More redshirts heading for Bangkok

[gemini81]

At a 1000bht per head wow!

The PDRC were 'compensating' supporters 750baht a day for 'loss of earnings' in January - I know some teacher's that attended and confirmed this. How did you come by your information, or are you just making things up?

Confirmed.

Per the wife's sister's uncle who's brother has the kwitiow stall in Ban Kruat market.

That is indeed the figure widely bandied about.

...Per the wife's sister's uncle who's brother has the kwitiow stall in Ban Kruat market....

Well that's a really plausible source, so it must be true!

Sounds like hillbilly inbreeding if nothing else. Hopefully it was intended to be silly or sarcastic...but I don't think so.

None of the individuals I know in BKK who go to the opposition rally are getting bribes/handouts. But..I have yet to consult my brothers' wife's sisters' mom's dad's so how would I know?!

Edited May 19, 2014 by gemini81

[mikemac]

It looks like Mr. Dubai wrote a few checks, I hope for the redshirts the they are not canceled before the can have there money. But if that happens there will be enough police officers availible to take there complain that they didn't get paid.

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Tell you what, if these red terrorists went to BKK to cause havoc and found out down there that they not getting paid, you would see the biggest mass exodus out of the city in living memory. Closely followed by an announcement from the red leaders that plans have changed blah blah blah........................................

[chotthee]

The Dubai cheque must have finally cleared.

[mikemac]

good for them and for every 1 that goes another 10 in the village cheering them on

was chatting to a Thai teacher the other day and she was explaining how the ammart control everything but the red tide cannot be stopped just slowed down until a fairer, just society is formed

paradigm shift, once started, never stops

500x10=5000 red shirts, I doubt that there are that much....

Who is the ammart, please name at least 1 person.....The reds are normally not shy to tell names.....

We are unable to. I posted a link to a link but it was immediately taken down by the moderators. If you want to know who is behind the attempted power grab, speak to a hard core protestor.

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We are unable to. I posted a link to a link but it was immediately taken down by the moderators. If you want to know who is behind the attempted power grab, speak to a hard core protestor."............................................

This is getting better and better all the time ! The PTP propaganda dept is employing some brilliant comedy writers these days ! Congrats and keep the laughs coming.

[In Town]

"Oh god an other red fanatic, its Taksin with the tablets that destroys education instead of hiring teachers for the money. Taksin has as much to win with dumb people as any side. As long as they are dumb and poor you can control them.

Everyone that I know who supports anti government wants better education as its a way for people to make money and then they are not dependent on handouts and cant be bribed by the monster from Dubai."

Thaksin the Omnipotent! Give up you yellow rascals, for He is everywhere, in everything, and cannot be created or destroyed. He is the One!

All Hail the most powerful Being in the universe!

[DubaiIsCalling]

At a 1000bht per head wow!

Yes, another good measure to drum up more income for the working class in Thailand. I think they deserve it.

[chainarong]

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At a 1000bht per head wow!

The PDRC were 'compensating' supporters 750baht a day for 'loss of earnings' in January - I know some teacher's that attended and confirmed this. How did you come by your information, or are you just making things up?

thats funny my thai wife and many of her uni friends where also there

and they never saw any one paid

so it sounds like some one is making things up to make the red shirts not look so bad

What we need is operatives behind enemy lines to find out, there's no pay, but the rewards are similar to the Taliban.

[chainarong]

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"Oh god an other red fanatic, its Taksin with the tablets that destroys education instead of hiring teachers for the money. Taksin has as much to win with dumb people as any side. As long as they are dumb and poor you can control them.

Everyone that I know who supports anti government wants better education as its a way for people to make money and then they are not dependent on handouts and cant be bribed by the monster from Dubai."

Thaksin the Omnipotent! Give up you yellow rascals, for He is everywhere, in everything, and cannot be created or destroyed. He is the One!

All Hail the most powerful Being in the universe!

Jesus wept , in town is back.

[DubaiIsCalling]

good for them and for every 1 that goes another 10 in the village cheering them on

was chatting to a Thai teacher the other day and she was explaining how the ammart control everything but the red tide cannot be stopped just slowed down until a fairer, just society is formed

paradigm shift, once started, never stops

I don't agree about your ammart stories ect, as the protesters certainly are not ammart.

