Via the TLC list, Thammasat University’s Professor Charnvit Kasetsiri has launched a new campaign to bring back Siam. The petition is online here. At the time of posting it had only three signatures. This follows last year’s failed effort (which garnered 1279 signatures) to use “Siam” in the new constitution.
“Siam Prathed” and Charnvit Kasetsiri
April 1st, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · 2 Comments
Tags: Thailand
2 responses so far ↓
1 polo // Apr 2, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Great idea to resolve the people’s problems. I’m sure Charnvit could recruit Sondhi Limthongkul to rile up the masses and get them wearing yellow t-shirts saying “I love my Siam” on the front and “What Would Rama I Do?” on the back.
The goal would be then to get Prem, Thongdaeng and Fufu to be seen in the shirt and then have the king give it a sly mention in his birthday speech.
The armed forces and courts would then fall in line — “Amend the Constitution” the new clarion call” — and Thaksin/Samak would see their dedication to “Thailand” (and moving the government to Thonburi) would be on the line and … well, maybe they would head to the United Nations to see what could be done and then never come back. Buy a US baseball team or something.
And that would solve all the problems. The End.
2 Surang Saitip // Apr 4, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Much ado about nothing.
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