Who is Thailand's King and what do protesters want from him? | DW News
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2020
- Thailand’s revered monarchy is facing calls for change from thousands protesting on the streets of the country. In particular focus is the current King Maha Vajiralongkorn, whose long periods of stay in Germany have raised questions not just among his people, but also in the German Parliament.
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He's barely in Thailand, he's out there in Germany doing God knows what. The German gov was getting tired of him residing for too long lmao
German govt only stepped up when criticism got loud. They knew and they didnt care until now. No govmt cares about human rights!
@@NoctLightCloud how did human rights come in
With 50 mistresses, they must be partying like 1999😁
You know what..lol
@@infinityxtanishq8712 The right to peacefully protest IS A HUMAN RIGHT. The peaceful protesters are getting hit by military force to withdraw. That's a violation of human rights.
The current 'king' is a disgrace .. an insult to his father's legacy.
Agreed
he has AIDS please be nice
@@ivanaslutskova370 just because someone has a certain disease doesn't mean we shouldn't criticize him, do you even know the polarity between the current king and his father? Vajiralongkorn has numerous scandal which is why he is also known as the playboy king, also isn't AIDS a STD?
@@ivanaslutskova370 oh right, this acc is a bot
I was in Thailand 🇹🇭 the year the King died and it was a totally different atmosphere.
We stayed in Chiang Mai and the people were much more respectful, this present King clearly didn’t learn from his predecessor at all.
He's in Europe because he doesn't want to be seen as not doing anything with the military, he allowed the military to rule for him by defacto.
A king without responsibility ???
im sorry idk whats happening in military can someone tells me
@@ioion8614 yes, sounds like Tsar Nikolai II to be
@@ccjr630 thank you
@@ioion8614 He's actually just a king without power. Nothing but a public figure. The power is in the hand of Thai's prime Minister. Similar with queen of UK, more or less
Thailand is a peaceful country. The government should accept the demands of the citizens. I love thai people.
Absolutely. Love Thailand and Thai people ❤💖❤💖❤💖😘😘😘
Why do the Thai protesters ruin the peace for? Freedom of breath? USA FBI intervenes?
@Paloma Savaengcharoen Ouch! That hurts! Thai usually think we are in a free and democratic country. Nowadays we are being compared against communist countries.
@@v012345s I live in vietnam right now, and I can confirm that the Communist party in Vietnam even given more freedom to their peoples than the Thai royal.
@Paloma Savaengcharoen I live in Thailand and I see many problems here. The documentary is quite right: Thailand is a deeply fragmented and incoherent country not least because Buddhism is totally incompatible with the concepts of monarchy, materialism and consumerism. Monarchy symbolises the epitome of permanence while materialism and consumerism symbolise the epitome of corruption and inequality. These concepts are in total contradiction with the basic Buddhist notions of impermanence and of removing corruption as the main cause of suffering. To force people to accept these contradictions from birth through "acculturation and education" is enough to cause such immense confusion as to drive anyone crazy. How can the "red mob" not rise up when some of them are now scavenging the leftovers found in the Elite's dustbins to survive?
I lived in Thailand for two years around 1992 - 1993. Many people I've talked to truly respected their old king Bhumibol Adulyadej but despised Maha Vajiralongkorn. They think he is an useless playboy.
who will be next king ?
@@detectiveamevirus8 there will be no next king
@@panongkone how about his son ?
King Bhumibol is revered n loved by his subjects unlike his son, full of scandals.
@@detectiveamevirus8 his son (prince) has autism
Stand with Thailand ! Blessing from HK
HK is already fallen!
@nhà độc tài Yang Wen Li Cc gì vậy
What kind of king lives in lavish while his people are starving and struggling during this pandemic.
@P M No all
@Pixel Smile I am Thai. So of course I know.
most of kings in history .
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@Paloma Savaengcharoen Maybe you are not Thai, so go over there and open your eyes you wll see how much they are.