But can you imagine how much more can be done for the Thais if corruption is tackled you free up 30% of budget. For that to happen there must be reforms and the biggest example of corruption Taksin has to go.

But tell me what changes do you want and who has to pay it ? Upping up the minimum wage brought a lot of inflation and problems and did not do much good. So tell me what would YOU want changed and how to finance it.

I am all for a fair country but I hate subsidies, I am more for a good education and then figure it out yourself. In my view there will always be differences in salary (and so there should else there is no reason to study or do your best or start a company) but the education should be good so people have similar chances.

The yellows/elitists do not want education for the less well off, they might think more then, and they certainly do not want that, keep em down is the motto of yellows. Suthep has already called issan folks, buffaloes and stated that 1 yellow vote is better than 10 Issan votes. The man is a true mongrel to Thailand, and has done so much damage to the yellow party.

Oh god an other red fanatic, its Taksin with the tablets that destroys education instead of hiring teachers for the money. Taksin has as much to win with dumb people as any side. As long as they are dumb and poor you can control them.

Everyone that I know who supports anti government wants better education as its a way for people to make money and then they are not dependent on handouts and cant be bribed by the monster from Dubai.

He is not a 'monster'. He took populist measures like every politician does once in a while. If my democratic rights would be raped structurally again and again, for sure I would be one of those furious red Shirts. You vote for a person and tanks roll in and oust him just like that. You admire a Great PM and she gets sacked by a Juristocratic 'Court'. Because a small group desperately trying to hold grip on National Power (NOT ELECTED) overrules the basic principles of democracy again and again. It is not about Thaksin. In the organogram of Thailand he is only a name in one of the many lines. It is only about keeping the poor poor and dumb and out of control.

[kamahele]

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good for them and for every 1 that goes another 10 in the village cheering them on

was chatting to a Thai teacher the other day and she was explaining how the ammart control everything but the red tide cannot be stopped just slowed down until a fairer, just society is formed

paradigm shift, once started, never stops

Red tide or just dumb country bums who are still looking for handouts? For them its just about the money. C'mon, stop the trolling.

Referring to all of these people as "dumb country bums" and that they only looking for "handouts" is naive. While they may be wrong about the Thaksin clan, they believe in their cause(s). These people for the most part come from a large section of the country which has been mistreated for a long time. The fact that Thaksin wanted to put up some money for their vote was just icing on the cake for them. Finally someone in politics actually did something for them in the way of projects that helped their communities. Too bad for them it turned out he was a criminal. I don't want to see them come to confront the yellows as it just means more misery and death. However, I understand how they think they are once again being shoved aside.

[DubaiIsCalling]

good for them and for every 1 that goes another 10 in the village cheering them on

was chatting to a Thai teacher the other day and she was explaining how the ammart control everything but the red tide cannot be stopped just slowed down until a fairer, just society is formed

paradigm shift, once started, never stops

I don't agree about your ammart stories ect, as the protesters certainly are not ammart.

But can you imagine how much more can be done for the Thais if corruption is tackled you free up 30% of budget. For that to happen there must be reforms and the biggest example of corruption Taksin has to go.

But tell me what changes do you want and who has to pay it ? Upping up the minimum wage brought a lot of inflation and problems and did not do much good. So tell me what would YOU want changed and how to finance it.

I am all for a fair country but I hate subsidies, I am more for a good education and then figure it out yourself. In my view there will always be differences in salary (and so there should else there is no reason to study or do your best or start a company) but the education should be good so people have similar chances.

The yellows/elitists do not want education for the less well off, they might think more then, and they certainly do not want that, keep em down is the motto of yellows. Suthep has already called issan folks, buffaloes and stated that 1 yellow vote is better than 10 Issan votes. The man is a true mongrel to Thailand, and has done so much damage to the yellow party.

Suthep's small particles of grey mass in his upper head have been severley damaged by all the decibels he produces from loudspeakers with his rethoric imbecile shouting. He would shut down Bangkok; it didn't happen. If he has some sense left, he shuts down his career as a democracy rapist and start a noodle- or Dolby Noise Reduction shop.

