Election buffoonery
Yes, the US buffoon-in-chief was chosen democratically, by buffoon civilians, the result being as stated, that he is undermining the nation’s material well-being with their support, so clearly democratic elections did not result in good for that country.
The Thai nation already had an elected government, also chosen democratically by buffoon civilians, which also undermined the nation’s material well-being, resulting in necessary intervention. If you can’t justify that intervention, then enlighten everyone with what the alternative could have been.
I liken the “brute who seized the Thai nation” to a teacher in a class of immature juveniles, trying to restore some sort of sanity for their own good. Blindly repeating the same clamour for “democratic elections” just for the sake of the ideal, surely only to be followed by another “coup” sooner or later (19 times since 1932!) is clearly not the solution, so why the continual craving for the political squabbling and chaos that will certainly result again.
The business of government is complex, and the people’s choice, based on the people’s understanding of what is good for the country is not always the right one. We don’t want something that you are happy with just because you were allowed to choose it. We want something that will work!
JC