All these kings and patriots just can't love their country without the help of private jets, ferraris and 40B usd in the bank 😂😂😂😂
What about the political leader
@@positivevibes9262 difference is political leaders are voted in by the people, these monarchs are just born into a family that just happened to be monarchs yet somehow receive all these powers and entitlements for what reason again. Because they happen to be born into a royal family, that why they receive so much benefits.
12 years ago i was working in a big hotel chain in Dubai owned by the Thai royal family. Expectedly the company employed lots of Thais. I became friends to most of them. In a fews occasions we've talk about the monarchy, even back then they already knew that this situation will happen once King Bhumibol passed away because they are aware that then crown prince was a irresponsible person who only wanted a lavish life without taking responsibility. He had photos walking around naked. For a conservative Thai culture, that was very scandalous. One of them said that it's probably the end of the monarchy. In my understanding in Thai monarchy tradition a woman can't inherit the tile unlike in the UK.
What you heard from the Thai coworkers maybe not all true. They are fear of safety. The pass king was clever and know how to use the media. Millions of Thais and foreigners have long been brain-washed, included Kofi Anan. The reality is $45b. in the asset and all free tax. That not include bribery from a private corporation of Asia, the EU, and the US. They are the shadow corporation. The world's richest king of millions lives under $200 p/d.
@@Drillad , The people need to rule not this out of touch monarchy and more over, in the multitudes of counselors there are wisdom. The military has only one rule, the art of war!
According to Thailand constitution, female is allowed to become a ruler. However current sucessor is son of present King. And actually the one who fits for this position is King younger sister, aka Angel Princess or Princess Mahachakri, she has great dedication for social work, humble, simple and loved by the peoples just like the late King.
@@bintarmupiza-5416 As an outsider, am I right to say that the position of the King is most commonly passed to a son/male descendant than a female?
@@Drillad รู้กันนะเรา
What’s so f up is he taking all property and treasure that his father put under government but still received people tax yearly.
what even for f up is that if citizens say something about it they end up in jail
@@N.biebie8428 According to the law, they could criticize with facts in academic way but not by defaming him by publishing a libel.
His father used his yearly allowance to help the poor and provide them with jobs. He doesn't even stay in his own country.
He's in Germany right now. Let's go arrest him.
*He was ;( he left just days before I made the comment when Heiko Maas was like "dude - rule YOUR country inside YOUR country"
Can't wait for him getting kicked off the throne. At least he can commit to his gals full-time then.
How? On which legal basis?
@@AimeranCS ha ha I was trolling. But on that note? Immediate declaration of martial law and forfeiture of transnational agreements at odds with such a move.
But if you listened to the story he is in Thailand right now
@@achardy8 yep he is. too bad
lol 😅
Our king eats only on us taxes, and work has never done.
Agreed. If he not going to do anything great for the country. At least be a good example.
just asking, if the princess succeed the crown, will things go better?
@@benjithebear3327 do you think the king gonna step down? And if the royal military group will support that decision? They sure take full benefit right now.
Like every king....
King of England，Japan Belgium Spain？？？？
His father was respected and loved by the people, but he dragged his father's legacy and name to shame. Prince Charles should learn from this and be careful if he succeeds his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
After a glimpse of Elizabeth II's offshore accounts (courtesy of the leaked Paradise papers), I can say that she has some pretty ethically questionable investments and she doesn't like paying taxes. She gets away with it because different rules apply to her than to the rest of us.
@@hypothalapotamus5293 the thing is she is exempted from taxes. She does pay some tax but at the end of the day even if she didn’t pay any tax nothing will happen.
You can just say the tax she give are just donations. In any case England gets more money from her anyway as long as she is alive there will be millions of tourists that will give England all the tax they need from her. There is a reason why they just let her be a few mil every year is nothing compared to what they gain from using her face everywhere
@@greatninja2590 "the thing is she is exempted from taxes. She does pay some tax but at the end of the day even if she didn’t pay any tax nothing will happen. You can just say the tax she give are just donations."
