Politics A Worry Say Bangkokians

[churchill]

Bangkok University pollsters reported on Friday that about half the people they quizzed in Bangkok are worried about the current political uncertainty.

The pollsters surveyed people in Bangkok for their opinions on the government’s decision to impose the Internal Security Act in Dusit district from Saturday to Tuesday to control the red-shirt anti-government rally on Sunday.

The poll centre did not say how many people were surveyed, 48.4 per cent of the respondents were worried about the situation .

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/15...ed-on-situation

-- Bangkok Post 28/08/09

Edit: only first 3 lines of BKK-post articles can be quoted, the rest can be read on the Bangkokpost website - mario2008

[animatic]

The potential for more unrest and rioting SHOULD worry any right thinking person.

Many could read the ISA as meaning that there IS a government trepidation of it going out of control.

That is enough right there to make anyone worry...

Edited August 29, 2009 by animatic

[givenall]

Can someone explain to me what they mean by political uncertainly. They have parliament, PM, and full cabinet.

Just because very few people, the RED shirt (let’s assume they are doing the protest in their own free will) are against government.

[noithip]

Can someone explain to me what they mean by political uncertainly. They have parliament, PM, and full cabinet.

Just because very few people, the RED shirt (let's assume they are doing the protest in their own free will) are against government.

Welcome to Thailand! Political uncertainty is a word that you should add to your vocabulary if you follow politics here! Never know what tomorrow will bring..

[monkfish]

What are Thai Visa rules from this website?

http://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news.php?id=255208280016

[dale8]

Hello, it is possible people that live in Bangkok are getting desensitized from all of the political violence in the last 37 months that they do not worry as much. We do not know to what extent the red shirts or the police are willing to go, and people in most other countries use their vote to change things in a government unless they have more guns and influence.

[hardy1943]

Hello, it is possible people that live in Bangkok are getting desensitized from all of the political violence in the last 37 months that they do not worry as much. We do not know to what extent the red shirts or the police are willing to go, and people in most other countries use their vote to change things in a government unless they have more guns and influence.

They tried the vote but every time when the Elite in BKK did not like it was null and void.

[animatic]

Hello, it is possible people that live in Bangkok are getting desensitized from all of the political violence in the last 37 months that they do not worry as much. We do not know to what extent the red shirts or the police are willing to go, and people in most other countries use their vote to change things in a government unless they have more guns and influence.

They tried the vote but every time when the Elite in BKK did not like it was null and void.

Null and void?

Then how do you explain legally appointed Pm Samak And PM Somchai.

In Samak's case he broke the conflict of interest laws, and not for cooking.

Plus perjury, and his party didn't want him back.

In Somchai's case his party leadership had one too many prolific cheaters who got caught,

granted before his selection as PM, even as they KNEW in advance doing that could cause party dissolution.

Seems they just can't help themselves or were too desperate to win and threw caution to the wind.

Another hint PAD didn't bring down PPP either, PPP did it all on it's own.

Thaksin was elected and appointed PM too in the same legal way,

but his case is different, he threw it away by calling a 2006 snap election,

then TRT got caught cheating. These guys shoot themselves in the foot

so regularly you can set your clocks to their cockups.

That election is also notable for the Election Commision ALL going to jail

for a pathetic job of protecting the Thai voters from fraud.

Then came the Coup, but also a successful PPP win in 2007.

Well successful, they took office, but also got caught cheating yet again...

In all three cases a coalition of multiple parties choose them ALL as Prime Minister, at different times,

just like Abhisit was chosen, by duly elected Ministers in Parliament under Thai law.

Until the parliamentary term running from 2007 is up there is no legal requirement for a new election.

But the reds won't accept this legality,

nor the legality of the Thai people voting another constitution in vias referendum,

and so want to cause enough trouble to topple the government.

Maybe thinking PAD took down PPP, when really PPP shot their own foot.

In any case it is only anarchy, or decimating the economy and causing anarchy, that can do this,

or open civil war which they can't pull off. Well let's hope not.

So of course Bangkokians are worried about politics,

one group wants to bring down the country and take over.

Edited August 30, 2009 by animatic