tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051806246563979907.post7049928186569127545..comments2017-08-27T21:42:39.319-07:00Comments on Response Asia Pacific: 'Anti-monarchist' branding simplisticResponseAPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694598109867865850noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051806246563979907.post-61261917060861226612010-11-05T12:44:18.403-07:002010-11-05T12:44:18.403-07:00We shouldn't be surprised that the army chief ...We shouldn't be surprised that the army chief and his burly sidekick, the police chief, are so obsessed with "protecting" Bhumibol.<br /><br />Bhumibol, after all, legitimises the army's violence, turning a brutal act of murder against unarmed Thai people, into a "crusade" to save the outdated and corrupt monarchy.<br /><br />What should surprise us, it the attitude of the Thai king who permits these thugs in uniform to do these terrible things in his name.<br /><br />Should we interpret the Thai king's silence as a seal of approval for the army's brutality?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856964108698555796noreply@blogger.com