Dialogue

Jirat protests that William sees the problem as an outsider.

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Jirat: The underlying problem is that there is corruption among those in power.

Wiliam: But you have elections. Honest ones. It’s not Zimbabwe.

Jirat: In the rural areas, candidates from the rich parties buy votes.

William: So they don’t win by the policies they promise.

Jirat: We have to say something. We have to protest.

William: So you cut off water and power to government offices and close the airports.

Jirat: But as we protest, we compromise. We realize that this suggests an unstable country, upsets the markets, makes tourists nervous.

William: So there’s little likelihood of an Iraq or Afghanistan scenario?

Jirat: We can do dialogue.

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