Why are there protests against Thailand’s king?

Thailand's monarchy has long been considered untouchable, an institution of vast wealth and power protected against scrutiny by draconian laws. It is often described as a sacred and revered institution, purportedly above politics.

This is why, for generations, little has been said openly, even in private, about the king in Thailand. Guide books have warned tourists against insults. His first marriage, to a cousin, officially ended in 1993, although by then he had five children with the woman, a former actress, who became his second wife. That marriage lasted two years until, in 1996, she left for Britain with the children. She and their four sons were later granted asylum in the US by the Clinton administration; the daughter, now a fashion designer, was raised by her father.

Since coming to power, he has taken direct control of several army units, assumed personal ownership of the Crown Property Bureau’s fortune and intervened in the drafting of the constitution – there have been 20 new or revised charters in Thailand since 1932 – to ensure he could spend more time in Germany. He flies back to Thailand for important occasions.

It’s true there have been no new lese-majeste prosecutions since 2018; other laws have been used instead. Sedition laws and the Computer Crimes Act each carry hefty penalties and can be used for alleged offences against national security.

I don't know. I'm not going to click a headline that's a question as I am guessing the answer isn't there either, otherwise it would be a statement.

This is the most extraordinarily incompetent story on Thailand in years. The current king (known among my friends as 'Caligula' in case there's any doubt about my opinion of him) instructed the Generals to stop new Lese Majeste prosecutions years ago

Because of the hat?

Why not?

Monarchies should be a thing of the past.

Well because he is becoming ever more authoritarian. That and the fact he Buddhist King who does not seem to have read, let alone understood one world of what the Buddha had to say or teach.

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