I’ve spoiled myself by taking two fantastic vacations in the past three weeks, first to Macau and Hong Kong, and then to some remote islands in the Gulf of Thailand. All of my pictures from both adventures can be found here.
I can’t help it that my life is so awesome.
“There is probably no more obnoxious class of citizen, taken end for end, than the returning vacationist.” ~Robert Benchley
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“I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” ~Mahatma Gandhi
The situation in Bangkok is getting worse as the anti-government protesters clashed with police yesterday, ending in casualties on both sides.
The Red Shirts have succeeded in closing down most of the city, including public transportation and shopping areas, but they have not succeeded in making any political headway.
True democracy doesn’t work this way.
True democracy doesn’t blow the other side up when it doesn’t get its way.
True democracy doesn’t bribe and pay the uneducated masses to protest something that most of them don’t even understand.
The Thai people claim they want democracy, but this isn’t the way to go about it. Until the corruption ends on both sides of the line, these sorts of violent reactions will continue, bringing absolutely no peace to Thailand.
See all of my Red Shirt pictures here.
Joy Ramblings, Travel 3520http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetravelingteacher.org%2F2010%2F04%2F11%2Fin-violence-we-forget-who-we-are%2FIn+Violence%2C+We+Forget+Who+We+Are2010-04-11+03%3A00%3A35Joyhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetravelingteacher.org%2F%3Fp%3D352