why would the tourists leave? it is safer now than before.
That is surprising. How can a place be safer under the military dictatorship, when compared to that under a democratic government? BTW.... have the nightclubs and the pubs closed down?
they close by 10pm so more or less yes.
before everyone was running around tossing bombs into each others protest camp.
now no one is tossing bombs. people were killing each other over the elections... now that there are no election no one can win them and thus no one is killing for them.
the only risk here is if the reds (left leaning socialist more or less) rise up and start a civil war. will this happen? we will see...
now clearly a civil war would be less safe than what is going on right now but i just dont see how you would think dem is safer than a junta.
people go outside with a gun now they get shot by the army. before they had to go to trial, could buy a judge and what not...
the army is swift and is not putting up with any shit at all. people are not going to fuck with the army becasue the people know who gave the army permission to do what it did. dont forget that Thailand is a kingdom that was never colonized by the west. They have different values than the west and honestly most people dont give a fuck about democracy. to them its just two different mafias fighting for power.
