The colonial ‘we’

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2015
The colonial ‘we’

“Muslims need the UN, but does Thailand?”, Letters, December 20

JC Wilcox writes, “In Thailand we do not need UN advice or interference.” Exactly who is “we”? Is Wilcox now a Thai citizen? He now speaks for all the Thai people, including those who are in jail or who claim they are being harassed for their political views. Wilcox assures the UN, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the American government that everything is cool.
I and the rest of the world feel so much better now.
Eric Bahrt