The Thailand Coup
We people over here don’t know a thing or two about anything that’s happening in the world. Proof is the recent coup in Thailand -- who the hell in Canada would have seen that coming? Updog just spent two months living there, came back last month, and never saw any indication of something like this occuring. I found this great blog, the Bangkok Pundit, in which the author details the events as they unfold. Even before that, the posts involve government mismanagement, military force, etc. So not just rainbows and fuzzy kittens. Keep up-to-date via CBC news.
Note: the internet has become a wonderful tool for keeping track of world events from the ground up, rather than the top-down political press dispatches we are used to reading. How are people not in power seeing the situation, and how is it affecting everyday life? I think much more perspective is maintained when you read about events this way.
Note: the internet has become a wonderful tool for keeping track of world events from the ground up, rather than the top-down political press dispatches we are used to reading. How are people not in power seeing the situation, and how is it affecting everyday life? I think much more perspective is maintained when you read about events this way.
posted by Kris at 7:05 PM
2 Comments:
I have to say, I am a huge fan of the bloodless coup; and this thailand coup is a good example of business as usual the day after. I think we should have set one up while Harper was at the UN. Is it too late now?
I think we can set one up while he's stuck in Ottawa traffic; it would take him five days to figure out that it happened.
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