Sopon Ongkara of THE NATION first mistake is that he does not know, and at best he pretends that he does not know Thailand history that is infested by more than 70 coups d’Etat that had toppled the “ordinary”governments of Thailand, and the last victim was the elected government of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. In Thailand, branding someone as traitor, or patriot, or hero has its truth only to the person who does the branding. Thai coup makers came out to be hero and the victims became criminals or traitors. When Thai opposition declared publicly that they intended to topple the Abhisit government as claimed by Sopon Ongkara of THE NATION, whether it is true or not, he should find it to be more civilized than a military coup. On the other hand Thai public would be the one who will decide that the Abhisit government must go or stay at the ballot box regardless of Thai opposition’s intention. That is democracy. Having been labeled “champion of democracy” by THE NATION, Abhis...