Misunderstanding Bangkok

Published: 24 May 2010 In: General

It was a very interesting week for us in Bangkok last week as we witnessed the worst violence the city has experienced in decades.

In all of my 16 years here, I have never witnessed anything that effected the nation as these events did. Business were forced to close their doors in the interests of the safety of their staff. The whole city seemed to come to a stand still as the military forces fought with red shirt protesters.

It would be easy to make assumptions as to what the reasons were for such violence. It would also be easy to assign blame to either side for the way events developed. But in the end, this was a tragic situation that effected many living in Thailand.

Some of the press from other countries was accurate while much of it was speculative and down right incorrect. I learned that the only a select few individuals can be trusted to reports the facts of a situation. And that the International press community as a whole litters their stories with rumors and hearsay.

As people, I guess we all get caught up in the emotion of a situation like this which causes us to say and do things that are out of character. But there were a few people that, with a calm heart, made statements that simplified the situation and put into perspective the reasons for the clashes. One such person, Na Tusakon, wrote a very nice note on Facebook: “Bangkok: To Misunderstand is the Greatest Loss“.

If you were wondering what the real reasons for all of the trouble is, he has captured a clam hearted and succinct view point in his note.

Things seem to be back to normal and we are all returning to work today to start fresh. We hope to stay a bit more regular with posting articles that will help website owners stay on top of their online issues.

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