Don't be blinded by love or hatred

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Don't be blinded by love or hatred
Kornchanok Raksaseri
@Aim_NT

BANGKOK: -- This week's column would have focused on social media for its role in reporting Monday's 6.3-magnitude earthquake - if the temperature in the political arena had not heated up so quickly.

With the way things are going, it is understandable that some Thai journalists prefer to keep the "Stop Hate Speech" poster as their profile photos on social media, even though World Press Freedom Day was marked a week ago.

In reality though, it is difficult to judge if the campaign launched by the Thai Journalists Association and the Thai Broadcast Journalists Association urging people and the media to enjoy press-freedom responsibly will succeed.

Political tensions continue rising thanks to former PM Yingluck Shinawatra's cases with the Constitutional Court and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).

On Wednesday, the charter court ruled to remove Yingluck from her post - one day after she delivered her testimony - and the NACC decided to indict her on Thursday.

In addition to all this, anti-government People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) leader Suthep Thaugsuban decided to bring forward the group's mass rally from next Wednesday to yesterday.

Social media proved to be useful again yesterday as it kept users updated about the PDRC's many rallies and their moves in regard to many TV stations.

The red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship also mobilised protesters from the provinces ahead of their rally on Aksa Road, which is scheduled to start today.

Yet, despite being a font of useful information, social media also became an outlet for some to deliver hate speech and share derisive comments about the charter court and the NACC.

Everybody on social media is keeping a close eye on what others say, ready to jump in, while some people have started offering their own reasons and logic for all that's happening.

Sadly, few realise that every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

Hence, this writer would like to share the following message that was posted on Facebook by Dharma writer Dungtrin yesterday:

"Love and hate can make people blind;

In love, you pretend not to see the bad points;

In hate, you pretend not to see the good points;

Sometimes you don't even have to pretend

The love and hatred make you blind

These emotions take over all reason;

We can be unreasonably devoted to love;

And unbelievably loyal to hatred."

Maybe Dungtrin was not directly referring to the state of politics, but perhaps his words can be taken as a warning. Perhaps, it is time for us to stop, look and listen for a change instead of making judgements.

-- The Nation 2014-05-10

[NongKhaiKid]

" Don't be blinded by love or hate ".

Try dealing with a Thai lady in a high state of dudgeon.

[chotthee]

" Don't be blinded by love or hate ".

Try dealing with a Thai lady in a high state of dudgeon.

You must be the Nana Cowboy of Patpong.

[NongKhaiKid]

" Don't be blinded by love or hate ".

Try dealing with a Thai lady in a high state of dudgeon.

You must be the Nana Cowboy of Patpong.

In Udon Thani ?

[chainarong]

Unfortunately this is how this country has been blinded into this position, either you love em or hate em, , in Khun Thaskins defence there is an opposite to every reaction and if himself and he's advisers took a-little more time in studying the Thaskin effect, the out comes for Thailand might have been different, it is now too late for that, the path to reconciliation will need the patience of id, I am afraid for most of us we will never see a united Thailand, there will always be that under current of hate from either side, in mitigation, what a fine outcome Thaskin , congratulations.

[catweazle]

"Maybe Dungtrin was not directly referring to the state of politics, but perhaps his words can be taken as a warning. Perhaps, it is time for us to stop, look and listen for a change instead of making judgements."

There is not THE time to stop look and listen - if men in general would act wiser and with a bit more empathy every day, the world (and Thailand) would not be in this mess in the first place. But better late than never...

[ggt]

I thought he was referring to posters on Thaivisa...

[banglassie]

It's cute in a way though. How Thais are so emotional. Emotion goes before reason, transparency and being objective. You can see it in all from silly Lakorn dramas to Thai songs.
Being emotional is not bad, but the complete lack of being rational isn't really helping the nation.

No wonder the amount of trance genders are so many here, specially male to female. Feelings and emotions over the roof...

[IMA_FARANG]

I thought he was referring to posters on Thaivisa...

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Read through some of the posts both supporting and opposing either side on a "political" topic.

The loss of balance and objectivity has been happening for some time now.

Even by some so-called "impartial" posters.

Sad, but that's human nature. When anger begins, common sense is the first casualty.

A Buddhist monk would tell you that anger is like a two edged knife .... a poison that not hurts the intended victim, but also wounds the knife user.

That's why to a Buddhist Anger is one of the "Great poisons".

[geriatrickid]

" Don't be blinded by love or hate ".

Try dealing with a Thai lady in a high state of dudgeon.

You must be the Nana Cowboy of Patpong.

In Udon Thani ?

She sits waiting for you on the bench on the walkway to the loo at the concrete monstrosity called the "beer garden".

[NongKhaiKid]

" Don't be blinded by love or hate ".

Try dealing with a Thai lady in a high state of dudgeon.

You must be the Nana Cowboy of Patpong.

In Udon Thani ?

She sits waiting for you on the bench on the walkway to the loo at the concrete monstrosity called the "beer garden".

Hope you know what you are talking about because I certainly don't

[belg]

blinded by love = lots of farangs that fell in love or heat with bargirls that gave them the best shag in their life, they are professionals after all

blinded by hate = any thai that can kill another human being when he is a big angry or lost face for whatever and cannot cope as an adult