“.....a moral authority who stepped in repeatedly over the years to unify the country....”
But don’t you dare criticize him.
Civilization can be and usually is pretty primitive..
if you think this is bad , wait until revered King Bhumipol Aduyjadej passes away and the monarchy goes to his son , Crown Prince Vajralongkorn (sp?) , better know as Fah Chai .
With a long and sordid/spotty history and lots of unseemly rumors about his character and involvement in all sorts of intrigue and controversy , for years and years .... As much loved as his father , Phra Nai Luang is , he is roundly disliked by the great multitude of rank & file Thai . They will have to arrest half the country for saying ‘unkind’ things about him ( on social media ) Now if royal succession were to go to one of the daughters ( the Crown Princesses ) it wouldn’t much of an issue , but Fah Chai ..... prepare to see Lese Majest to be the most commonly proffered charge
“Pongsak Sriboonpeng”
rolls off the tongue
sending people to jail for this... insane
I’ve insulted Hillary on FB.
Obams is taking notes and looking up “ Lèse-majesté “...
First thing I was instructed about, upon arriving at U-Tapao Royal Thai Naval Airfield, Rayong province, was to never exercise your American freedom of speech concerning the Thai King and Queen, other than to say that ‘they look nice’.
It is not only Thai law, but even so the Royals are in the same construct of an English parliamentary system, but there, the People hold them in severe regards. The folks would just as soon slit your throat, as to turn you over to the national police, and being an American serviceman, meant nothing. No embassy could get you out of a Thai jail.
Many, many years ago I knew the king. He was a nice guy. I was also friendly with his oldest daughter, the then Crown Princess. She was a sweet girl, married an American but the marriage failed. She had several children, one of whom had autism. He was killed in the tsunami which hit Thailand some years back.
This is extremely interesting. I had no idea!
Was this mentioned when you were in Thailand?
Well, Twinkie would comment; but Twinkie is afraid our current POTUS might just decide to extradite her for the crime of posting on FR. Twinkie does not have 30 yrs. to spare.
We're not quite there yet (American leftists don't quite have that power for now), and we might get there. But we're NOT!!! there yet.
So while the petty foreign fascists criticize us for our uncouth ways, remind them of the people they throw into prison for speaking their minds.
Norton II will soon sign an EO for a simiar policy.
yes yes, with all their faults, Thai love their king!
Wow!
America would be at full employment, building prisons for those criticizing our monarchy......
“ERRORS CEASING TO BE DANGEROUS WHEN IT IS PERMITTED FREELY TO CONTRA... {static}...
Anyone who has been to Thailand knows you don’t mess around with this law. And you had better stand for the national anthem before the movie.
“Yes, I am the king of the sex-tourism capital of the world. You dare not criticize my moral authority.”