[gemini81]

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good for them and for every 1 that goes another 10 in the village cheering them on

was chatting to a Thai teacher the other day and she was explaining how the ammart control everything but the red tide cannot be stopped just slowed down until a fairer, just society is formed

paradigm shift, once started, never stops

Red tide or just dumb country bums who are still looking for handouts? For them its just about the money. C'mon, stop the trolling.

Referring to all of these people as "dumb country bums" and that they only looking for "handouts" is naive. While they may be wrong about the Thaksin clan, they believe in their cause(s). These people for the most part come from a large section of the country which has been mistreated for a long time. The fact that Thaksin wanted to put up some money for their vote was just icing on the cake for them. Finally someone in politics actually did something for them in the way of projects that helped their communities. Too bad for them it turned out he was a criminal. I don't want to see them come to confront the yellows as it just means more misery and death. However, I understand how they think they are once again being shoved aside.

Its not naive, its just stating the obvious, confirmed time and again. Call it what it is. Look at the habits, behaviour, reputation and their actions.

They definitely need better leadership than the likes of Nattawut and Jatuporn etc. so have representation who are there to address their problems, instead of further bankrupt them like PTP has done on their backs- loan this, loan that, tablet, rice scheme.....Too bad their representation isn't too good, and tend to encourage violence among other things. But, they voted PTP in, so......

[Robby nz]

good for them and for every 1 that goes another 10 in the village cheering them on

was chatting to a Thai teacher the other day and she was explaining how the ammart control everything but the red tide cannot be stopped just slowed down until a fairer, just society is formed

paradigm shift, once started, never stops

I don't agree about your ammart stories ect, as the protesters certainly are not ammart.

But can you imagine how much more can be done for the Thais if corruption is tackled you free up 30% of budget. For that to happen there must be reforms and the biggest example of corruption Taksin has to go.

But tell me what changes do you want and who has to pay it ? Upping up the minimum wage brought a lot of inflation and problems and did not do much good. So tell me what would YOU want changed and how to finance it.

I am all for a fair country but I hate subsidies, I am more for a good education and then figure it out yourself. In my view there will always be differences in salary (and so there should else there is no reason to study or do your best or start a company) but the education should be good so people have similar chances.

The yellows/elitists do not want education for the less well off, they might think more then, and they certainly do not want that, keep em down is the motto of yellows. Suthep has already called issan folks, buffaloes and stated that 1 yellow vote is better than 10 Issan votes. The man is a true mongrel to Thailand, and has done so much damage to the yellow party.

Would that be why Abhisit and Suthep increased the age of free education from 12 to 15 while the Dems were in office. ?

And provided free books and school uniforms for the kids. Which they now have to pay for ?

Would that be why they had a package of education reforms on the table which were scrapped by PT in favor of tablets most of which still haven't been delivered after 3 years.

I see, they did these things because they didn't want kids educated.

Incidentally there was a report recently that the education ministry plan to revive the Dems education reform package now they have got rid of the handbrake of the PT Govt. Sorry cant provide a link as it was in another publication.

[toybits]

Anyone who supports fascism needs to take a good hard look at his own reflection before he labels those country bumpkins as ignorant. They voted for someone who was able to help them and not Eton Educated politician who despises smelly and dirty farmers...

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good for them and for every 1 that goes another 10 in the village cheering them on

was chatting to a Thai teacher the other day and she was explaining how the ammart control everything but the red tide cannot be stopped just slowed down until a fairer, just society is formed

paradigm shift, once started, never stops

Red tide or just dumb country bums who are still looking for handouts? For them its just about the money. C'mon, stop the trolling.

Referring to all of these people as "dumb country bums" and that they only looking for "handouts" is naive. While they may be wrong about the Thaksin clan, they believe in their cause(s). These people for the most part come from a large section of the country which has been mistreated for a long time. The fact that Thaksin wanted to put up some money for their vote was just icing on the cake for them. Finally someone in politics actually did something for them in the way of projects that helped their communities. Too bad for them it turned out he was a criminal. I don't want to see them come to confront the yellows as it just means more misery and death. However, I understand how they think they are once again being shoved aside.

Its not naive, its just stating the obvious, confirmed time and again. Call it what it is. Look at the habits, behaviour, reputation and their actions.

They definitely need better leadership than the likes of Nattawut and Jatuporn etc. so have representation who are there to address their problems, instead of further bankrupt them like PTP has done on their backs- loan this, loan that, tablet, rice scheme.....Too bad their representation isn't too good, and tend to encourage violence among other things. But, they voted PTP in, so......

