In Thailand, Myanmar, and Hong Hong, Asia’s brave youth go toe-to-toe with history.
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April 01, 2021
A pro-democracy activist, Jatupat Boonpattararaksa gestures with a three-fingers salute, a symbol of resistance as he arrived at the Attorney General office in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, March 8, 2021.
Credit: AP Phioto/Sakchai Lalit
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Today’s protests in Thailand join adjacent movements in Myanmar and Hong Kong where young people, often still in their teens and 20s, feel compelled to challenge entrenched systems of privilege, violence, and authority. This generation of activists were raised in technology-saturated homes, where connections regionally and globally have allowed culture and influence to spread at remarkable speeds. With the three-fingered “Hunger Games” salute as an obvious example, meme-worthy content has shifted the expectations of an entire generation.
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