Red-shirt rally at Aksa Road just a rehearsal: organisers

[winstonc]

pic.twitter.com/vc1ml9jwrV

5:00 pm

about 6.000 maybe...take the security/police tourists and the curious away and.......well i leave you to deduct the numbers...now wheres our red photographer on here when you need him most...could be tons more tomorrow granted but not a great way to defend the democratic majority..

[rubl]

"they want broadcasts to demonstrate the large number of red shirts to the public."

Tjeez, any cameramean worth his salts knows how to get good shots with a carefully selected angle, light setting and the like. Who needs people

[givenall]

pic.twitter.com/vc1ml9jwrV

5:00 pm

about 6.000 maybe...take the security/police tourists and the curious away and.......well i leave you to deduct the numbers...now wheres our red photographer on here when you need him most...could be tons more tomorrow granted but not a great way to defend the democratic majority..

Looks like they used phoneshop and copied the crowded side to the empty side so looks slot more people

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[ianf]

These UDD are the spiritual heirs of The Shining Path, Khmer Rouge, the Cultural Revolution, and Red Army Faktion/Baader Meinhof, all of whom have been discredited and are receding into the darkness of history whence they first emerged. Only in Thailand does it seem that these sinister forces still thrive. This is a country literally going back to the future.

You forgot to say that Suthep's armed mob is the spiritual heir of the SA.

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Oh dear! Same nonsense again about Suthep. Take your blinkers off please.

[kkerry]

Better not read the other newspaper or you will think they have gone in to photoshop overdrive... whatever, no-one in Thailand is any good at estimating crowds, it's just pluck some figure out of the air like six million and hope if you say it long enough someone will believe it.

Edited April 5, 2014 by kkerry

[monkeycountry]

I see it reported elsewhere that some of the (previous) PT MP's are said to be reluctant to 'fund' their supporters to go to the rally.

Also said that each MP and senator who support PT are expected to take (and no doubt fund) 500 supporters to the rally.

Notice that the source for your info is a PTP guy.

"A key Pheu Thai Party figure in Isan, who spoke on condition of anonymity, conceded that support from people in the North and Northeast may be waning as Pheu Thai Party MPs have been reluctant to chip in financial support for the rally"

A slightly embarrassing quote for those here on TV who support the UDD :-D

[michaelscottfan]

Where is Bluenosedodger to anal ize the picture and tell us how many reds are seen

hahahahahahaha hes a bit busy at the moment him rich teacher fab4 and pipkins are on a busmans holiday so wont be giving interviews unfortunatly..

There are more people than that waiting for busses outside JJ market.

[mikemac]

Rehearsal,,eh? Jatuporn went from claiming 500,000 would attend, to 200,000 would attend, to now, just a rehearsal. Talk about lowering expectations. So, really all that need to attend are stage hands and invited speakers and it will be considered a successful 'rehearsal'.

At the current rate of back peddaling by midday it's going to end up being a PowerPoint slide showing how a Red Shirt rally should look like.

Would anyone in their ranks have the brains to present a Power Point display ?

[jaidam]

Rehearsal,,eh? Jatuporn went from claiming 500,000 would attend, to 200,000 would attend, to now, just a rehearsal. Talk about lowering expectations. So, really all that need to attend are stage hands and invited speakers and it will be considered a successful 'rehearsal'.

At the current rate of back peddaling by midday it's going to end up being a PowerPoint slide showing how a Red Shirt rally should look like.

Would anyone in their ranks have the brains to present a Power Point display ?

If there was some sort of catastrophe that caused mass deaths at the mini rally, it would be the greatest ever mass Darwin award. Imagine, there were a few hundred people there protesting to allow rampant corruption to remain, and the installation of life long dictatorship and the poverty/hopelessness that comes with it. They should be ashamed of themselves.

Edited April 6, 2014 by jaidam

[whybother]

The Bangkok Post said that there were 80,000 people there. Given this particular protest is planned to go for 3 days, has anyone seen/heard how many are still there this morning?

