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He is not a monk, just a yellow shirt ruining the name of Buddhism, playing politics and wearing a yellow robe. An absolute disgrace.

He shouldnt be beaten though, he should be disrobed, named and shamed.

Wrong on all counts.

Right on all counts - not a monk's business and 'impolite'? is THAT a monk's business too? stay out of politics and concentrate on 'betterment'

No evidence the monk is a yellow shirt-none.

How is criticising a bunch of fascist thugs destroying property playing at politics?

How did he ruin the name of Buddhism?

Why should he be punished for shaming low life intolerant street thugs?

That's why moonao is wrong.

Unfortunately this is what happens when a minority attempt to impose their will on the majority. Many of us has been saying that the end game would be a red shirt back lash since practically the start of the anti-democracy protests. Unless the Army acts and removes Sutheps mob, it is likely to get a lot worse. As for the incident itself, it is very sad to see a monk being attacked, but those of us who have lived here long enough, know that when violence starts, ethics completely go out the window. Crikey I have seen videos of half a dozen men and women kicking a young woman when she is on the floor. Luckily the monk seems ok. But really monks should not be involved in demonstrations, it is playing with fire.

So this is what we should look forward to from the red shirt "majority"? Red shirt mobs beating up individuals?

Unfortunately this is what happens when a minority attempt to impose their will on the majority. Many of us has been saying that the end game would be a red shirt back lash since practically the start of the anti-democracy protests. Unless the Army acts and removes Sutheps mob, it is likely to get a lot worse. As for the incident itself, it is very sad to see a monk being attacked, but those of us who have lived here long enough, know that when violence starts, ethics completely go out the window. Crikey I have seen videos of half a dozen men and women kicking a young woman when she is on the floor. Luckily the monk seems ok. But really monks should not be involved in demonstrations, it is playing with fire.

If this is an example of the 'Majority', then I'd be firmly with the 'Minority' .. and I really don't think there are any grounds to state that this particular Monk was involved in any Demonstration. But, clearly you seem to have evidence that he was. Also quite interesting that you refer to 'Suthep's Mob' (I added the apostrophe) ... so who's Mob is this ?

I love the photo! that dude straight decked a monk. Can you do that? Cheers to the photographer. Seriously, I love the shot!

Have you some sort of crossed wires or you just plain don't know anything? One or the other which is it? This was not about politics on the Monks side he was trying to stop wanton violence. I do believe that is an OK for a Monk to do. Perhaps you can quote the Buddhist writings where monk is never to try to stop wanton destruction. Are you also posting as rich teacher. Same lack of knowledge.

'Wanton violence'...seems like you are the one with a 'lack of knowledge' as the article has no mention of violence before the monk began 'berating them for their actions and making other impolite remarks'

Why do you insist on playing the fool.

"But pro-government Redshirts under the name People's Radio for Democracy (PRD) later arrived at the scene, and proceeded to dismantle the rally stage."

If you insist on posting learn what the article is about first. Not that I think it will help you.

He is not a monk, just a yellow shirt ruining the name of Buddhism, playing politics and wearing a yellow robe. An absolute disgrace.

He shouldnt be beaten though, he should be disrobed, named and shamed.

Wrong on all counts.

Right on all counts - not a monk's business and 'impolite'? is THAT a monk's business too? stay out of politics and concentrate on 'betterment'

Actually I do agree that monks should stay away from politics.

And equally politicians should stay away from temple lands and not build golf courses on them.

I see where Yingluck has every thing in control she has announced that she wants to revamp the laws on rubbish management and dump sites.

Not a word about her red shirt backers beating up Monks. Maybe in two or three days she will have some one mention it on Facebook.

In short words for rich teacher and his merry band of red shirt fans she doesn't care about the people.

The other paper says that the monk was in a taxi and got stuck in traffic. He got out and scolded the red shirts. Obviously he deserved a beating.

Yay for Red Democracy.

Unruly buffalo is as unruly Buffalo does.

Same, same water buffalo!

Clearly not enough evidence for Tarit to press charges.

Good one. God help Thiland

What disgusted me was the farang in the orange shirt putting the boots into the monk...

Arrest and deport after a stretch in the bkk Hilton would not go astray !!!

...and there we were...... TWO against TWENTY TWO. My... how we beat those two up.

Jokes aside, try a little experiment. Youtube a random video from a monkey cage in a zoo somewhere. Then play the video in this article and the monkey cage video in random order without looking, just listening, and see if you can tell which is which

Budhist monks should stay out of politics and remain neutral, as they represent a spiritual holiness for the country, but in Thailand and Burna, Budhist monks always get involved in politics, which resulted in them being beaten and even executed; especially in time of crisis. Religious figures must remain neutral, in order to be respected by all sides. This is a wisdom that most religious figures do not comprehend or understand.

Scum are scum and they come in all colors.

It is of interest to this reader how some posters, most of whom I assume are non-Thai, non citizen, non-voters, taking up a colorful stance and engaging in what seems like Thai political rhetoric.

I wonder how many of the same are politically active in their home countries and actually vote. Perhaps some are more electronically courageous, particularly when there is little investment or risk in the outcome?