As a hard working taxpayer, that notion doesn't appeal to me.
" In any case England gets more money from her anyway as long as she is alive there will be millions of tourists that will give England all the tax they need from her."
The kings of France, the emperors of Rome, the Medici, and the Sforza are all dead but France and Italy bring in far more tourists than England. I can actually go into Versailles because there's no royalty living there (unlike Buckingham palace) and I can see all the artwork the Medici accumulated in Florence because they're dead (I can also see great Renaissance memes like John the Baptist pointing at Jesus or Saint Sebastian chilling with a bunch of arrows in his Chest and eat veal, which is totally illegal in my country). The Spanish empire is no more, but a strong culture and good weather keep people coming there (another country that beats England in volume of tourists). A lot of English tourism comes from lame Americans who want to visit the old world without having to come to a country where they can't understand the language or from moderately respectable Americans who want to see their ancestral homeland --> 3.8 million Americans are gonna visit the UK annually with or without the queen.
So, the Queen's divine right to rule cannot be justified by tourism.
Long live democracy!
Long live the people!
Down with dictatorship!
Name a democratic country? Uk and US ARE 100% DICTATORSHIPS.
@India raj not bad.... i will give you Germany.
@@beniteztheconman I'm not looking for countries that have 100 percent democracy. I hate the countries that a person decides for everything
God save the King.
Cadeia para os bandidos republicanos.
Viva a união do povo com o Rei.
Tailândia não quer a baderna republicana.
Os republicanos destruíram o Brasil.
Thailand went from having their best ever king to a guy who almost doesn't even care for his country .
so true.
Lol actually true
The problem is you don't have a choice with a monarchy
@@tosstownend even worse he doesn't have any bothers or legitimate children that they can appoint by making him abdicate .
@@tosstownend depends but yeah in absolute monarchy you dont really have a choice.
Be strong my thai brothers and sisters...we all support you against any discrimination
🙋♂️✌🇲🇾
Why Thailand King is in Germany? What kind of leader he is🤔🤔
@@AsianBoyTV ...seriously? He almost shot his sister's because he was afraid they will intervene his throne..
In the history most kings or kaisers flew to another country or got killed by the people
@@manman183 he never shot his sister, u dumb
With 20 woman... With him... He is sex addicted king of thai..
@@AsianBoyTV not the Thai people, the Thai military did
The king of Thailand ran to Germany during covid-19 to avoid his duty as king. Thai people should not bow down to him. Who go on vacation as a leader during a crisis?
No covid in Thailand
Thailand do had covid. It’s gone now because all Thai people wore masks. Real reason that triggered people to step out is because of the frequent abductions and kills of the people who voices out especially against a certain group of people’s benefits. Those cases were all buried and the law are made in the way that we can’t testify or speak out to find the culprit ever. Even now, government is using unjustified methods to silence the people and jailing them. The government and uniformed men only act in a way that keeps several families rich and stays in power. Law aren’t even used properly anymore, they decided who they wants to arrest before deciding the law they’re guilty for, and most of the time it doesn’t even made sense.
@@chyffon5454 hahaha disappeared because of masks hahahaah..... hilarious
@@beniteztheconman It is the fact that almost all of us we wear mask. FYI if you don't know 🤭 And we still have some covid cases but very low number
@@Myworldspecialk covid only exists in countries owned by the anglo saxon bankers. Thailand is lucky that it is free from these evil IMF bankers.
What a useless king. His father would be ashamed of him.
That's why you started the color revolution？Get out
Need red revolution? PRC can help you 🤭
His father is not much better, but his public image is amazing.
@@galihpambudi1494 need a Nationalist Socialist revolution? NSDAP can help you 🤭
@@bandvitromaniaios1307 i miss square mustache :""/
I feel grateful to have lived during Bhumibol's rule, Thailand is simply an amazing country to live in. It's okay Thailand, be strong, hope the best for future. We already beat a prime minister that stole billions from citizens. You guys can do it! Love from your neighbor, Malaysia ❤
Their king lives in luxury in Germany and their people live in poverty.
