A new term is gaining ground in Thailand's political vocabulary: 'Chun...
BANGKOK - A new term is gaining ground in Thailand’s political vocabulary: “Chung-Chart”, which translates roughly as “nation-hater”.
Although it echoes a global rise in nationalism from the United States to China to India to Europe, Thailand’s brand is rooted in royalty, the barracks and the “yellow” camp which for decades has been at odds with ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s “red” supporters. “The military is not behind any groups,” said defense ministry spokesman Kongcheep Tantravanich. “The military does not support anyone engaged in activism outside parliament.”But the strident nationalists’ messages are very much aligned with those of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, the former junta leader, and army chief Apirat Kongsompong, who has described Thailand as being in a “hybrid war” against enemies of tradition.
“Beyond using legal mechanisms that the state possesses to undermine us, they are also trying to undermine our popularity and credibility on social media.” “They want to destroy the Thai system and change it to the Marxist-Socialist system of the ‘Chung-Chart’ gang,” said “Top Secret Thai,” a Facebook page with almost 500,000 followers, referring to liberals.
Thanathorn and senior party members face at least 22 cases brought by individuals. One case, over which he could be banned from politics, is about Thanathorn’s alleged ownership of shares in a media company at the start of the election campaign.
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