Protest leaders threaten to escalate if authorities interfere with upcoming rally

Jurassic Park meets Bangkok politics. Some students attending yesterday’s Bad Student protest in Bangkok dressed in dinosaur costumes to represent Thailand’s establishment. The high school-aged students are joining in the calls for the Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to resign and reform of the Thai monarchy. They are also demanding reform of Thailand’s education system and an end to sexual abuse and harassment from the teachers and school officials.

Inflatable plastic meteors, proclaiming the end of the dinosaur age bounced over the heads of the protesters, a few dressed in Tyranasaurus Rex costumes, as they danced to anti-government rap songs, organised by the Bad Students. They claim the the country’s education system elevates rote learning and unquestioning deference to Thailand’s strict hierarchy instead of critical thinking.

“The dinosaurs are these government…