Why are young activists in Thailand protesting against the monarchy? - BBC Newsnight

A student-led protest movement in Thailand is demanding reform of the monarchy - in a country where it's illegal to defame, insult, or threaten the king, queen, heir-apparent or regent. Please subscribe HERE bit.ly/1rbfUog
Thailand's lèse-majesté law, which forbids any insult to the monarchy, is among the strictest in the world.
Over the past five months a student-led protest movement has started demanding reform of the monarchy and an end to military coups, of which Thailand has had twenty in modern times.
The demonstrations sent shockwaves through a country which is taught from birth to revere and love the monarchy and fear the consequences of talking about it.
BBC South East Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head reports for Newsnight.
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[@simplyrin210]

Lol that guy thinks the English cant criticise their Queen

[@busharmann]

What a dumbass

[@pinkdog4077]

It is a known fact that the Thai Ultra Royalists don't use their brain when they are talking.

[@Meanajkarn]

@@pinkdog4077 cuz they don’t have one lol

[@korndanaiakawat5459]

He is a certified dumbass

[@youngduck993]

He's just a piece of shit, have u ever seen brain in shit?

[@linmungdee3209]

5.44 does the Thai guy in yellow shirt understand what's Jonathan explaintion about basic human right in uk ? Nah he doesn't .

[@hunterkiller009]

He did understand but it seem like he couldn't come up with some good argument so he just changed the topic.

[@emilywen8492]

He’s the real pain in the ass. He’s a leader of a group that pro-coup d’état.

[@ppppugh7892]

Yeah, but remember that this is the BBC who edited this clip to make the Yellow shirt loyalist look more foolish than he actually is. Trust mainstream media?

[@linmungdee3209]

@@ppppugh7892 I definitely think this vid clip of BBC actually reported 100% accurate with what's going on in Thailand at the moment as protester leaders( some of them r kids ) who is speaking out have already been filed for jail from Thai gov.

[@siaolikeshee3889]

He doesn't have any information or reason to argue with Jonathan, so he's changing the point.

[@JIRONewin]

I am Thai, Prime Minister graduated from the same school as me. And the entire school student did not respect him

[@artit42]

The prime minister has always been a....rough guy, to put it plainly, but do you and your friends remember why he, a soldier, has to be here, in this position? We live in a country that democracy isn't democratic, at least, not in a practical way. To be a working democratic country, its people need to have a true ability to analyze and synthesize what's really best for them. Many elected prime ministers come and go... some with big chuncks of money that was supposed to be used for the country, some with even bigger chunks money that he couldn't spend them all after years of being exiled and still has enough money to ignite movements to come back to this country. Believe me, I understand your point of view "Should we respect a man just want to stay in power, no matter what??" but what if....the thing he did, he did for the country... To protect this dumb country from being abused by some wicked family... to push the country forward, like it was supposed to, long time ago while being cursed at, sworn at... he knows and still goes on. I respect the man, I don't like him, but still respect the man. the time will tell, one day you guys might be proud to have a chance studying in the same school as him.

[@bluewish1427]

@@nangdang2729 Why we need to jealous dictator?

[@mazadancoseben4818]

@Young Dre , is Trump different, in that matter

[@ruamlertsupanun5298]

We are not dust under the king's foot. We are human.

[@Iceyfire12]

When did any Thai King consider the people dust underneath their foot???

[@kkje3463]

@@Iceyfire12 ใต้ฝ่าละอองธุลีพระบาท do you know it’s mean dust under the king 🦶

[@Gilgamesh-Channel]

@@Iceyfire12 their is a word when we Thai people speak with the king 'ใต้ฝ่าละอองธุรีพระบาท' which means they calls themselves the dust under the king feet.

[@hunterkiller009]

@@Iceyfire12 there are tons of propaganda, official word, and number of songs citing that people are just a dust under his majesty's feet.

[@charlielowes8495]

@@Iceyfire12 You know nothing about Thailand. The foot in bhuddist culture is considered to be the lowest and dirtiest part of the body. When speaking to the king or queen - Thais call themselves ใต้ฝ้าละอองธุลีพระบาท which is translated as Dust under his royal foot. When speaking to the crowned prince of the royal family - We call ourselves ใต้ฝ่าละอองพระบาท the word “ธุลี” which mean “dust” is taken out. But the word “ละออง” which also means “dust” is still presence. Thus can either be translated as “We are dust under his/her royals foot”.(somewhat a better dust than the first categories). When speaking to a royal family member(excluding those 1,2 categories). We Thais call ourselves ใต้ฝ่าพระบาท this time the word ละออง(which means dust) is taken out. Thus can be translated as “We are under his/her royal foot”. The last one. When we are speaking to a non-royal family aristocrat. We Thai call our selve ใต้เท่า which can be translated as “We are under his/her non-royal foot”. These 4 nouns are taught to every Thai when we are 9-10 years old so its not surprise we are angry to think it happened. Now you’ll understand everything when a Thai protester say something like “we will no longer be under his foot”.

