Postbag: Why not ban all rallies?

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Published: 27 Nov 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Re: ''20,000 police, troops outnumber Pitak Siam protesters'', (BP, Nov 25).

The government showed its new policy against protest organisers and rallygoers. For me, it is acceptable, because any rally disturbs normal social activities, more or less. Therefore, I hope the government makes this policy a standard practice and bans all kinds of rallies regardless of their purposes and colours. If the government fails to implement this new policy, we can accuse you people of double standards and call you liars.

R H SUGA

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barryw
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Discussion 7 : 27 Nov 2012 at 08.397
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Dis #1 - I believe that Thais read less books per year than any other Asian nation. I have, though, noticed some enlightened young people reading text books on the train, rather than cartoon books as I have seen in the past. Maybe change is afoot, ever so slowly.
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Discussion 6 : 27 Nov 2012 at 08.306
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In 2003 my Thai wife joined me and 1 million others in London in a protest against the Iraq war.
At Royal Plaza last Saturday, I joined my wife in a protest against this corrupt government whose very existence she feels is insulting her country. Anyone who viewed the debate in the Thai parliament yesterday will understand her feelings. For those who did not it's best not to comment. Husbands and wives do happen to work together and we are part of world society.
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Discussion 5 : 27 Nov 2012 at 08.225
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WERAYUTH - The poor education is not by accident, it is intended. The greatest threat to the governance of this country is education rather like it is in parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Dictatorial regimes thrive on ignorance. Give the people the vote and call it democracy and you'll gain and retain power. Educated people would not fall for that as we saw last Saturday at Royal Plaza. The over reaction with 20,000 police shows the fear this government has of being challenged by an educated middle class. I saw how the trouble was a set up job by the police antagonising with barriers and microphones right where the press were stood.
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Discussion 4 : 27 Nov 2012 at 08.114
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R H SUGA - Thankfully not all people are of a negative mind state as you are. I suggest you learn about democracy and open your mind to the big outside world or do you find that fearful. Rallying, demonstrating is the very basis of democracy and that is how it was born will be retained in the first place. Alive people, not archair cowboys, are the guardians of democracy.

JOHN KANE - We are not all just guests here we are husbands and members of Thai families, living in houses. Whilst we are treated like children at times by having to report to the powers that be, that does not relegate us to a lowly status.
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Discussion 3 : 27 Nov 2012 at 07.533
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Writing skills. I totally agree with this writer. Add to that that students are not allowed to make critical questions, debate with tutors and lecturers and that's what you get...lazy brains. I told my staff two things when working for me: Don't take anything granted and don't take no for an answer. It kept them sharp..
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Discussion 2 : 27 Nov 2012 at 07.452
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So Thai students don't know how to write creatively. What else is new? As for farang being told not to protest: That's true to some degree. However, we're all world citizens, and there are times when things like dumping raw sewage in seas or rivers (one of thousands of examples) needs to be protested, as it affects many more than just those in the host country.
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Discussion 1 : 27 Nov 2012 at 07.111
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Lacking writing skill among Thai students, in any language, is a direct result of not reading enough to generate any brainwave required to produce continuous train of thought.
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