Many Thais facing unemployment risks: Academic

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If you spend all day for weeks on end protesting and attempting to overthrow the government or protect it , you probably don't care too much about being unemployed

By those who are there to "protect" the government I can only think you mean the UDD. They were in Bangkok for about 2 occasions of 2/3 days duration wasn't it, and wasn't there a weekend in there somewhere?

As usual we're getting a wee bit off topic again, but didn't the UDD / red-shirts / anti-anti-government protesters stay in the government provided stadium for a few weeks? Aren't there millions of red-shirts on standbye to protect their 'blanket amnesty' government?

No, they didn't.

2013-11-17 100,000 red shirts to rally at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkapi

http://www.thailandnews.co/2013/11/100000-red-shirts-to-rally-at-rajamangala-stadium-in-bangkapi/

2011-11-19

BANGKOK THAILAND- NOVEMBER 19 Red-Shirts gather to support Government ahead of Constitutional Court decision at Rajamangala National Stadium on November 19, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand

http://thairedshirts.org/2013/11/26/udd-statement-on-26-november-2013-2/

2013-12-01

BANGKOK, December 1, 2013 (AFP) - Leaders of the pro-government 'Red Shirts' on Sunday ordered tens of thousands of their supporters to end a mass rally in Bangkok after violence left at least one person dead and dozens more wounded.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/685673-thai-red-shirt-leaders-end-rally-after-violence/page-1