[@Wazzoooupp]

Yellow Shirt Guy: I can’t imagine what it’d be if people use such words against the British Queen. The reporter: I don’t think so

[@Johnston_1944]

Haha

[@lcs3687]

Cultural differences exist.

[@Vplz_]

Hahaha

[@leoseojun5778]

@@Vplz_ Also i don' think the queen in England behaves like the king in thailand either/

[@ghostdog4330]

@@leoseojun5778 lol yeah, thats an understatement.

[@tnpptjrk213]

His face was like, what? You Brits can say whatever you want to the Queen, and don't get punished? lol

[@charlielowes8495]

We Thais actually say anything we want to the king on the internet...

[@tonwan5453]

LMFAO SO TRUE😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tonwan5453]

@@charlielowes8495 yes but we used to got fucked up by doing that

[@tonwan5453]

@Phuttaraksa khiewkum sad truth 😢

[@charlielowes8495]

@@tonwan5453 Nope we dont, explore this facebook group. “เยาวชนปลดแอก”. We do mock the king and queen every single day. No one has been fucked up.

[@CoachBess]

I’m from Thailand but I can’t stop laughing at him! (And the rest Yellow shirt, who pro monarchy be like him) 🤣🤣🤣

[@lstkom78]

*FYI* the previous king isn't "beloved" anymore because most Thai youngsters are now free from the propaganda.

[@lstkom78]

lmao unfortunately not most youngsters

[@inquisitorsteele8397]

Free from monarchist propaganda and straight into communism you mean. I have seen recent free youth slogan and logo. Definitely communists if you ask me.

[@chaleemobile3290]

You don't have to interview stupid idiot yellow shirt especially the one you talk to that very bad Dr. He was failed from last election.

[@lstkom78]

@@inquisitorsteele8397 lol that was a meme that got ultraroyalist triggered.

[@inquisitorsteele8397]

@@lstkom78 It wasn't only ultraroyalist that triggered. Almost everyone else but free youth members are triggered by it.

[@SeaweedBeastboy]

อิฉันมาขำโปรโตซัววรงค์​ค่ะ เก่งมาก กล้ามาก ขอบพระทัยกรมหลวงราษฎรบริรักษ์

[@metalbelt1]

hope they suceed and get rid of the parasites.

[@Roof_Pizza]

The previous king was a beloved grandfather type whereas the new one is a meth head womanizing uncle type where you need to lock up the silverware before he comes to visit.

[@Iceyfire12]

And has done nothing but lived his life and hasn’t harmed the Local Thai people! Yet the Thais keep criticizing what he does in his own personal time lol!

[@Komodo1312]

@@Iceyfire12 If he does nothing why should he have billions and billions of dollars?

[@makrockatansky7585]

Sports bra wearing king lol

[@TheNewAtlas]

@@Iceyfire12 Notice how these people aren't criticizing the opposition hiding behind these kids in the streets - like Thaksin who actually did hurt the Thai people - mass murdered them by the hundreds.

[@teeby123]

Why should they every need to say that. I believed people knows what Thaksin did but we are talking about the monachy now.

[@UswatunHasanahZ]

The situation is the same as in Indonesia. Everybody who againsts the central government will be jailed. Noted that there are thousands of young demonstrants jailed.

[@kamikaze0258]

ASEAN spring is inevitable

[@victorgin4562]

The problem in Indonesia is that law about ITE which need to be reformed.

[@RokeJulianLockhart.s4eb2q]

@@kamikaze0258 Do you mean "Asian" rather than "ASEAN"?

[@kamikaze0258]

@@RokeJulianLockhart.s4eb2q Association of Southeast Asian Nations

[@dumpjohn]

It won't be an easy fight, these 2 institutions' grip on power (and money) is enormous

[@samomanawat]

6:00 "A mAjoRity of tHais" lol. Stahp! You're embarrasing me as a Thai.

