Is it a good thing, or a bad thing, to read the news about unrest in the countries to which one is traveling? I'm thinking in particular of the stories this morning about how the Bangkok airport has been shut down by protestors. Our flights take us through Bangkok several times over the course of the trip. I'm sure the airport will be open by then, but I wonder how unstable the country will be. The prime minister is being urged to resign, and call new elections. Hopefully any government turnover will be peaceful.
That said, there was a brief note that the protestors are mostly wealthier members of society who want to move away from a western style electoral system, and permit only members of certain professions to choose elected representatives. What a great homeschooling question. So much more real than a textbook discussion of democracy.
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