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Symbol of Defiance in Thailand

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May 29, 2018
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During the four years of authoritarian rule by the military junta, the Thai public and foreign visitors may occasionally get a fleeting glance of a three-finger salute flashed by pro-democracy protesters in the thoroughfares and well-known landmarks of Bangkok.

Glimpses of the salute are reminiscent of the silent defiance of an imaginary deep state by Ka…

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