If you were once a doubting Thomas, doubt no more! King Bhumibol Adulyadej is not only indestructible, he is also divine and here is the proof. Being divine means that Bhumibol is beyond reproach, which is why it is illegal to criticise him.
Never mind that innocent people are being sent to prison in his name for the most trivial of "crimes", or that the Thai king endorses military coups, or that he remains silent when those in power use the army to brutally crush dissent.
None of this matters. All that matters is that no-one criticises the king. Not even within acceptable "limits". No! Everyone must stay quiet and humbly bow as his divine Majesty whirrs past. Got it?
Oh sure, His divine Majesty said he wanted to be criticised, blah, blah. He said he didn't agree with lese majeste law, blah, blah. But more and more people are being sent to prison for daring to overstep the "zero" limit. Meanwhile the king stays silent.
I can't help wondering if this attitude is morally right. I don't think it is. I don't think anyone is beyond criticism, especially not King Bhumibol whose actions and decisions in the past have encouraged the Thai army to seize power by force.
So I think I will continue to withold my respect until the "divine" king does what is right, and uses his substancial influence over Thai people to help abolish lese majeste law and pardon all those who are currently in prison.
Does anyone doubt that the Thai king is capable of such a task? No-one would utter so much as a word, if His Majesty insisted on this law being abolished. So what's holding him back? I'm pleased to see the Thai king up and about, but I still think he is a selfish man.
Pearl of Wisdom from FuckThaiApeKing
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