It's very sad.
It's much more deep than that my friend. This time most of the protester are the student from schools and University in Bangkok. Most of them are not live in poverty for sure. Most of them live in Bangkok. And this protest is not about poverty my friend it's all about their government Prayuth and most new generation want to kick him out but still cannot. So people may think why the king doesn't help them like his father. Thai people have a problem probably because they compared him with his father who help people a lot.
That's not true. The students come to protest just because they don't want to wear the uniform.....all of them use smart phone....and don't believe this man,Pawin...,He's bad guy...There's many stories behind this scene....
@@ChuChu-zr6cl
Sorry but your peaceful protest is useless.
Prayuth will not leave his position haha 😝
He don't care
PM.Prayuth Chanocha he save Thailan from CCP.
he has HIV
Thank you for sharing the news.
Let's go Thailand ! Fight for your freedom
Freedom?
@@elements1168 Freedom????
The former king bhumibol of Thailand was loved and adored, while this Current king is not. Lol
but tbh more people do not adored former king now since it has been revealed that he is behind so many events that cost a thousands of life.
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He was loved just because of his PR team brainwashed Thai people for over decades and the lack of accessing information of Thai people back then. But later, a lot of thai people are becoming wide awake more and more and number of the loved ones is decreasing dramatically nowadays.
@@Thai-Refugees เค้าจะอ่านไทยออกกันมั้ยนั่น
@@jessadadissopa2318 , the former Thai king has a mistress in HK that I know.
The current King is not like Ramachandra. He is more like the flamboyant and playboy Duryodhana.
hey you are talking about ramayana and mahabharata
@A why can't a king be a playboy. Any laws relates to that? Better than be a killer president of USA.
@@America_bombsTSMC it's not accepted in Thai culture. a king is to be revered not partaking in those activities.
@@America_bombsTSMC I agree,the problemm is not that...real problems are in culture and oppression...
@@America_bombsTSMC Any one can be a playboy, but it should be when he spends his earned money not the money belonged to the people. Has this king ever worked one day in his life, besides sitting on the throne and do nothing 0 000000000000.
Mr. Pavin did a great job of explanation. Make the world understand what happen in Thailand easily.
Dear Thai people,
We have done this before. And look how we are lagging and being fooled by oligarchs thru useless democracy. I hope you can learn from us. But since you're the citizens, we leave the matter to you and may you have a wise decision that will be taken. God bless you!
From your brother, Filipino
Dear Thai people,
You are thai people. You are from Thailand. You are asian.
You speak Thailand,you are someone who is born from your own country
From your brother, Malaysia
@@raindoset5408 Lol.
Sending lot of ♥️ and peace from Scotland
We no need The bad King.
This comment is cute for some reason
@nhà độc tài Yang Wen Li no. They love previous kings before this one
This King should be an ambassador on Germany. He sounds fit for the job.
lol
😂
if he's too lazy to do his job as king, i think he will just be loafing around more as an ambassador lol
Danke für das hochladen sehr interessant
Just disable the King's free hotel wifi access lol
🤣🤣
I think It's useless cuz he lives with his 20women at the hotel in Germany. So, He has no time to use the internet. LOL
@@warito9454 just not with german women😒
@@jjoyjit_162 yeah I know. He lives with his Thai woman guards.
@@warito9454 ya, then it's fine
You know there's a famous curse on Thai royal family when they took power says their rule won't last more than 10 generations, and this guy is exactly the 10th king
Thailand is protesting, America is protesting and Nigeria is protesting! God is truly seeking justice for his people! How can you be a leader and not stay in your own country?! That’s nonsense!
Talking about a Revolution...Tracy Chapman....
Indonesia,Philippine, hongkong, belarus don't forget them
God doesn't get involve into politics affairs he lets nation's do what they want. Each individual human being regardless of nationality, culture, race, or ethnicity will be judged account his or her own words, actions, behavior, and conduct.