[@malootua2739]

There used to be a system of honour among kings in the old times, kings MUST be HONOURABLE and live by the code of kings

[@barrybaz6692]

Malo Otua . Not this Thing !

[@lightgranite233]

The current dual-executive system in Thailand is broken. The nation needs to be free. Either as a constitutional monarchy with a representative democracy or as a democratic republic.

[@1Orderchaos]

@@lightgranite233 I'd actually prefer it to stay a monarchy

[@Maryam71256]

أختكم من اليمن , أبي متوفي من 3سنة بسبب الحرب وعندي 4أخوات وحالنا يعلم الله فيه واني متكفلة فيهم , واني الان قمت بعمل قناة kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3WWZqegaJiSnqs وربما أربح منها لكن ينقصني الكثير من المشتركين واريد منكم تدعموني وتوصلوني (1000مشترك) ... شكرا لكل اللي شتركوا بالقناة واسعدوني بدخولهم .. واتمنى ما تسخروا مني , وأعرف إن هذه الطريقه غلط لكنها الطريقه الوحيده اللي اقدر من خلالها اكسب نقود حلال 💔💔 لا سامح الحرب اللي وصلتنا لذي المراحل….. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3WWZqegaJiSnqs

[@Maryam71256]

أختكم من اليمن , أبي متوفي من 3سنة بسبب الحرب وعندي 4أخوات وحالنا يعلم الله فيه واني متكفلة فيهم , واني الان قمت بعمل قناة kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3WWZqegaJiSnqs وربما أربح منها لكن ينقصني الكثير من المشتركين واريد منكم تدعموني وتوصلوني (1000مشترك) ... شكرا لكل اللي شتركوا بالقناة واسعدوني بدخولهم .. واتمنى ما تسخروا مني , وأعرف إن هذه الطريقه غلط لكنها الطريقه الوحيده اللي اقدر من خلالها اكسب نقود حلال 💔💔 لا سامح الحرب اللي وصلتنا لذي المراحل….. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3WWZqegaJiSnqs

[@svnpint96]

Thank you for this BBC. Well captured the situation in Thailand without any interfere from Gov. I personally thanks your feedback with Warong, the guy in yellow shirt, on what is allowed in England, however it would take him forever to accept this fact so does other royalist and his generations. The belief is so deep, the mutual benefit among them are so much...time will tell. Please continue to be with Thailand..still I have hope.

[@blackstrand]

I just can't avoid talking about this part 0:07 it fits so perfectly

[@yoongiissacat]

One of the shittiest parts about the effects of this call for reformation of the constitution is the split between the older generations and millennials. You wouldn’t believe the damages it has caused between families, most of the parents are sadly still attached to the older norms and refuses to believe that the kids are doing this for nothing but the better future we need and there is no organization pulling strings behind this. We just want better lives, the simplest fact they won't get. How sad af is this? Smh 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@thunderbird9945]

🇭🇰🇹🇼🤝🇯🇵タスケル✨

[@keshabkhatiwada8718]

As someone from Nepal, a nation which recently abolished monarchy, I just felt like giving my views on this. If the Thai people are not happy with the deeds of their royals, it is of utmost importance to improve their royals, reduce their executive power, and so on, but abolishing monarchy is not a good solution at all !! In Nepal, the lifestyle of royals were not that lavish to criticize as of Thai, but the first catastrophe was the Royal massacre in which the beloved royal family was murdered, and the king's brother was made the new king. As none of the new king's family was dead (though the new queen was severely wounded),people suspected he was behind it. As the government wasn't able to conduct the elections for a long time because of the civil war, the king dismissed the government, and made a cabinet of ministers on his leadership. He assured that he would reinstate democracy after the civil war, and elections were over, but people started to strike. Eventually, without harming more people, he just stepped down in 19 days. The following days marked with excessive outer interference in the constitution making process, ethnic,and geographic hatred, large Corruption scandals, constant attacks against the Nepali culture via several bills, biased role of the President, and so on. This has caused huge unrest in Nepal nowadays, and Nepalese are at the moment, again asking for monarchy, and Hindu nation !

[@carey579]

14 years is not recent. The Nepalese who you say are asking for monarchy / Hinduism as national religion are a very small but loud radical minority. Most of which include the paid goons of King Gyanendra and his associates.