[mikemac]

Where is Bluenosedodger to anal ize the picture and tell us how many reds are seen

hahahahahahaha hes a bit busy at the moment him rich teacher fab4 and pipkins are on a busmans holiday so wont be giving interviews unfortunatly..

But I thought they were all they same person, posting under different names ? All their comments sound the same.

[zydeco]

The Bangkok Post said that there were 80,000 people there. Given this particular protest is planned to go for 3 days, has anyone seen/heard how many are still there this morning?

The article I saw in BP about Red Shirt Rally Gets Off to Slow Start quoted "security officers" as saying there were only 35,000. Thida the Communist claimed that 300,000 showed up. I know which one I'll believe. https://twitter.com/RichardBarrow/status/452596583990046721/photo/1

Edited April 6, 2014 by zydeco

[binjalin]

the real photo

[Pimay1]

the real photo

Thanks for the photo. binjlin it is a pitty your old buddy Calgaryll is not here. He would say there were three million people there because he saw them.

[Prbkk]

Whatever the real number, by suthep's counting formula it must have been a crowd of at least 15 million.

[whybother]

the real photo

Thanks for the photo. binjlin it is a pitty your old buddy Calgaryll is not here. He would say there were three million people there because he saw them.

Calgary IS here. Just under the new name of Fryslan Boppe.

[whybother]

the real photo

... showing that there are not huge numbers there.

[zydeco]

the real photo

If you knew anything about Utthayan Road, you would realize that the Reds are concentrated in a very small section of the road towards the Sai 4 end. They don't even extend to the first rise in the road. FYI, there are two rises on Utthayan, a large overpass and smaller rise towards the Sai 3 side. It looks like the Reds are situated on no more than about 5 percent of the road. They could have held this more effectively on Sai 5. At least they would have been near a Tesco Lotus that way. They flopped.

Edited April 6, 2014 by zydeco

[whybother]

Whatever the real number, by suthep's counting formula it must have been a crowd of at least 15 million.

I don't think Suthep ever said there were 30 million people at his rallies.

[Dogmatix]

From 1,000,000 to 500,000 to 60,000 to 40,000 to 30,000 to - cancelled rally ! But whatever the numbers, what the UDD actually do is what will count. Already, Jatuporn's words have crossed the line into criminality - as he says that the rally is intended to send a " message " to the Constitutional Court. That's intimidation of the court and that's illegal. So already the UDD rally has by that framing become unconstitutional. The PDRC want to strengthen the checks and balances. The UDD wants them to go away.

Have they cancelled the rally? Jatuporn was telling them to prepare for a 15 day stint and then reduced it to only two days. Is it now cancelled completely?

[Dogmatix]

For the Ayudhya rally Thaksin ordered each former PT MP to bring 2,000 reds at his own expense which is where the 500,000 number came from. However, that one was a flop in terms of numbers because each MP couldn't manage more than an average of around 200 reds. I assumed Thaksin might actually transfer some of his own money after that experience to try and make this one more of a success. But it doesn't seem like that happened or, if it did, the MPs must have just pocketed it. He is so notoriously mean that it is most likely that he is still leaning on the MPs to pay for everything. They are reluctant to spend their own money and the farmers are fed up with being threatened and intimidated by the MPs and rich reds who have lined their own pockets but cheated the farmers.

[scorecard]

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For the Ayudhya rally Thaksin ordered each former PT MP to bring 2,000 reds at his own expense which is where the 500,000 number came from. However, that one was a flop in terms of numbers because each MP couldn't manage more than an average of around 200 reds. I assumed Thaksin might actually transfer some of his own money after that experience to try and make this one more of a success. But it doesn't seem like that happened or, if it did, the MPs must have just pocketed it. He is so notoriously mean that it is most likely that he is still leaning on the MPs to pay for everything. They are reluctant to spend their own money and the farmers are fed up with being threatened and intimidated by the MPs and rich reds who have lined their own pockets but cheated the farmers.

