Demosthenes' Game: Rain on Their Parade

Demosthenes' Game

[ In science, it often happens that scientists say, "You know, that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken." And then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion. ] --- Carl Sagan

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Rain on Their Parade

Thaksin resigns, and our own oppo is sure to follow up with their "Why can't Gloria be like that?" chest-beatings all through today and perhaps through the entire week. But before they start expressing admiration for PM Shinawatra, and envy for the 'democratic' hordes in Bangkok, perhaps they should read first these two articles in Newsweek, to put things in proper perspective:

Why Thaksin Is Tanking by Ruchir Sharma
A 'Fragile Foundation' by George Wehrfritz and Joe Cochrane

I don't see what these could do but rain on their parade.

[More on comparisons between Arroyo and Shinawatra in my previous post, After the Fall.]

Demosthenes' Game

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Rain on Their Parade

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