[@jdmagicmusic]

is NOT just the young students, it is people of all ages!!! มีคำกล่าวว่า "ถ้าคุณอยากรู้ว่าใครกดขี่คุณจริงๆให้มองเฉพาะคนที่คุณวิจารณ์ไม่ได้"

[@o3plays24]

Nothing can stop youth from changing the system. It is now or never we , gen Y have been living in this kind of government for more than 10 years. And it is keep on going. It must be changed.

[@kramthum]

So Informative and such a powerful documentary.

[@bookah5352]

Yellow shirt: "blablalbalbal" red shirts: ok boomah

[@wizard1515]

now you see what we have to dealing with these kind of people.

[@gamertonbw1599]

How could one becomes so ignorant to compare Thai king with British Queen, is there article 112 (Lèse-majesté) in England? Freedom of speech is so limited like what is happening in Thailand? Corruption and quality of life of Thailand is the same as England? What an aberrant excuse!! He may not suffer from the current situation or possibly got benefits that's why

[@unitychannel-pf9uu]

I will tell everyone that the King of Thailand has nothing to do with laws that prohibit people from insulting or insulting the King, it is the government

[@crybooii2389]

The real music is named "Prathet Ku Mee" and in English, it means 'my country also have' This song was a big controversy before and I actually profound that this music was founded. I hope Thailand haven't ban KZbin as Porn hub for causing "controversy".

[@Sofia-qn6fs]

2020 is a really bad year. I really don't recall of any event I enjoyed 😖

[@kvk1960]

President -elect Joe Biden.

[@saxglend9439]

I enjoyed the Space Aliens landing in London. 🛸🛸🛸👽

[@Maryam71256]

أختكم من اليمن , أبي متوفي من 3سنة بسبب الحرب وعندي 4أخوات وحالنا يعلم الله فيه واني متكفلة فيهم , واني الان قمت بعمل قناة kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3WWZqegaJiSnqs وربما أربح منها لكن ينقصني الكثير من المشتركين واريد منكم تدعموني وتوصلوني (1000مشترك) ... شكرا لكل اللي شتركوا بالقناة واسعدوني بدخولهم .. واتمنى ما تسخروا مني , وأعرف إن هذه الطريقه غلط لكنها الطريقه الوحيده اللي اقدر من خلالها اكسب نقود حلال 💔💔 لا سامح الحرب اللي وصلتنا لذي المراحل….. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3WWZqegaJiSnqs

[@privatebandana]

@@whenindoubtmutemyownmouth5180 BLM is nothing but rioters, they haven't done ANYTHING for equality and now they turned even more americans against the cause because they went outside rioting.. destroying cars, stores and property. Not to mention beat people up, raped and killed. Also, why are you celebrating Biden? He's literally the definition of the "political elite" that young americans are so against.

[@kraiwitkusawadee1662]

Rama10 was actually no different from his father.

[@rozalia2092]

There are ways to keep the monarchy without making them like gods you can’t say bad stuff about, and even make monarchy profitable. Britain is a great example of that, and that guy tried to compare that oppressive people born with a silver spoon to the people born with a silver spoon that actually benefit the country and not oppress its citizens.

[@Just_Cheese]

5:30 what a clown.

[@Lauriehi]

We couldn't fight alone! We need your people from around the world to support us!

[@jay55148]

Power to the people!!! #P. L. M

[@AK-forty-seven]

In the rest of the world I find it ridiculous how people are still easily fooled to treat a man(like a president) like a king. But it turns out that its worst if you turn a king, a mere man at that, into a god like those people who supports the king. I hope for the Thais to get the liberty they deserve. Its the 21st century already, no man is a god and we certainly shouldn't be worshiping one.

[@ZeckKoa]

The Thai Army need to stand by the people. The Thai people have such an amazing history. The ONLY nation in the world that was not destroyed by colonial powers.

[@BoyceBailey]

I took a while to look into how Siam avoided that. Good business, influnce, luck, loosing land to France and not starting anything went a long way. Not wanting to get on the wrong side of Britian having seen what happned to China during the first Opium War got that Bowring Treaty (1855) sorted. Britain gained significant concessions from that. It's interesting stuff.

[@Iceyfire12]

@Boyce Bailey Yet these Protestors Act like the Old Thais never did anything smart and they are actually the Smart ones ahahaha

[@Iceyfire12]

@Boyce Bailey well you won’t be arrested for not standing up. It’s only if you publicly bad mouth the monarchy and consistently do it! Basically Thais have been doing it since movie theaters were in place so it’s a tradition something not complicated and fairly easy to do. Something the west can either find annoying or actually different. They won’t make a handicapped in a wheelchair to stand up. Honestly I sleep before the movie starts and wake up in the first 5 minutes nothing happened and of course I didn’t stand lol. It’s not strict strict! Just don’t come to Thailand and bad mouth the monarchy which shouldn’t even be an issue for foreigners who come to actually enjoy Thailand.

