Condescending opinion from an unquiet American
Re: “Sex scandals are a sign of free media, open society”, Your Say, November 17, 2017.
Eric Bahrt writes: “America has a free press against which no one, including the president of the United States, is ‘safe’ from being exposed if they do wrong.”
I absolutely disagree with this outrageous claim.
Nowhere else in the world but Thailand could Mr Bahrt use such words as “fools” and “barbarians” to describe his hosts, who in this country happen to be extra-broadminded.
Even the US falls behind Thailand on this count.
I challenge Mr Bahrt to call Americans by the same names in the American press. He will have my sincere respect if he gets that letter published.
No human beings, regardless of the colour of their skins, are more human than others. Remember that.
Chavalit Wannawijitr
Chiang Mai
