Love and its form of Grief is profoundly powerful. I recall how there wasn't any emotion for a war in Iraq at all before 9/11. The Grief reaction of the Americans was very powerful, even though Iraq had nothing to do with it at all. I feel the same kind of Grief reaction will happen in the Kingdom of Thailand now that King Rama IX is dead. I hope it doesn't lead to a bloody and horrible destabilising time for Thailand and all of SE Asia, but I'm sure it will.