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'Stupid' locals label mocks Thai-ism aims

The Khon Kaen provincial office, which is responsible for the Khon Kaen Provincial Office of Local Administration. (File photo)

How do you feel if the state says it wants to hear about your plight in order to offer you help, but still holds a view that you are too "stupid" to think for yourself and continues to strictly forbid you from expressing your grievances unless it approves of the platform where you have your say?

Insulting and hypocritical, you may say. Clouded by their bias and egos, I may add.

"How to end the people's stupidity" was the disgraceful mission stated in a March 9 letter, issued by the Khon Kaen Local Administration Promotion Office and signed off by the province's deputy governor.

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