@@user-kr7dh8pp3q the Philippine people protested just last aug, i dont think they protested these days, they’re afraid of covid lol
@@user-kr7dh8pp3q Don't include Philippines.
great interview
The fact that Thai people are faithful to royal since forever if it was his sister the "second princess" that took throne after rama9 this wouldn't had happened. so sad for Thai royal 😢
It's better for the King's sister to be the one who's taking care of Thailand.
She is CCP now.
I think we should leave them alone and let thai people take care of themself.
@@MattMJM08 I'm Thai but currently not in Thailand so I guess I have to mind about it? 😂
@@Chris_Ban even worse than her brother then....a voice from china the mainland
@@wheat7872 You know Gnews?
Imagine how many people could have been fed with the money that was spent on his dog's funeral.
One question : Is the monarchy relevant in this modern age and 21st or 31st century? What did they contributed to the country and protection of the people?
Modern age some country still protection old culture
Like Malaysia have 9 King for 9 State
@lucy lei From Wikipeadia: Thailand was ranked as the world's third most unequal nation, behind Russia and India, in the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook 2016 (companion volume to the Global Wealth Report 2016, with one percent of the Thai population estimated to own 58 percent of Thailand's wealth.
Ask the British!
The monarchy belonged to the medieval age and has no more relevance in modern society is damn correct
let's call him "Sia O" because thai people love to call him as it
whats that mean?
@@luarbiasawaras8700
Sia (Thai: เสี่ย) mean rich man (not good word)
O (Thai:โอ) is his nickname
@@ParseeAikoku I see
@@ParseeAikoku เสี่ยโอ5555
Long live the Thai People ..... In our country Indonesia, people who criticize the government are arrested and thrown in prison, there is no democracy anymore .. the people's voices have been silenced by the government
Thank you, Germany for questioning his stay in your country. Thank you DW for spreading the truths.
Wow this really opened my eyes.
Please share the news 🙏 🇹🇭
He care more about Germany than Thailand, let's give him an opportunity to live there permanently. Keep up the pressure, people power!
It doesn't effect me because I'm a German I worry about you people!
Your Kaiser
Great segment
This is not true, majority of Thai people still love our King..people should listen to the both side of the news.
Sure, there are some people who still love their king, on the other hand there are more and more people who don't like this king and want to put the monarchy under the constitution.
I hope the Thailand doesn't make the same mistake that Philippines did in 1986. Good luck.
It would be nice to interview both sides.
The people deserve better leader they don't need a king they need a leader who lead the country on a rightway specialy on this difficult time.
I love Thai people and I support them from India...
The story already know by karen people (some karen live in Thailand and some karen live in myanmar). A speech of Thai fifth King wife said " the 9th king will be the last king for Thai people". If Thai people remember the story they will know it.
I miss the old king...he treated the Thais like his own children
Thank you so much for hearing us! ❤️🙏🏻😢🇹🇭
Please be safe people of Thailand 🇹🇭
The people dont need the King, but the King needs his people to survive
He wasn't 'criticizing' he was observing and commenting.
If I was the king then I ll look after my country and I ll make my country be the greatest country in the world.
Such a bad person who does not care at all and I feel sad.
Still, a small group of older Thais believed that the whole country belonged to the king and that the people were born as slaves.
King of Thailand !! You are the one people rely on in this harsh time. I'm nobody.
LONG LIVE THE KING
His late Father failed to groom him.
Thai kings has always been living in lavish n power. They are semi Gods n Ruler of the land to the pple. Nothing has change, except the wisdom of ruler..
Its sad, when the parents failed to mold their children ...
Does the king even care about thai politics? Why do i think the king is just being pressured by his advisor
He spend 100000000+us dollars /year buy cars, Hotel, house
That's money from Thai people tax.
