Thailand discovers YouTube; gets tired of being mocked

So, Thailand, the country known best for it's frequent but recently-boring political revolutions, has discovered YouTube. And that people on the internet are stupid. Because of this video, YouTube is now banned from Thailand.

Okay. So it's a video lightly poking fun at their king. It's a poorly done video but you can argue that it's the intent that matters. Someone doesn't like the king. Ooh, disrespect.

Come on, Thailand! You're a developing country. Once you get your latest coup sorted out maybe you'll be a step closer to, you know, democracy and freedom. Don't you want that? Well, you've got to take two steps to get there. First and by far most importantly, you've got to let people talk. I know, it can piss you off sometimes, but that doesn't matter. Just because you're in power doesn't make your opinion any more right or worthwhile.

The second thing, and this is mostly my opinion, is that you've got to ditch the monarchy thing. You throw people in jail for defacing your propaganda posters - obviously, you can't deal with it. "Freedom's not free" they say, so I guess one of the costs in your situation is getting rid of an institution which, by definition, is contrary to a truly free state.