New Red Leader Tries To Step Out Of Thaksin's Shadow

[animatic]

History shows the problem is that

academics with narrow, well read political views,

imagine that the power will not change them,

and yet it always does when abruptly they have

more power than they ever imagined, and typically

their control of those around them requires powers

beyond their experiences.

Edited December 12, 2010 by animatic

[jayjay0]

She's distancing herself from Taksin. She's threatening withdrawal of support for the PTP if they don't effectively champion the needs of the red shirt grassroots movement (ie rural poor).

Will the habitual Taksin/red shirt bashers who claim they sympathize with the plight of the rural poor join me in wishing Ms.Thida good luck in furthering their cause?

Or if this stance still fails to meet with their lofty requirements, perhaps they can admit this is at least a step in the right direction for the rural poor and suggest what else should happen before they will give this movement an even break?

She'll get my support with:

A stronger denunciation of Thaksin (btw, it's most often transliterated as Thaksin and not Taksin, which is spelled differently and pronounced differently in Thai, and most often refers to someone else).

A stronger disassociation with the anti-monarchists (she accepts that 3% of Reds are).

Fuller elaboration on their goals and ideals. Remove "to seek the release of jailed red shirts" as one of their goals.

Non-adherence to Communist beliefs and goals.

A stronger statement that they will hold Pheu Thai Party to the same standards as they impose on the Democrat Party.

Complete disassociation and denouncement of Jatuporn, Arisaman, Issan Rambo, Sae Daeng, Kwanchai, and all other violent Red Leaders.

Other than those things, it is a step in the right direction, but the walk is so far, she'd be better to completely sever her relationship with the Reds and begin with something else, the Lavender Shirts, perhaps.

Didn't this line kind of upset you

("What I care about most is whether the people like me or not.")

That coupled with her inability to find a peace activist who subscribed to There principals pretty much said it all for me.

Yes six points and one of them is to free terrorists. Not really sure that I would trust her to baby sit my kids.

As for severing her relationship with the red shirts, It would help if she would condemn what they did last spring. so far all she has said about that is lets get there leaders out of jail.