[Piichai]

good for them and for every 1 that goes another 10 in the village cheering them on

was chatting to a Thai teacher the other day and she was explaining how the ammart control everything but the red tide cannot be stopped just slowed down until a fairer, just society is formed

paradigm shift, once started, never stops

I don't agree about your ammart stories ect, as the protesters certainly are not ammart.

But can you imagine how much more can be done for the Thais if corruption is tackled you free up 30% of budget. For that to happen there must be reforms and the biggest example of corruption Taksin has to go.

But tell me what changes do you want and who has to pay it ? Upping up the minimum wage brought a lot of inflation and problems and did not do much good. So tell me what would YOU want changed and how to finance it.

I am all for a fair country but I hate subsidies, I am more for a good education and then figure it out yourself. In my view there will always be differences in salary (and so there should else there is no reason to study or do your best or start a company) but the education should be good so people have similar chances.

The yellows/elitists do not want education for the less well off, they might think more then, and they certainly do not want that, keep em down is the motto of yellows. Suthep has already called issan folks, buffaloes and stated that 1 yellow vote is better than 10 Issan votes. The man is a true mongrel to Thailand, and has done so much damage to the yellow party.

Really? Didn't Abhisit increase the age children could study for free?

[Toany]

They are paid thugs. Very simple.

Everywhere the reds go, they threaten violence.

The reds brought the government to power and are openly supported by the government

[Katipo]

At a 1000bht per head wow!

The PDRC were 'compensating' supporters 750baht a day for 'loss of earnings' in January - I know some teacher's that attended and confirmed this. How did you come by your information, or are you just making things up?

Just last week redshirts were filing a complaint with the police as they did,nt get their 100bht as promised,

As for anti government supporters being paid i have only seen it posted on here by government supporters, although i do know a few who join the protests i very much doubt they are being paid.

I can't speak for all, but the PDRC supporters from my company who joined the protests were not paid anything. Some of them did get free meals or food though while they were there.

Back in 2011 I saw Red Shirts being given money first hand.

I don't believe any of the parties involved are above using underhand measures to achieve their desired result however.

[mikemac]

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"Oh god an other red fanatic, its Taksin with the tablets that destroys education instead of hiring teachers for the money. Taksin has as much to win with dumb people as any side. As long as they are dumb and poor you can control them.

Everyone that I know who supports anti government wants better education as its a way for people to make money and then they are not dependent on handouts and cant be bribed by the monster from Dubai."

Thaksin the Omnipotent! Give up you yellow rascals, for He is everywhere, in everything, and cannot be created or destroyed. He is the One!

All Hail the most powerful Being in the universe!

Jesus wept , in town is back.

Jesus wept , in town is back. (from the pub it seems)

[GentlemanJim]

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The yellows/elitists do not want education for the less well off, they might think more then, and they certainly do not want that, keep em down is the motto of yellows. Suthep has already called issan folks, buffaloes and stated that 1 yellow vote is better than 10 Issan votes. The man is a true mongrel to Thailand, and has done so much damage to the yellow party.

Oh god an other red fanatic, its Taksin with the tablets that destroys education instead of hiring teachers for the money. Taksin has as much to win with dumb people as any side. As long as they are dumb and poor you can control them.

Everyone that I know who supports anti government wants better education as its a way for people to make money and then they are not dependent on handouts and cant be bribed by the monster from Dubai.

He is not a 'monster'. He took populist measures like every politician does once in a while. If my democratic rights would be raped structurally again and again, for sure I would be one of those furious red Shirts. You vote for a person and tanks roll in and oust him just like that. You admire a Great PM and she gets sacked by a Juristocratic 'Court'. Because a small group desperately trying to hold grip on National Power (NOT ELECTED) overrules the basic principles of democracy again and again. It is not about Thaksin. In the organogram of Thailand he is only a name in one of the many lines. It is only about keeping the poor poor and dumb and out of control.

Can you elaborate on the line I have emboldened please. Thank you.

[Stan7444]

I'm hoping it won't, but it could get very ugly very soon.

Let the battle begin to finish this one way or the other and then get back to a semblance of normalcy at some point. Time to relocate out of BKK to some nice beach for a couple weeks.

