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Angry Muslims protest video at US embassy

Published: 19 Sep 2012 at 00.00
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Around 500 angry Thai Muslims staged a protest Tuesday afternoon in front of the US embassy in Bangkok amid heavy rain, deploring an anti-Islam video that has triggered a wave of demonstrations in the Middle East and beyond.

About 500 Muslims make their way from Lumpini Park to the US embassy on Witthayu Road Tuesday to protest against a film posted on the internet mocking the Prophet Mohammed. THITI WANNAMONTHA

About 200 city police were deployed to ensure security.

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Discussion 37 : 19 Sep 2012 at 19.5937
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Anger and passion or perhaps angry passion can lead even normally non-confrontational people down the path of ballistic violence. Can even happen in Thailand where an angry mob beats to death a person before they even understand his rationale.

I refer to a case where a mentally ill Thai man broke an Erawan (corner of Erawan Hyatt, Sukhumwit) and a mob killed him. That was someones brother, father, uncle or cousin, someone that could have simply missed his medication dose that day.
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Discussion 36 : 19 Sep 2012 at 17.4736
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Question for all to ponder: “Freedom of Expression”,a noble ideal, as defined in US Constitution gives the American the rights, even so far as to infringe on other people’s (non-American) core values and believes. Please vote “UP” if you agree with this statement.
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Discussion 35 : 19 Sep 2012 at 16.3435
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In Iran , Saudi , Iraq , Afghanistan or Pakistan they would be locked up or shot by now.

Amusing to see the earlier photos of women mixing with men. In Saudi or Afghanistan that's punishable by death in the name of their religion. Did someone pull that picture ?

IMO Islam is an old boys club controlled by bitter old men who keep creating new and more outrageous rules.
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Discussion 34 : 19 Sep 2012 at 15.4534
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No offense to muslims, but it is the action of an individual not the country. You can't hold a country responsible and start hurting their citizens. Which country should take responsibility for Al Qaeda and other muslim terrorist organizations? Should those muslim countries apologize too?
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Discussion 33 : 19 Sep 2012 at 15.2633
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Khun Jacksprat #30, don't you think that Marxism is just another religious belief? We, human beings, have to believe in something, haven't we?
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Discussion 32 : 19 Sep 2012 at 14.5832
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I really think that is a poor analogy. You are comparing politics with religion. No one has right to burn and kill.

Why drag the Thai reds or yellows into this I'm sorry I dont see the analogy, m I missing something here?
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Discussion 31 : 19 Sep 2012 at 13.1331
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"I would expect and hope that Thais would become violent if the kingdom were to be attacked and occupied by a foreign power, and not just demonstrate peaceably." Just like in December 1941.
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Discussion 30 : 19 Sep 2012 at 13.0630
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Why are these rioters, because that is what they are, allowed to get away with it,Is it because the authorities do not want to get too involved less they inflame them more.If I were to burn a Thai flag my feet would not touch the ground.I find it impossible to think how these people fit into a civilized society they demonstrate animal instincts and the worst kind at that, Jackal springs to mind.
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Discussion 29 : 19 Sep 2012 at 13.0629
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"Karl Marx has said Religion is like opium for the people... Think about!" And he wanted to replace it with his religion-subtitute, communism, which was just as dogmatic and intolerant of other forms.
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Discussion 28 : 19 Sep 2012 at 13.0228
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Why should the US government take responsibilty for something it had absolutely nothing to do with? Its like asking the governments of Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen etc to apologize and take responsibilty for the activities of Al Quaida and the Taliban. Mindless hypocracy.
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