthorn and not you.
2. Don't take that tone with me assh*le, because I do have my facts straight. I never said anything positive about Thaksan, and what I stated was factually correct. Sondhi and those who led the Coup overthrew a government that was democratically elected. Yes, there were MAJOR questions a to whether or not the election was truly honest, but the fact remains that Thaksin was elected and had not been removed by any judicial order or electoral mandate. I am WELL aware of Thaksin's shortcomings which is why if you read my initial post I an sympathetic to those who participated in a Coup.
3. You are picking a fight with a guy who has stated a VERY balanced position on this issue and had criticized some of the others who have taken the reflexive anti-Sondhi position. I was merely expressing to Hawthorn why he should understand the reflexively negative reaction to this event on behalf of many Freepers.
4. Now that you've chosen to be an assh*le to me for no good reason, I did some research into your past posts here. It looks to me like you are either a non-conservative troll who posts here to cause trouble, or you are a hyper sensitive member of a minority group who sees implied or overt racism behind every post. Or could you just be an assh*le who doesn't treat people with respect, which would explain your completely unprovoked attacks on me and others for merely disagreeing with your point of view.
The funny thing about this thread, is that I KNOW you and Hawthorn are probably right on target in your opinions of Sondhi and those involved in the Coup, which is what my point was all along...but based on the way YOU and HE have acted in this thread, I really wish you were wrong because you guys are pretty damn hard to like.