“Respect my vote… for Tyranny.” A regime supporter hoists aloft a placard with “respect my vote” scrawled across it – in English of course for Western audiences being told current protests are “anti-democratic.” What the Western press isn’t telling audiences is that the current regime this man wants to “vote” for is openly run by an accused mass murderer, convicted criminal, and fugitive who does not even currently reside in the country. This would be an unimaginable and unacceptable scenario in the West – and despite this man’s demands – it is unacceptable in Thailand as well.