[@martinus4873]

Hong Kong ? Taiwan ? BBC

[@DyivuLee]

It’s Thailand 🇹🇭, not Hong Kong 🇭🇰 or Taiwan 🇹🇼, ok?

[@THANPAWAT_DANU]

7:23 Great! 👍🏼

[@wisarutsonpim7931]

I'm Thai I love our monarchy you said in UK you can say everything about your monarchy but this is Thailand we have different cultures especially respect cultures if you study about Thai history you may know why Thailand not Colonize with any country and I unsatisfied with BBC why you report fake news about 30% is fake news

[@Iceyfire12]

BBC loves criticizing the Thailand because they love to gossip and bad mouth their monarchy! They can’t stand that it’s one of our laws and a simple one! Thai people can live their every day life without even mentioning the monarchy but these protestors make it seem like they are the normal ones when they are obsessed about bad mouthing the monarchy on a daily basis for the rest of their lives LoL!!!!

[@makeracistsafraidagain]

@@Iceyfire12 Amplifier?

[@Maryam71256]

أختكم من اليمن , أبي متوفي من 3سنة بسبب الحرب وعندي 4أخوات وحالنا يعلم الله فيه واني متكفلة فيهم , واني الان قمت بعمل قناة kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3WWZqegaJiSnqs وربما أربح منها لكن ينقصني الكثير من المشتركين واريد منكم تدعموني وتوصلوني (1000مشترك) ... شكرا لكل اللي شتركوا بالقناة واسعدوني بدخولهم .. واتمنى ما تسخروا مني , وأعرف إن هذه الطريقه غلط لكنها الطريقه الوحيده اللي اقدر من خلالها اكسب نقود حلال 💔💔 لا سامح الحرب اللي وصلتنا لذي المراحل….. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3WWZqegaJiSnqs

[@서준임영웅]

🤢🤮

[@tqverimuch1743]

@@Iceyfire12 so you think his wives dramas are fake? Those video x and general fufu are fake?

[@hmApollo101]

I am appalled by the fact that we still monarchs in the 21st century.

[@yamyam2987]

Not everything must be changed. Duh

[@hmApollo101]

@@yamyam2987 You're kidding, right? We have proven, as humans, time and time again, that no leading body of any nation should be one chosen on the merit of inheritance, but one of popular vote.

[@nitoniwatori]

So wonderful about background music you chosen ... for both intro and outro :) (for who want to hear the full song here it is " kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIvZq6mCnqyIqtk ")

[@crusadr_4966]

I don't think Monarchies are necessarily bad. Just depends on the person running it. Can someone explain to me just how bad the King or Queen is?

[@yamyam2987]

Yeah. Monarchies can be good or bad, just like any form of government. So, it is very unwise to say "ditch monarchy it's XX century now". Well, the current Thai King, Rama X, is very controversial. Just watch other videos about him

[@crusadr_4966]

@@yamyam2987 Ty

[@รวีธีรดา]

😑.Please repeal Article 112 of the law..📌📌📌

[@victorbeidiljohnsen5257]

why doesn't this have more views?

[@stefanleo8963]

So the question is, if the protesters are aiming for a replacement or the end of this monarchy

[@lilithli2690]

The end, one of the main request (they have 3, showed by 3 fingers) is "reform monarchy" as the Magna Carta to King John(and hope not end like King John ignoring it). No one is calming to be the replacement of this Thai King.

[@okaybabe5473]

Only little people want the end of monarchy. We just want them out of politic

[@WatcharaTwat007]

5:30

[@dpdystro2227]

May this monarchy end.

[@Bluefalcon6154]

The balls on this girl and these people the future is bright free Tibet the Uighurs Thailand stay strong Hong Kong We will have democracy and freedom will live on and “so long as brave men die liberty will never perish” ✌🏾

[@UnclePutte]

It's a wonderful racket for those on the establishment side.

[@hirohosokawa1112]

As more protest coming and getting bigger sooner or later this King will have to go and I am seeing a Queen in Thailand for the 1st time...

[@p.sakuya2701]

He doesn't care how long Thai people jail for free speech > Shame on him

[@makeracistsafraidagain]

I've had a connection to Thailand since 1980 and I'm amazed at the courage of these activists. Respect for the monarchy has never been optional. Punishments are Draconian.

