Are We Seeing The Beginning Of A Revolution In Thailand?https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2020/10/15/seeing-beginning-revolution-thailand/The government of Thailand declared a state of emergency in their capital last night. It was caused by what’s being described as a student-led protest against the current administration and the monarchy. Riot police were called out and arrests were made. Is this starting so sound familiar to those of you who keep track of the news from America’s large cities these days?
Well, before you get too excited, the way students in Thailand “protest†is a far cry from what BLM and Antifa get up to in our urban centers. And the response from the government may also prove instructive. So what sort of mayhem were the protesters engaged in? A group of them “gathered†outside the Prime Minister’s offices to call for reforms. And the really shocking event came when a group of them “heckled a royal motorcade.â€
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The wording of that emergency declaration certainly leaves much to be desired. They’re accusing “certain groups of perpetrators†of launching an “untoward incident†in the capital using “various methods and different channels.†That could mean pretty much anything, couldn’t it? As far as the “obstruction†of the royal motorcade goes, it doesn’t sound as if they were obstructed much at all. In reality, what the protesters did to get themselves in trouble was to fail to sit, kneel or lay prone on the pavement while the royals passed by. A couple of them allegedly made “rude gestures†and “heckled†the monarchs.
What the article describes is comparable or mild compared to Trump's every day. But in Thailand it's verges on unthinkable. So
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