The conflict in Southern Thailand has claimed over 7000 lives in the last 15 years, with no end it sight. The Thai state has consistently misinterpreted both the causes and the solutions to the problems. This article seeks to identify one cause for the conflict, through examining identity in the south through the lenses of collective memory and forgetting. By focusing on young activists at university, it demonstrates the ways that collective memory is generated through shared pilgrimages to sacred places, and shared activities in the pursuit of peace. It also explores the ways that shared memory is both created through debate, through sharing and even through hate speech on the internet, and discusses the ways that social media debates deepen collective memory in oppositional and dangerous ways. Finally, the article argues that until a place is found for local collective memories of Patani in the Thai national collective memory, long-term peace will be impossible.

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北大年或北大年：泰国南部的记忆、遗忘、历史和冲突

在过去的 15 年里，泰国南部的冲突夺走了 7000 多人的生命，而且看不到尽头。泰国政府一直误解问题的原因和解决方案。本文试图通过集体记忆和遗忘的镜头检查南方的身份，找出冲突的一个原因。通过关注大学里的年轻活动家，它展示了通过共同前往圣地朝圣和共同追求和平的活动来产生集体记忆的方式。它还探讨了通过辩论、分享甚至通过互联网上的仇恨言论创造共享记忆的方式，并讨论了社交媒体辩论以对立和危险的方式加深集体记忆的方式。最后，