Spectre of state violence just won't go away

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Spectre of state violence just won't go away

Published: 9 Oct 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

The commemoration of the bloody 6 Oct 1976 crackdown against the student-led rally inside Thammasat University is usually a low-key event, observed by former student activists and relatives of the dead.

This year, however, this dark chapter of modern Thai history seems to be receiving more attention, thanks to the growing interest of the red shirts.

The slogan of this year's commemoration shows the red shirts adopting the cause of the Oct 6 rally as their own.

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tony_n
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Discussion 16 : 09 Oct 2012 at 15.0316
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Only in Thailand does 6 x 36 = 112 ?!?!
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Discussion 15 : 09 Oct 2012 at 14.5215
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Re #8: Thaksin was not elected. No prime minister in a constitutional monarchy is elected. PMs are chosen from a body of people, generally MPs, and this country has list and elected MPs. No one ever voted directly for Thaksin, just like no one voted for ANY PM in Thailand.
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Discussion 14 : 09 Oct 2012 at 14.4714
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hyponeros D8

Agree 100%. Bravo!
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Discussion 13 : 09 Oct 2012 at 14.4513
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Brave article, Achara joins Sanitsuda on my list of heroes.
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Discussion 12 : 09 Oct 2012 at 14.4312
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whatajoke D3

Same clique, same families, just the heirs of the 76 leadership.
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Discussion 11 : 09 Oct 2012 at 13.5411
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It is good to see a few glimmers of truth telling in Thailand in the face of the traditionally enforced ignorance so beloved of those who thrive under that veil of murk.

It is not just Red shirts and their supporters who think that truths should be told about evil and that knowledge is generally preferable to enforced igorance on matters of public concern.
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Discussion 10 : 09 Oct 2012 at 12.4210
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@ Disc 5:
Where is the law and order when the army stages a coup against a democratically elected government?
Where is the law and order when a government that was not elected is allowed to rule because the army wants it?

It seems that for you only one type of people are breaking the law, while the other type can do whatever they want without being blamed for any wrongdoing!
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Discussion 9 : 09 Oct 2012 at 12.379
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Very good article!
Who were the main victims in 1976? Who were the main victims in 2010? It is not difficult to draw a parallel between both events since the victims and the perpetrators of the killings are the same.

The army, the bureaucrats and the invisible hand don't want democracy and it will not bother them to kill a couple of peasants to make sure that Democracy will not happen in Thailand.

I don't like Thaksin, but there is something that I can accept and which the hardcore royalists and army can't: he was democratically elected!
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Discussion 8 : 09 Oct 2012 at 12.358
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Discussion 6; I was HERE, and can assure you there is no MIB " theory" .. it is a bloody fact... No criminal violence from red fighters, no bullets and grenades from MIB and the army would not have needed to defend itself against these murderous terror attempts..... Since riot Police was non-existent or collaborating with the reds...
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Discussion 7 : 09 Oct 2012 at 11.367
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"Those who were directly involved, in control, and gave orders during the 1976 massacre .." People like the late Samak Sundaravej? I was here at the time and saw some of the violence first hand. I do not need to be reminded of who did what.
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