ThaiHome Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 I think, if given the time, it will pass, but will pretty much watered down to not real effective. So, why do the poor Issan folks keep on electing these poeple as MP's? Shouldn't they be ones the protests are directed against? TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardKing Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Stop asking silly questions! Freedom! People power! Democracy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous God Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Snark smily not working either, dam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranma500 Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Don't forget the Farm Debt Relief project, which spends over 1 Billion Dollars to help reduce farmers' debts. These policies are rather better thought out than the tactics of 'give every village a million Baht' which Thaksin bought his popularity with. The idea that Thaksin truly cares for the poor is a massive con-trick. Unfortunately, villagers believe it. I asked an Isaan girl a week ago what she thought about Abhisit, and she said she used to like him, but didn't any more since he had fled the country. She insisted that he had not been seen in public because he had flown off to another country. She believed this absolutely. I have seen no allegations or rumours of this in any English-language press. Another girl said she hated Thaksin because he had a plan to make all Thai people switch to the Islam faith. Her village headman had said so. If there was an English translation of the Red Radio stations, you would be shocked by the lies they put out. About a year ago, I listened to a speech by someone who said that Thaksin wanted to use Sweden as a model for Thailand's agricultural policy, because they have a successful rice-growing industry. Whatever policies Abhisit can bring in, he will have a very hard time communicating this to the rural Thaksin supporters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimDidMeGood Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Unfortunately, villagers believe it. I asked an Isaan girl a week ago what she thought about Abhisit, and she said she used to like him, but didn't any more since he had fled the country. She insisted that he had not been seen in public because he had flown off to another country. She believed this absolutely. I have seen no allegations or rumours of this in any English-language press. Another girl said she hated Thaksin because he had a plan to make all Thai people switch to the Islam faith. Her village headman had said so. If there was an English translation of the Red Radio stations, you would be shocked by the lies they put out. About a year ago, I listened to a speech by someone who said that Thaksin wanted to use Sweden as a model for Thailand's agricultural policy, because they have a successful rice-growing industry. Whatever policies Abhisit can bring in, he will have a very hard time communicating this to the rural Thaksin supporters. Well, you have a whole bunch of Americans who believe Obama is a muslim who was not born in the USA with a secret agenda of making USA a communist republic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiHome Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 A good way to truly see this is to talk to someone from Khon Kaen, where the local faction remains 100% behind Thaksin and then go to Sa Kaeo, where Sanoh split with Thaksin some time ago, and though he refuses to join the Democrat coalition has remained silent through all this, except to volunteer to be PM in a unity government (why as nobody figured how to do an irony icon?). The difference in perception of what is going on is amazing. One thinks this is about FREEEDOM, the other a its a bunch of paid troublemakers. TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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