Play the game, and you\u2019ll lose. Play outside the game, and you\u2019ll be thrown into prison. Change the game, and you\u2019ll have a chance at winning.
A conversation with a group of 30-something young executives revealed an interesting perspective. These are quintessential urban millennials who either own or work at successful companies. Their viewpoint may reflect many other people in their demographic. Thus it\u2019s worth consideration.
They see that in a clash between two extreme forces, the side that holds the guns and the laws in their hand will always win. For the other side to win is to have more guns, but they do not want an armed uprising that would lead to a civil war.
They say the present constitution is written in such a way that closes all doors to reform. Namely, one-third of senators needed to vote in favor. They say the Prayut Regime has monopolized power to such an extent that it\u2019s impossible to crack. That is if one goes head-to-head in a full-frontal attack. The result would be to crash and burn, as with the banning of Future Forward and its party executives.
They say ideals are wonderful but pointless without results.
They believe the reality is it will take five years for any real reform to be implemented. The power of the 250 senators chosen by General Prayut to select General Prayut as prime minister will still be in play in the next general election. Still, it will be deleted after that, according to the constitution.
But between now and then, they want practical results that would help Thailand.
They recognize the pro-establishment faction will win the next general election due to the constitution and the monopoly of power. But that doesn\u2019t mean General Prayut has to become prime minister. They believe the unfortunate reality is democracy will have to wait because Thailand has been heading down the wrong road for far too long to turn around within a year or two. So let\u2019s, for now, focus on competency.
They fully support the current anti-Prayut Regime campaign to convince the establishment to select a competent, non-military candidate as the prime minister. They believe this is the first step towards changing the game.
For them, other than combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, righting the economic ship is the priority right now. Therefore, get General Prayut and his clique out of power is the first step, for they have proven incompetent.
They suggest the practical strategy is for political parties and political actors, new and old, to join hands. They say these political parties and actors must become the choice between the two \u201cextreme forces\u201d and consolidate the voices of non-hardcore pro-establishment supporters and non-hardcore pro-democracy supporters. They see these voices as the true majority.
Therefore, they see the \u201cthird option\u201d as the realistic compromise in this \u201cland of compromise.\u201d Nonetheless, they admit this is far from the reform Thailand needs in the long run. However, they insist, this is the practical step given the reality of Thailand. Then, in five years\u2019 time, the senators\u2019 power will be over, and the election game will be wide open.
What do you think of their perspective?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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