Today you can spot many trends on social networks. Maybe especially political trends.
In many blog and discussion posts, many in south-east Asia is calling for change. In countries like Thailand and Malaysia people are letting their frustrations come out. There is a clear underlying wish for big change among many. Some are joining the debate as fans of somebody in opposition or earlier heads of state. Some just want to topple the current government.
There is clear raising voices in countries like Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. The Chinese is also more active after the Olympics than before both online and off line. There is some polarization and the usual claims are of corruption and incompetence.
They join forces and strength in groups and find others on different arenas.
Countries like Burma, Indonesia and Vietnam isn't that well represented on the Social arenas on Internet.
So what will happen in these countries. We are now watching what has been traces of in Thailand both off line and online for a while. People from Malaysia have started to voice their unrest and some are strongly voicing big changes. People from Singapore are more silent but the issues are there to.
It comes not as a surprise that democracy isn't the main concern. The main concern is trustworthy competent politicians bringing prosperity. Voicing against corruption and mismanagement. My guess is that within a years time this will grow in all these three countries and that might effect the whole region.
The Chinese posters have exactly the same concerns and dreams as those from the other three countries. But mostly on a local level.
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