“Play other songs, will you! Your marching music is making me so patriotic that I want to wield a sword and slash some Burmese!” - a reference to Thailand’s historical enemy and neighbor, now known as Myanmar. The country’s powerful army chief, Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, justified the coup as a means of restoring stability and avoiding more violence in a crisis that has left 28 dead and hundreds injured since it escalated seven months ago.īut some on social media joked that the nationalistic hymns could unleash old aggressions. The running commentary offered a lighthearted and lively sideshow to the otherwise dramatic events unfolding in Thailand, where the military declared martial law on Tuesday and then announced two days later it was overthrowing the government.
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