[@Pravda_Z]

OK but you're hearing this report from the BBC, a corporate neoliberal neocon outlet. Don't judge until you've heard ALL SIDES....

[@martinus4873]

@@Pravda_Z I think that ship has sailed

[@BrodyBaddis]

@@Pravda_Z so what’s the other KZbin channel that we should be watching?

[@vinayakbiradar1424]

Yea. Watch my videos ❤️

[@Maryam71256]

أختكم من اليمن , أبي متوفي من 3سنة بسبب الحرب وعندي 4أخوات وحالنا يعلم الله فيه واني متكفلة فيهم , واني الان قمت بعمل قناة kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3WWZqegaJiSnqs وربما أربح منها لكن ينقصني الكثير من المشتركين واريد منكم تدعموني وتوصلوني (1000مشترك) ... شكرا لكل اللي شتركوا بالقناة واسعدوني بدخولهم .. واتمنى ما تسخروا مني , وأعرف إن هذه الطريقه غلط لكنها الطريقه الوحيده اللي اقدر من خلالها اكسب نقود حلال 💔💔 لا سامح الحرب اللي وصلتنا لذي المراحل….. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3WWZqegaJiSnqs

[@dtk2a_hazimbinmasri360]

Lets exchange Hong Kong protesters and Thailand protesters.

[@heliumkem1549]

Thailand has no democracy No human rights There are inheritance systems, for example the monarchy, the succession of military dictatorship 😭

[@orathaisempian9122]

We just need his mercy to listen us and don’t take advantage from us anymore. There are many poor but king is the richest in the world. Why ? This is the land of compromise as you said, king? It’s not your country, it is our country. Our ancestors fight together for this country. Please mercy us , we just need reform.

[@lananhnguyen3698]

I agree. The late King Rama 9 said :"Thailand belongs to Thai people.".

[@yutthongsawat3996]

it's time to freedom

[@kenck8585]

5:37 ครับ

[@terryshire]

Your future is in your hands.

[@Tory9242]

look at them they r over 40years old people

[@thisgirlfaa]

5:36 is where he made a fool of himself 🤡

[@limpdik4538]

He’s not a clown duhh He’s an entire carnival 🎡 🎡🎡🎡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@tqverimuch1743]

These yellow shirts were arranged from southern thai province 8800 villagers and govt officials, they all got paid.

[@lucky9face989]

ทำสกู๊ปข่าวได้ดี ขอบคุณครับ

[@guidekiki02]

RIP THAI PEOPLE

[@oilmoney828]

Monarchy is outdated, my country of birth is Nepal and they finally threw monarchy out. We loved the previous King but there is always uncertainty about the new King and also there are always members of the royals who abuse their power n position and the wealth these monarchs keep is outrageous. Democracy is the way, atleast ppl know and choose the leader.

[@Yohan5]

the protesters have lost it

[@billChatswood]

Nothing is true from that yellow shirt guy.

[@jeans4484]

And he was a doctor and former MP.

[@kawipotwachaiya7176]

He is a pro-royalist and anti democracy

[@SeintDirk]

@Bill TYP Agree!

[@siaolikeshee3889]

@@jeans4484 Nah, he is a psychiatric patient lol.

[@Kwippy]

Brave girl, what ever else you may say about her. She risks being jailed for many, many years if arrested and convicted of lese majeste

[@splash2976]

Because young people doesn’t needs king anymore. Time has changed.

[@grogroge]

Young people are moved by 💴

[@sungmurin]

We need our king but can I ask for better one

[@trishsayigotweirdfingers2069]

@@grogroge sorry not sorry but I willingly paid for the protestors Yas I mean I'm no investor I'm just ordinary student in Thailand as the same as other protestors you see we, as the suffering citizens of Thailand funding ourselves for protests and we not gonna stop til the end of dictatorship

[@rotlm546]

every man is a king

[@yamyam2987]

Well, your comment surely don't know the works of Rama IX

[@____yc]

Thank you Jonathan for risking your life here. Respected

[@lchjr]

What a brave woman, that is how you end up pictured on money... or sadly, in a river. Praying for her.

[@bengermain8310]

Being a 'half Thai, half British' person living in the UK it always confused me as to why it's a prison sentence just for saying something 'negative' about the King and his Royal family. I used to ask my mother, what if he did something REALLY bad? She didn't like those conversations. I'd also ask about what they actually did for the country, not a lot it seems. I also found it unbelievable how the poorest people would literally give their last 'penny' in donation to the Royal family as if they were some kind of 'wishing well', even though they are the wealthiest monarchy in the whole world. Baffling.

