Many people may wonder why Yingluck Shinawatra's Pheu Thai Party鈥檚 government, which came to power supported by the poor-based Red Shirt mass movement, seems to be paralysed in the face of violent and criminal actions by Sutep Tuaksuban's Democrat Party mob.
It is not due to 鈥渋nvisible hands鈥 from the throne or covert military support for Sutep. In fact, the top elites regard Sutep and his acolytes as lowly street gangsters.
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Spartacus (Revealing Antiquity)
By Aldo Schiavone (translation by Jeremy Carden)
Harvard University Press, 2013
208 pp., $29.95
Karl Marx was a great admirer of ancient Roman and Greek philosophers and leaders. However, there was one he singled out as the 鈥渇inest fellow antiquity had to offer鈥: Spartacus, the Thracian who led the most significant slave revolt against the Roman empire.
Marx was not the only member of the Spartacus fan club. German Communists led by Rosa Luxemburg named their party after him.
For a second, just imagine that one of the highest ranked male tennis players in the world is taking part in the obligatory post-game interview having just won a marathon five setter.
Now imagine the interviewer is themselves a veteran of the sport for decades, one who undoubtedly knows the game inside and out. Now imagine the first question they ask the winner is: 鈥淪o who would you most like to date?鈥
Bill Gates is worried -- too many people are talking about raising the minimum wage. Appropriately, the world鈥檚 richest man spoke on the eve of the World Economic Summit in Davos.
Gates is a great symbol of the Davos summit, an annual away day for global capitalism.There, the world鈥檚 1% mouth concerns about poverty and climate change while working on policies that fuel inequality.
The Democrat Party鈥檚 mad dogs unleashed violence around Bangkok鈥檚 voting stations on January 26.
Voting stations throughout the country were supposed to be open for people to cast their votes before the February 2 general election. Advanced voting is a required service since it is compulsory for people to cast their ballot.
In many areas of Bangkok, angry residents argued with the anti-democratic protesters. They also protested against local election commissioners who closed voting stations whether or not they were surrounded by Sutep Tuaksuban鈥檚 Democrat Party thugs.
High Hopes
Bruce Springsteen
Columbia
Released January 17, 2014
www.brucespringsteen.net
A recent documentary on veteran US rocker Bruce Springsteen asked fans to describe their hero in three words.
The responses, compiled in the film Springsteen & I, were fairly predictable: "Badass, sensitive, perfect"; "Hope, energy, power鈥; 鈥淓arnest, inspiring, intense鈥 and so on.
The non-Springsteen fans reading this could probably think of a few far less kind words. But if I were to choose three, they would be: "Open to interpretation."
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