[Bluespunk]

"They planned to join their colleagues on Aksa road to demand justice for their ousted premier on Constitutional Court’s judgement,"

Yingluck wasn't ousted. She abused her position and paid the price.

She got justice, more may follow once the scale of her incompetence in overseeing the rice scheme is revealed.

[phantomfiddler]

Has anyone noticed ? They are ALL women !! I guess the redshirt guys are all sitting at home waiting for the money to be delivered

[Sunderland]

The Red-Shirt paramilitary forces that are heading for BKK are scary. Seems like Cult of Leadership Militance, N.Korea style

It looks like a cross between a scout jamboree and a Thai school sports day. Somehow I don't think they'll be coming to Bangkok for sightseeing and shopping.

[Sunderland]

Has anyone noticed ? They are ALL women !! I guess the redshirt guys are all sitting at home waiting for the money to be delivered

Do you mean the ones at the rally or in the photo. If you mean in the photo, then they are some very ugly women!

Joking aside, you are spot on. The vast majority of people in front of the cameras at both rallies are women - many of them middle aged. The men are usually towards the back or on the perimeter of the rallies busy doing other things or sleeping. It kind of reflects the approach to the study of English in many Thai classrooms.

[gemini81]

Has anyone noticed ? They are ALL women !! I guess the redshirt guys are all sitting at home waiting for the money to be delivered

Excessive heat and excessive hangovers made a siesta sound more appealing; especially when your old lady can go for you instead. I always was flabbergasted how the women of not only Isarn but the north as well, work much harder than the men, if not so much as keeping the family in tact. They appear more as the head of the household in a lot of cases. I'm sure others have noticed that too.

Edited May 19, 2014 by gemini81

[Piichai]

The Red-Shirt paramilitary forces that are heading for BKK are scary. Seems like Cult of Leadership Militance, N.Korea style

It looks like a cross between a scout jamboree and a Thai school sports day. Somehow I don't think they'll be coming to Bangkok for sightseeing and shopping.

Or are they the elite paratroopers?

[Bluespunk]

At a 1000bht per head wow!

The PDRC were 'compensating' supporters 750baht a day for 'loss of earnings' in January - I know some teacher's that attended and confirmed this. How did you come by your information, or are you just making things up?

Confirmed.

Per the wife's sister's uncle who's brother has the kwitiow stall in Ban Kruat market.

That is indeed the figure widely bandied about.

...Per the wife's sister's uncle who's brother has the kwitiow stall in Ban Kruat market....

Well that's a really plausible source, so it must be true!

Wasn't 1000 baht the figure quoted by those reds who claimed they were misled by a UDD leader who failed to pay them.

[gemini81]

The Red-Shirt paramilitary forces that are heading for BKK are scary. Seems like Cult of Leadership Militance, N.Korea style

It looks like a cross between a scout jamboree and a Thai school sports day. Somehow I don't think they'll be coming to Bangkok for sightseeing and shopping.

Or are they the elite paratroopers?

They translate it as the Neo Red Rouge Bum Division. Slang term is: bad news bears.

[Bluespunk]

Anyone have estimated numbers at Red rally site and the PDRC site?

This is one of the motorcycle brigades ..... no wonder PDRC are building earth berms at the Democracy Monument

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS-8vy-E_b0

excellent... roll on and save democracy!

Hmm, last time I saw a motorbike brigade like that was just before the reds started setting fire to Bangkok. Seems like the stormtrooper's fire department is coming back.

Edited May 19, 2014 by Bluespunk

[3NUMBAS]

good for them and for every 1 that goes another 10 in the village cheering them on

was chatting to a Thai teacher the other day and she was explaining how the ammart control everything but the red tide cannot be stopped just slowed down until a fairer, just society is formed

paradigm shift, once started, never stops

Red tide or just dumb country bums who are still looking for handouts? For them its just about the money. C'mon, stop the trolling.

"dumb country bums who are still looking for handouts"

yes those pesky 'dumb country bums' coming to the Big City of the Elite - how dare they!!! AND they are given the VOTE!!! outrageous let's stop them... whoops I forgot we already did

theyve been robbed blind so many times not surprising she is the beacon for those who have been robbed by the yellow eliites again and again