Yep, I was wrong, it is Bhutan I was thinking of, not Nepal. Don’t know how I got them mixed up, especially as I was recently reading about Bhutan.
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Which is a good argument right there for abolishing the Thai monarchy, if you ask me.
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To be fair, the King himself doesn´t like those lese majeste laws.
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To be fair, the King himself doesn´t like those lese majeste laws.
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Hasn’t the King of Thailand waded in to voice disapproval of what the politicians of that country do from time to time? With a bit more effect than other monarchs?
I wonder what Kiran Chetry thinks about it. She’s half-Nepalese and she’s an anchor on CNN. Did she do a report on it for American Morning? Anyone know??
It is my understanding that the latest coup in Thailand was made fairly bloodless due to the brokering by the King.
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To be fair, the King himself doesn´t like those lese majeste laws.
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Um… why doesn’t he just abolish them, then?
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Um… why doesn’t he just abolish them, then?
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He doesn’t have the power to. The law is usually used as a weapon against enemies of the government.
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