So please share why the one million unpaid poor farmers who were protesting in Bangkok for their due rice payments have now disappeared home and gone totally quiet although they are still unpaid?

What happened, what do you think happened?

Or perhaps fab4 or the reincarnation of calgaryll (who is always on the spot at every event / every time and who knows the intimate exact details of every situation) could answer the question.

Edited April 6, 2014 by scorecard

[JesseFrank]

For the Ayudhya rally Thaksin ordered each former PT MP to bring 2,000 reds at his own expense which is where the 500,000 number came from. However, that one was a flop in terms of numbers because each MP couldn't manage more than an average of around 200 reds. I assumed Thaksin might actually transfer some of his own money after that experience to try and make this one more of a success. But it doesn't seem like that happened or, if it did, the MPs must have just pocketed it. He is so notoriously mean that it is most likely that he is still leaning on the MPs to pay for everything. They are reluctant to spend their own money and the farmers are fed up with being threatened and intimidated by the MPs and rich reds who have lined their own pockets but cheated the farmers.

For the Ayudhya rally Thaksin ordered each former PT MP to bring 2,000 reds at his own expense

And your source is ? Disclaimer " The Sunday Mirror is not a trusted source

[scorecard]

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Where is Bluenosedodger to anal ize the picture and tell us how many reds are seen

hahahahahahaha hes a bit busy at the moment him rich teacher fab4 and pipkins are on a busmans holiday so wont be giving interviews unfortunatly.. alt=w00t.gif width=18 height=20> alt=w00t.gif width=18 height=20>

There are more people than that waiting for busses outside JJ market.

Actually at least one of the three mentioned have been banned.

[bkkjames]

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Where is Bluenosedodger to anal ize the picture and tell us how many reds are seen

hahahahahahaha hes a bit busy at the moment him rich teacher fab4 and pipkins are on a busmans holiday so wont be giving interviews unfortunatly.. alt=w00t.gif width=18 height=20> alt=w00t.gif width=18 height=20>

There are more people than that waiting for busses outside JJ market.

Actually at least one of the three mentioned have been banned.

i think they chose this rather barren location in order to be able to ensure the 2k is spent in-house at red tents (who will no doubt be charged an extortionate rate for the privilege of setting up shop for two days).

[Basil B]

Where is Bluenosedodger to anal ize the picture and tell us how many reds are seen

Must have been a bigger crowd for Manchester City reserves match...

They must be well paid judging buy the number of street vendors who out number them by at least 2 to 1

Edited April 6, 2014 by Basil B

[binjalin]

the real photo

... showing that there are not huge numbers there.

ten times more than the propaganda photos posted earlier? about 100,000 they say... we don't know for sure but at least they don't claim 6m like dear leader does

I'm bored with people seeking to mis-lead (of either side) but TVF posters should KNOW BETTER than gloat over an obvious propaganda photo which shows much, much less than the photo I posted

[bkkjames]

the real photo

... showing that there are not huge numbers there.

ten times more than the propaganda photos posted earlier? about 100,000 they say... we don't know for sure but at least they don't claim 6m like dear leader does

I'm bored with people seeking to mis-lead (of either side) but TVF posters should KNOW BETTER than gloat over an obvious propaganda photo which shows much, much less than the photo I posted

who cares? do you want a prize or something - why not go out there and count them all yourself.

[whybother]

ten times more than the propaganda photos posted earlier? about 100,000 they say... we don't know for sure but at least they don't claim 6m like dear leader does

I'm bored with people seeking to mis-lead (of either side) but TVF posters should KNOW BETTER than gloat over an obvious propaganda photo which shows much, much less than the photo I posted

You must have got bored when govt supporters were posting photos of PDRC protest sites when they were empty during the day.

[blumenkraft]

At last. Time to show the fascists what people power really means..!

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