<p>Friedrich Hegel, the German philosopher, once said &ldquo;the only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history&rdquo;. With regard to Thai political history, I cannot deny that this quotation expresses one of the &ldquo;all-time&rdquo; brutal truths. It is clearly true that most Thai people have never learned any political lessons in Thai history. They have not only made no democratic progress but have also strengthened the authoritarian rhetoric peace-making to repeatedly disrupt democracy by undertaking a series of coups.</p>