4 Myths About the Thai Monarchy Spread by US-Funded Protest Leaders

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I bust the top 4 myths spread by the US-funded opposition about Thailand's Constitutional Monarchy.

Disclaimer: For legal reasons I want to make it clear when I refer to "Yingluck Shinawatra" I am referring to her government and its supporters and not Yingluck Shinawatra herself as an individual.

References:

National Endowment for Democracy - US government funding of core Thai opposition organizations (2019): https://www.ned.org/region/asia/thailand-2019/

Jalopnik - Why It Costs The President $2,614 Per Minute To Travel (10.9 billion THB or $350 million per year): https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/why-it-costs-the-president-2-614-per-minute-to-travel-1792355434

Thai PBS - Thanathorn throws down gauntlet over budget for Royal Office (8.9 billion baht for Royal Office budget) - https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thanathorn-throws-down-gauntlet-over-budget-for-royal-office/

กองทัพบกช่วยผู้ประสบเหตุอุทกภัยตลอด 24 ชั่วโมง (Royal Thai Army flood relief operatons video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KthNPJVNis

NYT - In Thailand, Power Comes With Help From Skype: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/world/asia/thaksin-shinawatra-of-thailand-wields-influence-from-afar.html

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