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Before I write my post let me first state my absolute dislike for Puea Thai and as someone who has lived in Bangkok for 6 years I will never forget the mayhem their hired thugs caused in 2010. I still feel hatred when I see the family across the street going out to a protest all dressed up in their red shirts.
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How in god's name can any foreigner even pretend to support this mob going around at the moment? Let's be very clear on this - they want to overthrow a democratically elected government and install a council of UNELECTED people of their own choosing to write a new constitution for the country. Can you imagine this happening in your own country and not being outraged?
Protest peacefully against the disgraceful amnesty bill? Brilliant
Protest against the corruption riddled rice scheme? Fantastic
Protest against the attempt to fiddle with the senate to consolidate power into fewer families? Superb
And you can even protest to put pressure on the government to dissolve the house and call a snap election, but when you refuse to even consider a snap election that is going against all of the ideals of democracy. All of the points that Suthep laid out in his six point plan can be achieved through a democratically elected parliament but the Democrats have never had the balls or the intelligence to get out there and win the working class vote.
Do people really want to see this country set back to zero by a bunch of old men with ideals more suited to 100 years ago? The government at the moment has many flaws but they were elected by the people. The thought of some council of old farts dictating a new constitution and acting like a bunch of feudal lords makes me sick to my stomach.
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Suthep declares December 1 as "People's Victory Day"
in Thailand News
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if you read my post you will see that I state that is brilliant that people would rise up and demonstrate against corruption, stealing or lying. I backed the protest against the amnesty bill 100%They should put pressure on the government as they did at the start to make them reverse decisions that are made in self interest. BUT Suthep isn't doing this any more, now he is trying to install this people's council of unelected people to come in and somehow set Thailand to zero by yet again rewriting the constitution - sounds awfully like a military coup except without the army doesn't it? I used to think Abhisit was the way forward for this country but this nonsense about a people'c council is really exposing the Democrats elitist streak that I thought they were trying to shake off.
This bull about not recognizing the decision of the constitutional court is just a stroke of good luck for Suthep and terrible judgement by the arrogant reds. Let's not forget the Democrats are perfectly fine with not accepting rulings made by the ICC but I suppose it's just a farang court that's a part of of the UN so it doesn't matter.
First person to become a member of the glorious people's council? My money would be on old fart Prem