Red shirts won. I felt sad for Thailand, the country I am belong. Yesterday, at the SUMMIT MEETING and Bilateral meeeting between ASEAN and other Asian Developed countries, being held at Royal Cliff Hotel, Pattaya, had to be postponed because the red shirts riot broke the police and army front into the hotel before the meeting started. The prime minister therefore requested the postponement and asked for the apology for this incident. Hardly coming to Thailand, more than 10 Top leaders of the countries in Asia extended their sympathy and pormised to come back again after this chaos stopped. I bet Thailand lost face, large budget, and reputation for getting the tour business income. Someone said, the loss figure is about 3 hundread thousand million baht. Besides, hearing that, the red shirts still get to other stragic plan particularly, close the Province Halls in every provinces. I think this time, Thailand is completely collapsed, in debt with a tremendous sum, and people have been thought of 2 sides. The children who are growing up soon and also the next generation will have to be in charge of the national debt and pay plenty of taxes with nothing in return. Every day we spend, every baht our children are responsible for. All have happened under leadership of red shirts hero, ex-prime minister who is aboard but phone in to the mob every nights.
When I was 25, 1971, I was an exchange student going to live in 9 American Farm Families for 6 months in Idaho and Iowa and was in a few International meeting for youths. I also was in the States Fairs, Youth Camps and States Conferences. My host families and people in the societies I was with, were really fond of me and looked at Thailand very positively. I talked about Thailand, People, tradition and certainly about our king to the audience group many times. These activities were included with newspaper and radio interviews. In 1976-1977, I, again, went to England for a studying of higher degree, during the course, I was asked to present about Thailand for the friends from England and all over the world who studied the same. I showed slides, dances and cooked[with contribution of Thai student friends]. Every times, I gave the presentation with pride. Look at that, I was so proud to be Thai and proud of our society very much and now still never forget my feeling of pride at that time.
I wish, in Thailand, there were the underground or any city train in every big provinces, bullet[fast] trains from the north and northeast to the south via the big cities including Bangkok. I wish people got well educated and works all over the country. I wish there were good roads, sea and air links. I wish we had adequate qualified food, health care, modern hospital distributed to every provinces, and some effective post harvest and logistic technology for exporting with cheapest price for the people in the world being able to buy food from Thailand. These are only a small parts of my wishes. They can be achieved by everyone getting cooperation working for the society and never want to be the government or get advantage from the society like some of the people have done. Hero should be the king maker, not the king himself. [king in this case is a word representing a top one in the society]
I am not certain what will be next and how to be end for this riots these days. The winner may be proud over the country losses. They might be the permanent dictators in the future because they make almost half of populaton believe in them. If there is one or any one come, he may use our tax fund distribute to the people talking some good words that "money was from him giving to the people, whom he really cares and would help all the times". My problem is, when the city train, roads, standard education, good hospitals, permanent farm market, etc., will begin, because all money collecting from taxes go with him for buying faith from people. Besides, if he has power, he could order the government offices to make some advantage for him in investing and making profit. Corruption is primative, other advantage by policies can be think of.
I wish my expectation was wrong. The best leader may come and do differently. Thailand might be a heaven in the world.
Why people in Thailand have trust in the leader. One of whom said that if a leader gave every thing to her, and neighbours. Leader could give house, free medication, or free interest loan for investment. He even gave the fund for the soceity without paying back. Thai people are good people, this is why we love and would return every thing to the leader who help us. We don't have to think of over view, only personal advantage will do, even if the leader cheats or gets own advantage we don't care. In the election, we vote for the one who help us with money. We don't care where the money come from, that is not our problem. We like to get help.
Now, I am not certain that I am still proud to be Thai. Why other developed countries are peaceful. Why those people cooperate with the society for development. Why they have pride to be self help and help others, instead of being help. Why we can not do like them. Why we are not proud to have a good man being leader but instead, believe in the bad group propaganda without analysis. Our leader in the old day who led Thailand to progress now is accused to be an enemy of democracy. He was also accused as being the old homosexual. I was surprised about this case if it is true or a lie. I felt sympathy with many ones concerned.
Now, while I am writing this statement, red shirts are invading Ministry of Interior Bangkok where the key cabinet and prime minister coming for a meeting today. I guess the meeting could not take place. TV showed the red shirts destroying the beautiful car. What a pity. When it is going to end. Chavalvut Chainuvati
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