He is worth $70 billion .He owns half of Thailand .He does not need Thai peoples tax. He is the richest monarch in the World .The inequality is staggering .
@@anthonydowling3356 30 billion ...
@@wayneandrews9298 (still cant defeat the african king
@@detectiveamevirus8 you mean ... Robert nesta Marley
Tax from hard work people. They are a hero want Thailand be the better country.
Well.
This day I found my favorite news channel.
Same
While it is noble to protest for more democracy and a reform of the Monarchy, the real problem is the system itself.. Thailand is not one of the most unequal nations worldwide because of the Monarchy or the Military that is backed by it. The root of all problems is widespread corruption throughout all constitutions and levels of society and that people rather live with it and exploit it if it favors them, than fight it.
Sorry to say, but even with reforms and a new Govt. Thailand will still be the same
How could be the same! People like you make no differences to others. Waste of space!
You are Waste of space ! You make no difference to anyone!
So "do nothing" is your solution ?
That is my obervation as well. There is no point to cut off only one of the hydra's many heads.
A reform will shed light on how to deal with corruption. This reform is a long term effort not a sprint.
These protests are a starting point for dialogue between state and people.
Thailand monarch : North Korea but with protest.
The late King of Thailand (who passed away in 2016) ascended the throne after his brother's death when he was 18 years old.
Many of South East Asia's heads of state spent vast amount of time overseas. Thailand's king is the only one who has
earned that notoriety.
Possibly Thailand needs a Queen.
Time to change tradition....
When you live in a “GLASS HOUSE” your actions speak louder than worlds.
This is a very interesting news source.
We are with the Thai People.
Power to the Thai People!
Im not Thai, never been there but would love to some day. Governments around the world may have differant policies, yet are basically the same scam.
like every one else, we just want meritocracy.
Power to the amazing people of Portland who have made us proud
We support democracy, love, liberty, peace and love
We stand with those facing discrimination in the US
We love the US and pledge absolute allegiance to President trump
We will help punish those who do not believe in the greatness of President Trump
Power to the amazing people of Portland who have made us proud
We support democracy, love, liberty, peace and love
We stand with those facing discrimination in the US.
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Rocker really?. Meritocracy ?.
Well, TRUMP wouldn't been elected if that's real..
If you're in Thailand and talk about the king or others in the royal family like that you would be gone or got arrested by now, so sad isn't it? Luckly that you are in other country. In Thailand we can't talk about opinion or even the truth about king. Protesters want to reform for the better future for next generation.
This UA-cam channel from what country?
Father and son 2 different things father was respected and loved by thai people 🙏 he cared about people he's son is completely ignorant........
I wonder what kind of kinky thing he do with his harem. Can he even last long enough before he came?
Well said professor 🙏
if he wanted to take a yearly vacation for a couple weeks thats understandable. But leading a country all by himself from a different continent is unacceptable.
This new king has to face the music and clean up his act.
This king is the most rubbish king i have seen in recent decades
Bull, check the middle east...
n King TRUMP... 🤣
@@kentershackle1329 😂
All kings need not exist. Monarchy sucks
@@andriekaputra5614 Brunei king are good kings
@@lepetitchat123 monarchy is good for it's own way for the country. all form of government have their bad
Grand Hotel Sonnenbichi owners love the Thai king, i bet they're bit better off financially than the neighbouring hotels.
Thailand, belarus everything needs changes. World needs to come atleast for the such issues in countries regardless of their strong ties, ideologies, support or consequence. Bcoz only collectively all can do it and only one can.☹️
I have so much respect for Thai monarchy and likewise, sad for what is happening. If Thai people don’t feel the way the former King had showed and cared for them, I understand why They are doing this.
The father care for the people, not the son. The son prefer womanizing even before ascending the throne.
Thai monarch has robbed Thai people for more than 100years!
Why you have so much respect to thai monarchy? What the kings ever do for Thai people? Instead thai people pays for their luxury life style!
