“Thailand Protests: Activists Challenge Monarchy by laying ‘People’s Plaque’”

Young people are protesting the monarchy in Thailand and want it to be modernized. Students created a plaque to replace the missing one that basically says the people are the power. This is all in reaction to a decision in February that is diminishing a pro-democracy party. In June, a pro-democracy activist went missing and that sparked additional protests against the Thai government. Additionally, in Thailand the monarchy is supposed to be revered and people are not supposed to question it. However, a political activist made a list of all the things the protesters wanted from the government, which goes into direct conflict with what the Thai believe is okay to say about the monarchy. Also, in one of the pictures they are doing the salute from the Hunger Games. It kind of feels like we’re living in a dystopian novel and all I do is go to school. I do not think it's surprising that we see so much turmoil in the world. Because of the state of the world, people are beginning to see the flaws in the systems and want change. Jena Livesay https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54222524