Telling expats to shut up isn’t ‘patriotism’
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Egon notes that Vint Chavala uses the word “guest” to try to shut up expatriates who don’t agree with him (“Not all farang are ‘guests’”, Letters, August 31). And Clara Holzer told expats who complain to “go home” (“Some friendly advice to expats who whin
But I don’t recall Vint or Clara saying those things to expats who complained about the government when Yingluck Shinawatra was in power. Is that because those two didn’t like that government? Telling people who disagree with you to shut up is not patriotism. It’s tyranny.
Eric Bahrt
