52.60% of respondents to a NIDA Poll are most concerned that the current political situation may lead to a new round of political conflict in Thailand, while 71.91% believe that politicians, parties and political groups are involved in political conflict.

 

38.9% of the respondents are also concerned that political conflict will damage the Thai economy.

 

NIDA Poll, by the National Institute of Development Administration, gauged the opinions of 1,310 people aged 18 and over, in various occupations, with a range of incomes and from different educational backgrounds between February 13th and 15th regarding domestic political conflicts.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-02-19

 

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37 minutes ago, webfact said:

38.9% of the respondents are also concerned that political conflict will damage the Thai economy.

These people have a firm grasp of the obvious.....

3 hours ago, webfact said:

38.9% of the respondents are also concerned that political conflict will damage the Thai economy.

So 61.1% don't think the political conflict has an influence on the Thai economy?

Now I understand the problem.

I strongly believe that the current parties in charge and army are behind the witch hunt of MFP just to create unrest. The very small incident of hornblowing is made huge and now they want everybody to wear purple and yellow as a show of support. Maybe they have hired people to make problems at the last brawl too, just to show how bad the opposition is. Examples enough... why petition the EC for MFP again?, Why do courts always verdict in favor of the ruling party? Why can a former fugitive be on parole, while bail for a protestor is denied? The parties that are in power abuse their power to control  But in fact they will reach the opposite. The current army and parties in charge are so afraid to loose power that they will do everything to keep it. And  there is aways the threat of a coup. Indeed the economy will be damaged, even now as political instability will hold back new investors. Blaming others is always much easier than looking at your own short comings.   

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5 hours ago, hotchilli said:

So 61.1% don't think the political conflict has an influence on the Thai economy?

Now I understand the problem.

remember that close to 50% of the country is rural and really lives a life that is not dependent on anything other than what they grow/ make or sell.

 

There is also a definite poverty level in the big cities.

 

i think in the cities it is more abserved than in the rural aras.

 

The interesting point I wish they would make with these polls is the percentage of rural and age groups.  

 

80% of the people polled are 18-25 would mean a whole different result than 80%  over 55 and living in rural areas,

 

 

 

The Judiciary, the permanent civil servants class, and other people are behind the conflicts.

 

It's tradition vs. progress. Tradition demands conflict to maintain its position.

 

The political parties, which survive dissolution (if any) are merely a manifestation of this desire to hold power and turn back the clock to pre-1932.

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 hours ago, webfact said:

politicians, parties and political groups are involved in political conflict.

As opposed to authoritarian regimes like Communist China where the only political conflict is within the only party allowed to exist.

Political conflict is characteristic of a democratic system that welcomes open and nonviolent political engagement of opposing political ideologies.  The electorate (the People) can then judge freely their agreement or disagreement to the various ideologies that aids them in how they vote in elections.

Repeatedly in Thailand, it's my impression that the military and pro-military establishment in particular sees open political debate as an evil that diminishes the reputation of the nation. And thus suppresses open debate of opinions.

 

 

13 hours ago, webfact said:

while 71.91% believe that politicians, parties and political groups are involved in political conflict.

 

Isn't that what they're supposed to do?