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title: คอมมิวนิสต์ หรือ เสรีภาพ (Communism or Freedom), Thai-language poster no. IV, labour panel
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/communism-or-freedom-thai-forced-labor-1966/
description: Two-panel colour poster with the Thai headline 'Communism or Freedom'.
section: Collection
---

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# คอมมิวนิสต์ หรือ เสรีภาพ (Communism or Freedom), Thai-language poster no. IV, labour panel

Two-panel colour poster with the Thai headline 'Communism or Freedom'. On the left, a long column of men carries baskets on poles under the eye of two uniformed guards; the caption says communists force the people to labour like slaves. On the right, villagers farm with two buffalo and build a house; the caption says the Thai people are free to choose their work and earn a living as they wish and need. The tell: a coerced-labour image paired with a free-choice image, the left claim uncited (fear-appeal; transfer).

## Text on the object

Original (Thai) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
คอมมิวนิสต์ หรือ เสรีภาพ

[left panel caption]
คอมมิวนิสต์บังคับเกี่ยวเข็ญราษฎร ให้ต้องทำงานหนักเหมือนทาส

[right panel caption]
ประชาชนชาวไทย มีอิสระเสรี ที่จะเลือกงานทำมาหาเลี้ยงชีพ ได้ตามความปรารถนา และตามความจำเป็นของแต่ละคน

[lower left corner] (IV)
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
COMMUNISM or FREEDOM

[left panel caption]
Communists compel and drive the people to have to work hard like slaves.

[right panel caption]
The Thai people have independence and freedom to choose work to earn a living as they wish and according to each person's needs.

[lower left corner] IV
```

Read from 1024 px LOC image with 3x crops; the captions are clear. The corner numeral is small. Translation is FRAME's own literal rendering, machine-assisted and not verified by a fluent reader.

[← คอมมิวนิสต์ หรือ เสรีภาพ (Communism or Freedom), Thai-language poster no. I, food panel](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/communism-or-freedom-thai-food-1966/) [คอมมิวนิสต์ หรือ เสรีภาพ (Communism or Freedom), Thai-language poster no. II, religion panel →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/communism-or-freedom-thai-religion-1966/)

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