Opinion
Bangkok Post
Bangkok has, in the past week, been abuzz with the story of a pending coup spread by a couple of rumour-mongers, just as the political temperature has edged up with more street protests. But is there a real threat of a coup against the government at this time?
The Thai military has always seen itself as the sole guardian of the three main pillars – the Nation, the Religion and the Monarchy.
At any time, if the military strongly feels that if any of the three key pillars is threatened, it feels obliged to act to put an end to the threat – which means it believes it can legitimately resort to the use of force, or stage a coup.
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The Thai military has always seen itself as the sole guardian of the three main pillars – the Nation, the Religion and the Monarchy.
At any time, if the military strongly feels that if any of the three key pillars is threatened, it feels obliged to act to put an end to the threat – which means it believes it can legitimately resort to the use of force, or stage a coup.
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