Clashes broke out in Bangkok this week between police and anarchist youth
protesting against PM Prayut Chan-o-cha's authoritarian regime. This image comefrom Bangkok's Din Daeng area, where anarchist youth responded to police withfireworks and firecrackers. In 2020, Thai youth sparked the largest wave ofanti-government protests since the 2014 military coup. ---- The protests werereportedly led by the anarchist group "Thalugas" (which roughly translates to"breaking through tear gas"), who have taken a very active role in pastanti-government protests. A multitude of similar protests in Bangkok haveoccurred in the past, with frustrations with the Thai state running high amongstThailand's youth.Thalugas protesters are primarily youths of working-class and poor backgrounds.They have taken militant action against the injustice of the Thai militarydictatorship and monarchy since 2021.At their core, the protests are directed against an economic and political systemthat has been established for decades and has three privileged groups ofparticipants. The first is a razor-thin layer of 1% of the population, which ownstwo-thirds of all Thai assets, according to the Germany-based Heinrich BöllFoundation. Second is the military, which is also endowed with many financialprivileges and is intertwined with state enterprises. And third is the world'srichest monarchy, which continues to exert strong political influence.The military coup in 2014 further solidified this system. The military seesitself as the guardian of the monarchy, and is not subject to civilian control.Thailand's right-wing military dictatorship also has maintained a closerelationship with the US, taking part in an annual military exercise called CobraGold with over 10,000 US troops in February and March of 2022. These militaryexercises are significant for America's imperialist ambitions in Asia, attemptingto counter the rapid decline of America's hegemony and the rise of China as aglobal economic superpower.https://awsm.nz/?p=13374_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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