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Politics of perception
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 04/04/2013
» What does North Korea fear the most? A revolution that would bring down the Pyongyang regime.
Of real red-shirts and fake red-shirts
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 31/01/2013
» Within the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorships (UDD) there are red-shirts who believe the struggle is more than just about one man. But there are also red-shirts who know only how to dance at the end of the string dangled by that one man.
Between fickleness and an insane nation
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 09/12/2012
» Tomorrow is Constitution Day, but with 17 charters since 1932, we can call Dec 10 the day when Thailand celebrates 80 years of fickleness. Charter changes to accommodate the times are one thing; 17 constitutions and counting in 80 years is an entirely different matter.
Ready to topple a govt, Or not
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 25/11/2012
» Gen Boonlert Kaewprasit claimed the police were trying to incite violence in order to justify a crackdown, thereby stomping on a peaceful and democratic protest.
Yingluck, Yinglove one and all
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 04/11/2012
» Yingluck Shinawatra has yet to succeed, but she's inching ever closer. The Pitak Siam rally last Sunday and talk of a coup show just how nervous the other side is getting.
Dear protesters, stop cramping my lifestyle
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 01/11/2012
» People love to masturbate over the righteousness of their cause, but turn a blind eye to, and make a laundry list of excuses for, the abuses that pave their glorious path.
Rise of the planet of the merchants
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 28/10/2012
» When the merchant elites buy up the provincial lords, what do the traditional elites have left in their hands? The answer requires a bit of background.
Only the sister can save us
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 29/07/2012
» When Pol Gen Priewpan Damapong made his pilgrimage to see Thaksin Shinawatra and sing "Happy Birthday" to the former prime minister, there were three common reactions. One was disgust at the national police chief for kowtowing to a fugitive convict. Another was adulation for the national police chief who paid homage to his former brother-in-law and all-around Thai hero. It's all a matter of perspective. The last one was "Who cares?"
The fading yellow
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 22/04/2012
» The yellows no longer have a strong enough platform to stand on, to shout and scream from _ and hence, the passion subsided, the funds drained and the movement has waned There's a rumour being reported in newspapers that Sondhi Limthongkul has actually made up with Thaksin Shinawatra in the interests of good business. Who knows if there is truth to that, but this much we do know.
Cults of personality
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 01/04/2012
» Hero worshipping is a part of every culture. From great warlords to visionary leaders, religious prophets and yes, pop idols, their names and deeds are written in history, perpetuating cults of personality, though invariably with heavy revisions and colourful additions. Mankind rarely lets truth get in the way of a good story.