Sunday, 30 November 2008

Cutting one's nose to spite one's face

Are you yellow or red? Careful, the answer can make a difference between life and death! As protestors continue to cripple the Thai economy with their airport and building sit-ins, occasional grenade blasts and other forms of civil disobedience, little do they realise (or perhaps care) that they are spreading terror in their own capital. Something Mumbai reminded us we do not need.

The Thais are incapable of spending enough on their own to resuscitate their flailing economy and by punishing the current government, they are rejecting foreign spendings in their country. It is a pity since some, if not all, of them do know the economy is heading south, a contagion effect from the US credit crunch. Still, they needed to "tell the government something".

Well, they may get what they wanted as the government may soon be left with nothing to govern. Who wants to be in charge when there is too faint hope for recovery? The powers that be may want to rethink what they are doing before it is all too late. Be careful of what you wish for - you may get it, and live to regret.

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