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I like the memorial video and don't mind standing for it at all. Altough it would be a nice touch if they put subtitles on it.

• aylmao 8y ago
  Chiming in real quick. Why the downvote HN? Let a guy have his preferences (:
  • Joeboy 8y ago
    I don't know for sure why the downvote, but maybe because Thailand is a place where you can be imprisoned or exiled for criticizing the (late) king. It's not hard to imagine somebody on HN might not be cool with somebody supporting that sort of enforced devotion.
    • apatters 8y ago
      Just to clarify, you can also be imprisoned for criticizing the current King, as well as any of the late Kings at all.
  • danso 8y ago
    The user is being downvoted because he brought up an unrelated argument that contributes little to the discussion. The original complaint was being forced to stand up and pay respects to the late king. Not whether people liked/disliked the memorial. It's akin to a debate about whether Apple was right to push copies of U2's albums onto all iTunes users [0], and someone chiming in with, "But I don't mind U2!" [0] https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/15/u2-bono-issues-apology-for-apple-itunes-album-download https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/15/u2-bono-issues...