[@bengermain8310]

@ian 1 half "English" i meant...by blood

[@ghostdog4330]

Its all about wealth, power, control and silencing critics.

[@balushaka5568]

find your answer from the book " King never smile " or a lot keyword to put in the google such as " kingpins Frank Lucas"

[@artit4946]

0:11 you can hear the sound “I hear too” but in Thai language it’s mean “Fuck you Tu” (Tu is nickname of Prime minister Prayut)

[@lelandgrover9036]

Japan's monarchy is probably the best model for a monarch in the 21st century a ceremonial figurehead with no political power.

[@prunusserrulata6303]

@Milan Toth you’re full of shit

[@Iceyfire12]

Prunus Serrulata stating the truth is making your mouth taste shit!

[@siaolikeshee3889]

@Milan Toth Hello! It was 21st century now, It wasn't 10th century!

[@lelandgrover9036]

@@siaolikeshee3889 Sorry what?

[@prunusserrulata6303]

@Milan Toth Absurdity of your comment just made me spechless. How does monarch having power decrease extremism? By prosecuting people who disagree with the monarch? If anything, monarchism leads to extremism. That's why we have protests in Thailand, that's why we had Russian revolution. These nations were divided by the extremism that monarchism creates, the people who despise the monarch and the people who love the monarch and this happens in countries where monarch has power. If a monarch is there only symbolically and the government is run democratically, there won't be clashes between the monarchists and those who oppose the monarch. I can't think of one example where monarch having power would decrease extremism. Sure, the monarch can impose ridiculous laws to cease riots and so on, but is that to you a good solution?

[@Vibechill99]

A leader who don't accepts criticism and cannot change himself. Not worthy to be a leader Even the word king

[@prevoth]

คนมันเสร่ออะนะ ก็จะหน้าเจื่อนๆแล้วหาเรื่องแถไปทางอื่นหน่อยๆ 55

[@siaolikeshee3889]

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[@t_sixtyfivex_wing8787]

The king who favorite in Adolf Hitler style, he want to be Absolute Monachy. We stand up to against the new Adolf Hitler.

[@NightSufer17099]

If he want to be an absolute Monarchy he have to deslove the parliment and change the consitiution. There have not been any such much move since his Corination or by any of his proxy. Go learn how to string a sentence and come back to me with facts.

[@Iceyfire12]

Comparing him to Adolf Hitler! I think you have issues about comparing people of history!

[@demoscassi8055]

@@NightSufer17099 He already changed the constitute. Also, the king need the paliament to run the country because he won't do it. Historically, all absolute monarch needed paliament to run everything but the monarchs had final absolute calls. I.E. German Empire under Kaiser(WW1), Japnese Empire during WW2, French empire under Napoleans.

[@NightSufer17099]

@@demoscassi8055 When did he change it. If you mean the constitution change during the coup where he sign off on? If you actually understand the king role in the poltical word you understand that the king will sign off any change to the law or the constituion as long as these change are present to him by the poltical body that is in power, no matter what party (For or against him). I mean Rama 9 sign off so many law when Thaksin and his sister was in power and we all know they are not advocate for the royal family. I even the British Queen sign off on laws and rarely rejected them sicne its been filter through the elected parliment. Get yourself educated on the role of Mornarchy in Consitutional Mornarchy. If you are hang up on the consitution change during the last coup they look back in history and educate yourself on why the coup happen in the first place and why the other 65.8 million people didn't revolt on the street with the 'Protestor". Swear to god is like im talking to a bunch of ignorant white people who have no understandign of the poltical event that happen in thailand for the past 10 years.

[@demoscassi8055]

@@NightSufer17099 Dear mate, the law that gave him supreme political power, extra wealth, personal military, ability to leave the country and 'work from home' from somewhere else like Germany. Yeah, De Jure, it was the military that gave him the constitute to sign off. De facto? They had backroom talk and wrote constitute to favor him. Constitute monarch's king/queen just sign off the constitution without doing anythings. He's gain too much from this constitution that the normal 'constitute monarch'. Just because he doesnt own absolute power yet doesnt mean he took no extra power. He has much more power that his father nowaday and would be increased if there had been no protest. He took crown property as his own.( Go check those companies' website and look at the shareholders and don't say you wont do coz you don't believe. If you don't believe, vindicate your own believe by go check it). Also he has several army units under his direct command. And so on.

