On 24 May, news reports stated Parliament Speaker Chuan Leekpai reprimanded a certain assistant to a certain minister. Why? It\u2019s because our time-honored privilege\/seniority\/inequality\/bully culture struck again.
This certain assistant bullied a medical staff at parliament. With mean words and aggressive hand gestures, the assistant attempted to cut the queue to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
By what right did the assistant believe he could cut the queue? By the right of privilege in a system of seniority\/inequality uphold by the feudal patronage culture.
On 25 May, the minister to the Prime Minister Office and Palang Praharat Party\u2019s Anucha Nakasai told the press with vengeance and venom.
\u201cI will cut out his mouth!\u201d
He wasn\u2019t referring to Speaker Chuan, but his assistant alleged in the controversy.
\u201cIf true, I will make him kowtow at the feet to apologize!\u201d
But of course, he said the allegation isn\u2019t true and is spread by those with ill intentions. He vowed to give away five months\u2019 worth of salary to anyone who can discover the truth.
If the incident is true, then dismissing the assistant would be the right, responsible, and democratic thing to do. But threatening to cut out his mouth and force him to kowtow at the feet? Evidently, the assistant takes after his boss in attitude and mindset.
Obviously, no one\u2019s mouth will be cut out. But forced to kowtow at the feet? Well, it\u2019s a time-honored tradition.
When our beloved Thailand\u2019s time-honored privilege\/seniority\/inequality\/bully mindset strikes, it\u2019s never an isolated incidence. It\u2019s a reflection of the prevailing culture that champions the privileges of the powerful over the rights of the people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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