Pom Michael Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Hardy - that is the whole reason we are at this mess. police/Army - afraid to do anything pro-active until it gets too late, and then even drastic actions don't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimDidMeGood Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 http://tweetphoto.com/22797723 Protesters (mostly women) cheering and dancing after 3.00PM deadline passed and nothing happened. I found it to be a powerful image, Thai ladies massively taking part to this movement. They have some balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiHome Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 And nothing better to do. I find it very sad. They could have gone home a week ago with everythink they wanted. TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted May 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Calm before the storm me thinks. Just a thought. If they believe in re-incarnation, how you going to feel as a red shirt if you die in the protests and come back as a yellow shirt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Michael Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Nice - hope they enjoy their movement. Because of them (and others like them) - millions of people are facing hardships all over the country. Some much more than others. Some just inconveniences, others financially and so far almost a hundred with their lives. For What? What exactly are they protesting? But it gets even better - if they win and this government collapses (which seems to be a possibility) - then it gets even worse for them - remember the "poor" will be even more poor if the country goes down. Or if the government/Army/Police finally take action - then loads of their supporters are going to go down - again for what? Hopefully there is a plan - but I'm not counting on it. The safest place right now is in the middle of Rajaprasong - thanks to the Reds they have moved the fight outbound with their peaceful protest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaronTT Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Do THEY know what they want? It seems many do not really know why they are there. I've heard several people describe that many of the camp's older women being pissed out of their minds most of the time. There was also an article (in Nation?) a while ago about a retired female college professor going in there and talking with some of the Reds. They had no clue about what was really going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Hi, "For What? What exactly are they protesting?" For Thaksin to come back as he will wave his magic wand and make everything perfect. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Panithan Wattanayakorn just gave an excellent reply on BBC World when asked "Will the Government meet Red Shirt demands that the government order the troops to stop shooting on people, withdraw the troops from all spots and resume the peace talk." He Replied "We didn't Start the violence just trying to contain it, if the Red Shirts want the troops to stop shooting then they should stop the violence and go home, then we can discuss the roadmap" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiHome Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Hi, "For What? What exactly are they protesting?" For Thaksin to come back as he will wave his magic wand and make everything perfect. Sanuk! And they get their ID cards back. TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimDidMeGood Posted May 17, 2010 Report Share Posted May 17, 2010 Pom, the thing is that they're knowingly putting their life on the line. All rebellions and revolutionary movements always involved mostly the lower classes of society because those are the ones who have nothing to lose, and perhaps a lot to gain if their struggle succeed. My perception of their "plan" is only that: they're willing to fight to death for their cause, with the hope (maybe false) that for each fallen, there will be 100 more rising to carry on the struggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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