Bangkok is burning!

Yesterday and last night Bangkok was indeed burning. This is a picture of Central World, the largest shopping center in Thailand and the second largest in Southeast Asia. It was burning most of yesterday and as of last night on the verge of collapse. From the information I've been able to gather from various internet sources (the government has taken over the TV stations here), there has been some spread of the rioting and destruction into the northern providences where the Red Shirts have a lot of support.

I don't begin to really understand the political situation here but I do believe there is a lot of pent up frustration and disillusionment with the status quo. As in a lot of countries (the US included) there is a growing gap between the rich and the poor, and I suspect this may be the underlining problem. In this day and age of cell phones, internet forums, Twitter, etc., information is out there for everyone and as we know ... information is power now days. Where will this all end? Everyone has an opinion, but nobody really knows. We are entering uncharted territory and big changes are always right around the corner it seems. What's happen here in Thailand reminds me of a book I read last summer titled .."The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us And What We Can Do About It". Stand by for more surprises.