User talk:Herrk

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You have suggested that the Thaksin Shinawatra article needs cleanup. Could you be more specific? Patiwat 16:53, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] On your note

Thank you for your note. I also did not have any ill intentions in my postings, but if I caused any misunderstandings, then please accept my apologies. Making the overall article neutral in terms of POV is very challenging, and I appreciate your work in improving it.

Given that Thaksin is so controversial, it is sometimes very difficult to 1) ensure that both pro- and anti-Thaksin perspectives are represented, while 2) not becoming a pro- or anti-Thaksin mouthpiece, while 3) making sure the article isn't too long. Please continue to help be another pair of "eyeballs" to monitor the article and ensure its ongoing quality. Patiwat 21:18, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Elected president = not a dictator

Surely you are not suggesting that President Fox's administration is in any way similar to Adolf Hitler's regime!

Fox did not send Jews or other opposition members to concentration or death camps, Fox did not militarize the economy, and he certainly did not conquered Poland or caused World War III.

There is a basic difference between a REGIME and an ADMINISTRATION, and that is the institutions it is founded upon: a regime is founded upon militaristic and repressive institutions, while administration derives its mandate from the political will characteristic of authentic democracies.

That was the sense of my comment. Hari Seldon 18:41, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Of course I did not "suggest that President Fox's administration is in any way similar to Adolf Hitler's regime!". I was merely pointing out your deficienies in terms of argumentation. Herrk 18:53, 1 July 2006 (UTC)Herrk