No Country for Corrupted Men

Nowadays the differences in opinions, esp. political ones, are dividing people everywhere around the world apart from each others. Thailand has once been a place of serene comfort for tourists, now it faces a great divide among red, yellow, pink, blue, and green groups according to their different assumed-to-be-pro-democratic believes. It is such a horrible sight to witness thousands of protesters to amass on street in front of luxury stores and hotels in the middle of Bangkok, in which it creates yet another class division – elite vs. grass-rooted.

These clashes centre around the vested interests of a few individuals, who caught in a web of tangled corruption charges/allegations. While more than 90 per cent of total population still thrive to live their everyday lives as usual as possible despite the inconveniences these protesters have caused, the damages that are both direct and indirect consequences of these ironically "peaceful" protests still affect the whole kingdom in an unimaginable scale. Not only the tourism industry, many local and foreign investors now reassess their portfolio to avoid the future uncertainties. The growth prospect of this year might be in a rocky status and would be difficult to get back on track again in the short term.

Those corrupted men, who have caused all the hiccups in Thai society, are now facing their own challenges, as their agenda also lead to more exposure among the public. The discussions have emerged both off- and on-line to reveal the ugly truths of both sides. With the far-reaching effect of social media today, the resonance of individual voices begins to amplify the sentiment and forms the judgement among various groups. No matter how hard they try, the exposed truth will not convince the public to tolerate any more lies and it is a matter of time that a fight strategy becomes a flight to find a safe shelter elsewhere, outside the anguish eyes of the fooled ones.

It is just a matter of time.