EC launches good citizen campaign for university students

[webfact]

 

By Tanakorn Sangiam

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Election Commission and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation have launched a new campaign for university students, encouraging them to render active participation as good citizens in a democratic society.

 

Election Commissioner Tawatchai Therdphaothai, together with the Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, announced a campaign run under the cooperation between the Election Commission (EC) and the Ministry of Higher Education to promote a correct mindset.

 

This campaign, targeting students from 38 Rajabhat Universities across the country, is aimed at creating young leaders by instilling good citizenship and active democratic participation in the students.

 

The campaign’s content could be delivered to students as a special class, or an extension to the existing classes, lectures, and activities, which shall be run alongside workshops for student leaders.

 

The campaign is pushing for the establishment of a training manual for a new general education class on good citizenship.

 

The EC and ministry also hope this campaign would encourage the young generation to help ensure a fair and transparent electoral process.

 

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[Bluespunk]

Hmm, a good citizen campaign promoting a correct mindset, now there’s a thing. 

 

The correct mindset being “listen, obey, do not question, do not think outside the parameters of permitted thought, do as you are told…”

 

I always worry about campaigns that call for a correct mindset as they imply there is a wrong one that needs correcting. 
 

If you want a democracy then you have to accept people may not share your mindset or views on what can be deemed as correct thoughts. 

Edited November 4, 2021 by Bluespunk
Rewording and correcting my atrocious spelling

[nikmar]

sounds much like brainwashing to me.

[Tarteso]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

encouraging them to render active participation as good citizens in a democratic society.

Nice one ! ????

Edited November 5, 2021 by Tarteso

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The Election Commission and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation have launched a new campaign for university students, encouraging them to render active participation as good citizens in a democratic society.

Indoctrination... 

[BangkokReady]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

creating young leaders by instilling good citizenship and active democratic participation in the students

Interesting idea, but it feels like these two might be at odds with each other.  Even if someone is a "bad citizen", do they not still deserve to participate in democracy?  And could being a "bad citizen" (within the law) be part of that participation?

 

It will be interesting how they manage these two, possibly competing, ideas.

[steven100]

9 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Indoctrination... 

i have to frisk them down first ..... lol