So after much trepidation, and indecisiveness over whether to do something like this, I have finally taken the first step in venting about Thailand and committing it to the web. This is mainly due in part to the fact that media freedom in Thailand is on the decline; new laws are passed to lock out press coverage, the police still hold control over the press, ALL the local TV stations are controlled by the government, and internet freedom is practically nonexistant.
In such an environment, can you really blame anyone from being hesitant about putting themselves out there on the web for the whole world to see? The paranoid side of me looks at the new internet laws, laws which were enacted and passed by people no one voted for, and that side shudders to think that one wrong word here, or one dangerous idea there, and the police can break down my door with no warrant and drag me away and throw away the key. However, to sit back and do nothing, to say nothing, is exactly what I abhor about how things run in the Kingdom of Thailand.
I feel it is my duty, as well as the duty of all people in Thailand, to speak up for themselves and for the nation, because it is only by doing so that we can ever hope to see change come about. This path for a better tomorrow will be difficult to follow, and will be littered with roadblocks and dangers that I cannot even begin to imagine, but it is better than a life of pretend apathy.
Even the longest journey starts with but a single step. So, welcome to this, my first step.
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December 13, 2007 at 12:51 pm
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