@@williesg If he's womanizing, why was he caught wearing women's clothes in Germany? I think he's doing the opposite lol
@@jonultime you obviously don't have Thailand friends, over here in my country we have many Thailand people working here, I have friends who are from Thailand also , they told me the same story of the current king having harem party all that. Don't believe? Ask the Thai people, majority knows that.
The Thai king goes to Germany, but it sounds like the Thai people could learn a few lessons from France. ;)
🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭ขอบคุณที่ให้กำลังใจ
first time in almost 6 months in thailand? that shows how good he is as a king.
Talking about Thai Politics when you only interview a political dissident who is living abroad in exile is not very fair in fact it is down right biased against Thailand. This report seems to be very biased.
As Thai, I don’t even know what they want. It’s just a pointless protest for me and one officer got injured from a protestor already and the police didn’t use force, they tried to stop the violence between the two parties.
Are you for real? Lol
In a monarchic country, if the king is bad, the country collapses, but if the king is good like the current king's father before him, the country prosper.
Government put a lot of effort to protect the king while people are abandoned and staving.
Yes, decrease the monarchy's influence. Feeding off from the tax payers' money.
0:32 German flag
The former King is moral king. He may make some political move to protect his dynasty. But it's one of his duty to protect the dynasty. There are a lot of PR also. But you can not PR any guy to be respected as him.
I'm surprised that no major surge in covid 19 in Thailand despite gathering at the rally.
Many Thais still love the last king, King Rama IX, for what he did for the country.
Now King Rama X, as you might have seen from the news, does nothing to impress his citizen.
I don’t love the late king
@@chickkye7009 no-one asked you :)
When I was last in Thailand, some years ago, the current king’s late father was still generally revered by most people - but it was clear that even the staunch royalists I spoke to didn’t think very much of his playboy son, the current king, who they largely regarded as being a waster, pissing about partying in Europe and other places, and not remotely bothered about Thailand or the Thai people.
Indeed, the fact that he’s now the king - but spends most of his time living outside Thailand - is like a slap in the face to the Thai people; kind of says that they, and their country, aren’t good enough for him to bother living in. How do you lead a country if you won’t even live there? I mean, who does that? What of his responsibility to his country?
At the same time, of course, the Thai monarchy has a vast amount of wealth - I haven’t forgotten the utter, utter, utter poverty that I also saw in Thailand, no matter how many skyscrapers and mega apartment blocks and crazy expensive supercars I saw - there’s sharp poverty in my country, too, but you don’t see shoeless old people wandering the streets, picking up litter to try and survive, like I saw there.
Shrugging and saying “that’s just the way it is here” is a horrific, unacceptable attitude - those old people, and other destitute Thai citizens I saw, were being utterly failed and abandoned by the Thai state and government, which as a European is alien and jarring to me - the state is there to serve the citizens, not the other way around.
To be clear, I’m Not saying to abolish the royalty - although my country got rid of our kings and queens a long time ago - but I don’t think that the traditional Thai model of absolute obedience and subservience to the royals (especially to a king who’s clearly not respected like his father was), coupled with being punished by the military for speaking out, can continue much longer. Thailand’s future will be decided by its youth - and they clearly want change, and an end to the current system.
I’m not sure what the answer is, but best of luck to the Thai people, whichever side of this issue that they may be on...
something a lot of people don't know is that bhumibol killed his brother when they were young & it was all blamed on a " shooting accident " but he did it because he wanted to become king ...
Let's people decide what are the best for them
All the support from South Korea we did it you guys can do it fight for democracy
I love the Thai People. They are so unique. I have worked all over Asia, but do Know other people that I admire. The one place on the
Mediterranean that all of us is apart and a social kind of nice people, beautiful scenery of the mountains, snow in the winter, fisherman
just like everyone risking their lives to feed their family and friends. That Country is Algeria. I am not a Frenchie I am an Saxon. One day
and I do not care, if I ever leave Asia and need a people I can be totally and utterly safe if they know me, Algeria is where I want to be.