Fanaticism, hate speech and BuddhismThe Thai Pakdee (Loyal Thai) group meets on Aug 30 at the Thai-Japan Bangkok Youth Centre with students participating in support of the monarchy. Sadly, what happened is the state making Thai Buddhism into an autocratic and misogynistic system, turning its back on the Buddha's teachings in its pursuit of wealth and power. Religious tolerance gives way to a quest for supremacy, resulting in the Sangha's implicit support for state violence against other faiths. Equally distressing, state authorities are using tax money to spread falsehood and hate speech through their information operations. State orchestration of hate speech on social media violates Right Speech at every level.

Source: Bangkok Post September 08, 2020 22:52 UTC