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

No Kings. No Queens. No Lords. No Masters.

[@nmeyers92]

Maybe in 100 years. But I still doubt it.

[@yanikkunitsin1466]

No presidents?

[@sandiegorex6604]

This is impossible and undesirable.

[@barrybaz6692]

No Hitlers , No Stalins and No Trumps .

[@yanikkunitsin1466]

@@barrybaz6692 No Queens

[@onusalo2011]

We will make Thailand better We will fight

[@Sparhafoc]

"Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest" - Diderot

[@LePianisteMasque]

(A president enters the chat) Hello slaves, thank you for electing me.

[@ALICE-vw4dy]

In Thailand you can get in the jail 3-15 year if you damn the king. A lot of cases happen already

[@pierrelarouge]

The question should be, why do monarchies still exist in 2020?

[@saxglend9439]

Why does America still exist?

[@aggressivetourist1818]

More Specific question is why monarchies having powers over the people still exist in 2020.. So, it will exclude constitutional monarchies such as in UK, Spain, and Japan from the answer of the original question. Why? Because those countries having absolute monarchies are considered failed in social and politics development. Why not? Because the developments of countries politics happen all the time. One day, all countries will adopt new kind of politics and leave Feudalism and Absolute Monarchy behind. Sorry for being aggressive. Actually, I am kinda new to this subject.

[@yamyam2987]

That question of yours is very.... unwise to begin with

[@pierrelarouge]

@@yamyam2987 its not unwise at all, just because you are brainwashed to worship humans who in many ways are probably lesser than you doesn't mean I will.

[@cugeltheclever3766]

Why does democracy still exist in 2020

[@chalermchai_po]

Dear the untouchables, "Change has arrived."

[@dexteryu5726]

Support thai democracy movement

[@purisinee]

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[@sandal_mine]

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[@apisittisipa1]

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[@นายพัฒนพรรณอิ่มเอิบ]

5.35-5.52 หน้าแตกไปดิอีหมอวรง😂😂😂

[@sutats]

This is their next level water festival.

[@debrisj4919]

Perhaps with blood on does it descends deeper into the abysm

[@s0cc451]

Add to cursed comment.

[@ptixcc314]

That Ultra-Royalist guy just show how ignorance they are , smh.

[@AsatorPrime]

Good luck to the activists. Love from Australia.

[@baron226]

smells like freedom. ohhh yeahhhh

[@witariyasaj9045]

Because young activists work under Sirinthorn Team. Sirinthorn team work for changing the new King to be Sirinthorn instead of Vachiralongkorn. Please take note Thailand have two sides for long time .

[@notaka5907]

Lol this country will never join the developed world if they are like this. You can't even criticize your king, meaning whatever he does is correct and justified. He can be the richest monarchy in the world and have 20 wives, while most Thais are still poor and no one can say a thing lol

[@saudmubarak1876]

Thirr averge iq is 84..meaing thier literally retarded. So yeah lol

[@nero9889]

Aragon: Friends, you bow to no one King of Tuiland: love me or be left in jail 15 years

[@dansky03]

Thai Monarchy is a family business. They do nothing but they are earning 👌 easy

[@Лис-т7в]

Sad to see this as I am living here as an ex-pat. I've got some young friends who are against the current gov and want to reform monarchy but even their parents would try to stop them.

[@kannyav8794]

Old people got 70 years of king propaganda, that's why they think the king is god and to criticize him is a sin.

[@eobardthawne6197]

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[@helpiminseverepain4503]

Lol. Why's there are no IO in English news can they speak English at all?

[@insaneskillfootball863]

555555

[@3916690]

Those student protesters....should immigrate to other countries if they don't like Thailand and compatible with the Thailand monarchy.....Immigration and NOT demonstration......Thanks.....Logic and reasonable

[@abelcompany1556]

I don't think your statement sounds logical and reasonable though

[@drsukanyashelke8626]

Opt for democracy like India but everything has drawbacks 😅

[@astedits348]

Hi

[@SatishKumar-rc4pl]

India is a huge ,and have largest population , India should adopte monarchy

[@fourthright]

@@SatishKumar-rc4pl tera baap raja banega??

[@SatishKumar-rc4pl]

@@fourthright Bhai maa baap par kyu ja rahe ho ,

[@fourthright]

@@SatishKumar-rc4pl tera mausa raja banega??