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Children's Day in Thailand: hypocritical or not?
Yesterday was Children's Day in Thailand. According to Prime Minister Prayut, Thai children should do their duty as best as possible so that they are the pride of their family. The priorities are nation, religion and the monarchy, according to a speech by the head of government on the occasion of Children's Day.
Bangkok Post columnist Kong Rithdee found the military's participation in the children's day rather hypocritical. Letting children play with weapons of war, but when you watch a movie on TV in Thailand, firearms and cigarettes are censored so as not to expose adults and children to bad influences. Interest groups complain about the violence in video games.
He therefore wonders if firearms are not allowed on TV, why are real guns allowed?
Source and photo: Bangkok Post
The slogan 'nation, religion, king' is not something of this cabinet. It dates from around 1880 under King Chulalongkorn.
ชาติ (chaat) ศาสนา (saatsanaa) พระมหากษัตริย์ (phra mahaa kasat). A recent constitution has also stated 'nation, religion, king, constitution'. So these priorities have long been reminded of the people.
It should come as no surprise, of course, that in a country steeped in patriotism (flag display, serving in the army to defend your country) children are enthused with the impressive and cool aspects of the armed forces: weaponry, tanks, etc. Many a Thai and Dutch child (boy ) in primary school wants to become a police officer, fire engine or soldier. It should come as no surprise that the armed forces in the Netherlands or Thailand want to keep those feelings warm in order to attract cannon.. recruits.
You could question whether a children's day is the most suitable for this. For indeed it glorifies to some extent violence or at least a display of power. And the army should not have weak figures, hazing resulting in death is the recruit's own fault (take the death of the young officer last year and the hassle surrounding the autopsy/examination). There are no wimps in the Thai army, but strong men who shout orders and who follow the lower ranks neatly. Is that much different from those men in the soap operas (lakorn) where a violent man/rapist yells, rants and lets the lower person (woman) know who's boss? And if the victim... excuse me, the woman, but listens and will love the man, then everything will be fine.
Small correction: it was King Vajiravudh (rama VI) who actually introduced the slogan. This exchanged the
classic reference to Sukothai to one that was more British-based: the trinity (trinity) 'nation, god, king'. But the roots of this had already been laid by Chulalongkorn. Siam had to become a real country with characteristics (king, government, army, religion, etc.) that the Western powers could recognize themselves in and thus saw Siam as an equal and not an underdeveloped piece of jungle that could be colonized.
Sources:
– google books preview copy of 'Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Liberation Movements in Asia' page 210.
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/20070993
Here in CM it was a rush to the airport on Saturday. Children could crawl into the planes. Possibly a visit to the military part of the airport was also possible. The days before, there was a rush of fighter jets and a helicopter from the army base.
Moderator: Please keep the discussion to Thailand.
Kong Rithdeede Thai columnist is quite right. It's just a glorification of the military.
It is not normal for boys of about 6 years old to climb on tanks.
You can find the column here:
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1394994/paper-thin-alibi-for-kids-day-gun-play
Let's not beat around the bush and let's not fool each other. What Prayut understands by 'democracy Thai style' is dictatorship under his leadership and we should prepare ourselves that we will have to live in it for a long time to come.
Prayut's recommendations to the children also fit in there, namely obeying and not being critical, and certainly not with regard to Buddha, governments and politicians, is of course the ultimate taboo.
And that is precisely one of the reasons why international organizations give education in Thailand a big fail, namely that it does not develop critical skills in the young people and only trains them to be yes-men instead of questioners.
He is not the first to talk about 'democracy Thai style'. Particularly among militarists and royalists you can find views that mean that the ordinary simple Thai act unwisely when it comes to politics and it is in the national interest that wise and powerful people in high places in society are best able to to lead the country. Possibly partly because of a good karma and knowledge from past lives. According to these views, the simple citizen is better off taking a seat at the back and occasionally speaking out, and then the wise rulers will sometimes ask whether that is wise. Indeed, obedient yes marbles who can occasionally very carefully place a question or comment.
That is well worded, dear Rob. The expression Thai-style Democracy dates back to the era of dictator Sarit Thanarat, the 'paternal' dictator. All Thais are children of those in power.
https://www.thailandblog.nl/geschiedenis/veldmaarschalk-sarit-thanarat-democratie-thailand/
With Thai-style democracy, every day is children's day! 🙂 Also for the adult ordinary Thai. Snuggle up in the backseat and mom and dad (Prayuth & friends) decide because they know best…
It's just not glorifying the military.
It is normal for boys of about 6 years to climb on tanks
The children only benefit from this (respect for their family) you can't say that in the Netherlands, everyone is for themselves (just everything too free or too free)