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My position, sans insults, has always been that we don’t have the right to force one culture onto another. Who are we to judge? Do you rule an entire government? Let’s take your comments as you’ve made them.
“Nobody cares what was happening in England 500 years ago”. You brought up England and the monarchy there. If you don’t like it, don’t bring it into the debate. I argued that it didn’t apply when I said that they were different cultures and didn’t apply, QE 2 is the exception, and the monarchs of England have historically committed murder and much worse over bad publicity. That is a crime punishable by death even under many modern governments.
As for Thailand, I argue that they are the same, but you point out that the European culture (implying monarchies in general) only flourished one a constitutional monarchy came into power. My response, “Like Thailand, now? Right?” Constitutional monarchies only work in certain environments. Absolute monarchies work in others. God-kingdoms work in other situations. All governments flourish under some circumstances and flounder under others.
As for the journalist’s murder, it wasn’t extrajudicial. The king has absolute power. He’s completely within his right.
I maintain my position that the journalist in question was suicidally stupid. He knew the risk, and he should have used a representative.