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[jackrich]

The truth of the matter - lost in the crossfire - is that the right for these people to vote has never been in question. They will doubtless cast their vote on February 2. No one will question their vote. Abhisit never questioned this man's right to vote, and this man knows that. For if he had, it would have been emblazoned on the memories of every Pheu Thai campaign billboard for years to come. That man naturally will vote, and he knows it, and he'll have an army of press with him to prove it - on February 2. And so these votes will be cast, they will be heard, and they will be respected. They will not, one suspects, produce the results they want. On February 2, Thailand will hold the most raucous and violent poll in its history. On that day, some parts of the country will proceed smoothly, some parts less smoothly, and some will be sheer chaos. There are only 69 of 77 provinces in play. It will result in a hung parliament. So the issue is not whether these people's vote will be respected. They will, and they will vote, and their vote will be respected. The issue is that it will result in an administration unable to govern. And that is why reform will take place, whether it is now or in two weeks time, and whether they want it to occur - or not.

And the 8 provinces where candidates have not been able to register - what about the people who wish to vote there? Is their vote being respected? And if, as you keep on repeating ad nauseum, a government will not be able to function, what respect has been given to the votes of the people who put that government in place?

Regardless of how you try and spin it, scamper, you are clutching at straws desperately trying to legitamise the undemocratic actions of a failed political party, its members and its misguided supporters.

Maybe they should go complain to Suthep about that. He's the one that prevented party candidates from registering, all in the name of "Democracy". Isn't it ridiculous?

According to the EC, they will still be able to cast ballots, though.

[delh]

for your info the girl holding the sign got a earful and a scolding to get out before they calmed down some of the members.

They apparently attacked the 24-year old because they believed her banner read "Kill Thaksin"

Because the word corruption under the new thai/english dictionary is described as the following.

cor·rup·tion (k-rpshn)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of corrupting.

b. The state of being corrupt.

2. Decay; rot.

3. Taksin ex PM Thailand and the rest of

That girl obviously has nothing upstairs if she thinks that "ending thaksinokrasy" will some how magically purge corruption from Thailand.

Ironically, the Abhisit and Suthep regime was one of the most corrupt administrations in history. If she is genuine about ending corruption she would be focusing on checks and balances.

No,she can't be too bright,she even spelt the fugitives name wrong

Given that English is unlikely to be her first language, I'd say its a very good attempt. What a cheap shot you take.

And unless you are American, you have spelled 'spelt' incorrectly.

Edited January 19, 2014 by delh

[fleeing]

Just maybe this is the start of a political party/ movement that has the moral/ethical authority to reform politics in

Thailand and weed out the corruption. Certainly the two main protagonist groups don't. It seems Thais are ready

for change. At least the middle guys are, the small business owners that get squeezed by the Bib and government

bureaucracies and don't benefit from big government projects.

While I empathise with your desire to see a new party or movement, to provide a third way, and allow some movement away from the Thaksin/Suthep showdown, I have grave doubts about the sincerity of these 'white-shirts'.

Transliterating (not quoting, with all respect for Thaivisa's rules) from a report in another news source ....

The red-shirt UDD earlier called on it's members to adopt white as their colour to oppose a coup, light candles and speak out against a coup.

So, while a new, moderate group should be welcomed, I am afraid that this lot have already, willingly or not, been co-opted by the Thaksin camp.