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Originally published March 30, 2010
(Sent in by a reader)
Dear Dan, well, it seems like a coincidence:
The day you published
Death Threats Against Democrats
…
I had visited the Huffington Post blog and found four articles you may want to read:
1)
GOP Senators Refusing to Work Past 2 PM, Invoking Obscure Rule
That’s about parliamentary obstruction — the very way the so-called opposition in Thailand operates since many months.
2)
Taking Responsibility for Political Violence
That’s more an like an op-ed. It describes a deterioration in “public discourse”: insults, threats, enticement of violence — something one can observe in Thailand too, can’t we?
3)
Washington Post Calls for End to Political Mayhem, but Gets Tripped Up Striving for “Balance”
That’s a review of a recent Washington Post article; makes for an interesting read about the role of media in an environment of heated social atmosphere — as in Thailand, these days.
4)
Extremism in Defense of Liberty Is… Extremism
Well, that’s what it says…
BTW, thanks for your blog & determination.
(BD: Thank you Rudy for sending this in. Certainly looks like we’re not alone, but others who are putting lipstick on a pig may see more clearly: hey, looks like that’s still a pig!)
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