re: "Father of hazing victim rejects B500,000 offer, will take case to court" (BP, March 18, 2022)
Dear editor,
It was a most welcome departure from the usually reported to see the parents of the young man most recently sacrificed to the despotic traditions of "Seniority Order Tradition Unity Spirit" (SOTUS) reject the proffered bribe to acquiesce in that voracious social more responsible for killing their son just as he was setting out on life. As the killers themselves explained, they were merely following hallowed tradition, in this case SOTUS, in respectful reverence to the institutions that they deem sacred enough to literally sacrifice human life to.
It brings to mind that famous image from October 1976 wherein is captured the same perfect faith in a too similar social more that led to even greater human sacrifice. Who could forget that image iconic of modern Thailand? Indelible is their ecstasy blazing on the faces of the cheering devotees gathered to honour with ritual blood sacrifice their equally sacred and revered institutions.
Let as pray that all faith in such social mores is swiftly wiped from society.
Felix Qui
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The above letter to the editor is the text as submitted by Felix Qui to the Bangkok Post.
The text as edited was published in PostBag on March 22, 2022, under the title "Despotic tradition" at https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/postbag/2282986/update-donor-policy
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