Two leading developing nations have experienced significant problems that raise the deep troubles in their societies, whether it's raced-based or socio-economic.


The killing of a white supremacist leader in South Africa has stirred up tremendous anger and fears of racist violence, providing a stark illustration that racist tensions have still not been entirely eliminated in this diverse but troubled nation.

Speaking about troubled nation, Thailand has been plagued by a continuous large-scale demonstration by opposition "Red Shirt" supporters in the capital that has led to violence and deaths. The situation is tense as the protests show no signs of abating and the protesters appear to have received some sort of support from the military head who has called for parliament to be dissolved. This ongoing protest, the latest in a series of protests from different sides over the past few years, is the result of deep fissures in the country between generally speaking, its rural and lower-income peoples and urban, middle and upper-classes.