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Originally Posted by marc26
i fully respect National Anthems and have taken offense when UK boxing fans came to Las Vegas and booed the US National Anthem
that being said, no one should be forced to stand for a National Anthem
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In this day and age in our own countries.... yes, Marc, I totally agree with you.... and Voltaire famously argued, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
But in this case we are talking about the crime of lèse majesté in the Kingdom of Thailand. It is not the same thing. The Thai guy would have known he was committing a crime, and I have no sympathy for him.