Hunger Games' three-finger salute used to oppose coup in Thailand
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="salute">salute</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hunger">Hunger</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>. <span word="Protesters">Protesters</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="coup">coup</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="flashing">flashing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rebellion">rebellion</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span>.</p><p><span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="rulers">rulers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coup">coup</span>.<span word="Reporters">Reporters</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="raised">raised</span>-<span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="salute">salute</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Raising">Raising</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="coup">coup</span> <span word="activist">activist</span> <span word="Sombat">Sombat</span> <span word="Boonngam">Boonngam</span>-<span word="anong">anong</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Facebook">Facebook</span> <span word="page">page</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> "3<span word="fingers">fingers</span>, 3 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>" - <span word="at">at</span> 9 <span word="am">am</span>, 1 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="and">and</span> 5 <span word="pm">pm</span> - <span word="in">in</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="present">present</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="mobs">mobs</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Weerachon">Weerachon</span> <span word="Sukhondhapatipak">Sukhondhapatipak</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="junta">junta</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="action">action</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="persists">persists</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Hunger">Hunger</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="trilogy">trilogy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salute">salute</span> <span word="symbolizes">symbolizes</span> <span word="rebellion">rebellion</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="totalitarian">totalitarian</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>, <span word="signifying">signifying</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span>, <span word="admiration">admiration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goodbye">goodbye</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Thai">Thai</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="varying">varying</span> <span word="explanations">explanations</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trinity">trinity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="values">values</span> - <span word="liberty">liberty</span>, <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fraternity">fraternity</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span>, <span word="election">election</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>.</p>
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