I don't see the problem at all. The red shirts deciding to beat the monk clearly had the majority, outnumbering the monk 20 to 1 or something like that. With such an overwhelming majority, clearly it was a democratic beating.

Yes, the independent agency (the police) interfered and blocked this democratic beating, but I have no doubt both Jatuporn, Chalerm and Yingluck will condemn the police for disrupting the beating, and thereby ignoring the will of the majority, shortly.

Thai monks should keep to doing monk-like things and keep their nose out of politics. Amazing all the Thaivisa experts having an orgasm over this. Didn't see much written by these same exerts over the taxi driver beaten into a coma by PDRC or the under cover police beaten by PDRC guards and then interrogated by that rat- bag monk who set up the stage at Chaeng Wattana.

What was the monks political view - other than, presumably, that all sides should be heard?

Actually this is really sad, because it shows the loss of respect towards religion in Thailand, a clear change in peoples way of thinking and what Thailand is becoming (or already has become).

Results of economic growth, bad education, wide spread corruption and the greedy elite. Really sad! I would never had imagined this ever happening.

IAm I the only person who saw the farang in the orange tee shirt putting the boots into the monk ....

Maybe you all need to take a second and third look at the video instead of going of half cocked.

O maybe one of you was the person in the orange tee shirt......Bloody disgusting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Budhist monks should stay out of politics and remain neutral, as they represent a spiritual holiness for the country, but in Thailand and Burna, Budhist monks always get involved in politics, which resulted in them being beaten and even executed; especially in time of crisis. Religious figures must remain neutral, in order to be respected by all sides. This is a wisdom that most religious figures do not comprehend or understand.

This monk's only involvement in politics was that he told the red shirts off for blocking the road.

Some "people" (ie you) think that monks deserve a beating for doing that.

Sent from my phone...

The Red shirts at their 2010 best.

These red idiots would have probably done the same thing to him they did to the soldier they pulled out of the truck in 2010 if the police hadn't intervened. Let's hear it red apologists, defend your democracy heroes.

As the new leader of the peacefull democracy loving reds I expect Jutaporn will hold a news conference any minute now denouncing this violent act followed by the same statement from Yingluck.

Red Shirts don't need to be physically attacked to 'defend' themselves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeD4Te-UgFE

DISGRACEFUL

Again the courage of Thai "men" are shown. "Lets gang up like women and beat up a monk!" (Because chances are the monk would beat the shit out of them, if they confronted him one by one) Fxxking Whimps!

No wonder there are so many ladyboys in this country.

It appeared that there were some women there too giving the monk a kicking.... is that worse than being kicked by a group of cowardly Thai men?

it is going to get worse in the next little while... Badluck has her Feb 2 election cancelled and now the red shirts are going to war... wait till she actually gets charged over the rice scam or something else...no gov in charge now but the temperature is rising... the next 2-3 weeks we will see

Photo looks very staged almost as if his fist is not moving, if it was it might have been the monk's karma to get a smack

But doesn't all photos that paint the red shirts in a bad light look staged? Check the video too. Some very professional "staging" going on there. Spielberg and Cameron would hire you on the spot.

Anyway, if one day you get out of your red shirt village and into a shop selling modern cameras or smartphones, you will find that those cameras have no problem taking pictures of things at high speed and yet it looks like it is standing completely still. Another feature is that you can take a video of something, like a guy hitting a monk, and then later take individual frames out of that video, which makes it easy to get the right still picture. (No, they do not sell them at the village mom and pop store)

So the shinawatra dogs are lashing out their angers on an innocent monk!

He is not a monk, just a yellow shirt ruining the name of Buddhism, playing politics and wearing a yellow robe. An absolute disgrace.

He shouldnt be beaten though, he should be disrobed, named and shamed.

Do you know the monk, since you know so much about him?

This is what you get when you bombard people daily with hate speech and Red schools and Red villages and 'us against the World'. The Thaksin created/funded UDD has been driving a wedge, of North/South, Rich/Poor, Urban/Rural, 'Democracy'/Dictatorship, propaganda, into the Thai social structure for years. Many in Isaan and the North recognize it for what it is. The weak-minded minority embrace it as their new religion and, as with all new converts, their zeal is exceeding. Brainwashed people are no longer responsible for their behavior; they have lost/given up their free will to the Controller. Surely the Thai version of this phenomenon will be studied and analyzed in academic circles for decades. They (the monk AND the Reds doing the beating) are ALL victims of Thaksin's lust for power and revenge.

Have you some sort of crossed wires or you just plain don't know anything? One or the other which is it? This was not about politics on the Monks side he was trying to stop wanton violence. I do believe that is an OK for a Monk to do. Perhaps you can quote the Buddhist writings where monk is never to try to stop wanton destruction. Are you also posting as rich teacher. Same lack of knowledge.

'Wanton violence'...seems like you are the one with a 'lack of knowledge' as the article has no mention of violence before the monk began 'berating them for their actions and making other impolite remarks'

Is there anything one old unarmed guy, monk or not, can say or yell, no matter how berating or impolite, that justifies 20 people beating him up?