Don't Oppose the Junta, Thaksin Instructs Redshirts

[Lite Beer]

Don't Oppose the Junta, Thaksin Instructs Redshirts

By Khaosod Eng.

BANGKOK — The de facto leader of the Redshirt movement Thakskin Shinawatra has reportedly advised his supporters to refrain from interfering with the missions of the military junta that seized power from the Redshirt-allied government last year.

Thaksin, who served as Prime Minister from 2001 until he was ousted in a military coup in 2006, made the comment to a group of visitors at his residence in Beijing, China, over the New Year holiday, a source told Matichon.

The source, who was reportedly one of the visitors at Thaksin’s residence, said the former leader chose to celebrate the New Year in "low-key manner" with only close friends, relatives, and small number of politicians.

Thaksin reportedly told his visitors that he is concerned with the state of the economy in Thailand and its potential effects on low-income workers, such as farmers and labourers. Therefore, "capable people" must be allowed to work and solve the problems, Thaksin reportedly said.

"We have to let the military government work in the fullest way. Pheu Thai Party and Redshirts must not oppose it, because there are already serious problems right now," the source quoted Thaksin as saying. "If we cannot fix them, we will be accused of creating even more problems."

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-- Khaosod English 2015-01-06

[Anthony5]

Sssstt, keep quiet, we have a deal that they let me of the hook again.

[The stuttering parrot]

I like the way he mentions the low income earners such as farmers and labourers something that is not in the yellow dems vocabulary .

The poor general is not going to be happy with the Thaksin name making news again.

[billd766]

Thaksin thinks, Puea Thai does as it is told, again.

[Costas2008]

If you can't oppose them.....join them.

The big criminal, megalomaniac, hypocrite is speaking to his low mentality supporters.

[DJVillain]

I like the way he mentions the low income earners such as farmers and labourers something that is not in the yellow dems vocabulary .

The poor general is not going to be happy with the Thaksin name making news again.

Its not exactly rocket science though is it?

'Keep the majority of people on your side' is generally 'Rule 1' of winning in politics...

Surely, if the yellows wanted to get in, they would stop and think 'hmmm... maybe we should give those on a lesser income a bit more of the time of day'

But... TiT... If they yellows changed their stance, they would 'lose face'... So they would rather lose elections and then kick up a fuss over why they lost afterwards instead of being diplomatic...

[halloween]

I like the way he mentions the low income earners such as farmers and labourers something that is not in the yellow dems vocabulary .

The poor general is not going to be happy with the Thaksin name making news again.

Low income earners are much more accepting of B500 bribes, and they don't realise where he stole it from.

some of them are known to have said "Thaksin is so rich, he doesn't need to steal." failing to realise that for the amply rich it is never enough.

Edited January 6, 2015 by halloween

[Thailand]

Anyone left who thinks that deals have not been done or ongoing between the "opposing" factions?

[mikemac]

I like the way he mentions the low income earners such as farmers and labourers something that is not in the yellow dems vocabulary .

The poor general is not going to be happy with the Thaksin name making news again.

I like the way he uses them to buy win power then throws them on the scrapheap when they have outlived their usefulness. The rice scam comes to mind.

And to think there are numerous posters on this forum who think Thaksin had nothing to do with the redshirts and their terrorist activities, that they acted alone. How thick can you get ?

[TVGerry]

Yes don't oppose them or they'll freeze my assets.

You red shirts are important to me but my billions are more important,

[seajae]

the truth is thaksin tells the red shirts what to do, how to act, who to blow up or kill and yet all his supporters in here try to deny it when it happens, The reds do exactly what thaksin says, he orchestrated the 2010 uprising, he told them to cause as many deaths and burn as many buildings as they could, he orchestrated the killings in the last protest and told them again what to do. Have to wonder just how pathetically minded his supporters are or if they even have any regard for the the majority of thai people. Anyone that accepts anything thaksin says is an idiot same as those that accept what suthep says, way past time for all these so called leaders to be silenced.

[Nickymaster]

I like the way he mentions the low income earners such as farmers and labourers something that is not in the yellow dems vocabulary .

The poor general is not going to be happy with the Thaksin name making news again.

And you STILL don't see how Thaksin is using his beloved reds.

Did you also like the way he (Yingluck) did not pay them for their rice?

[ramrod711]

Thaksin reportedly told his visitors that he is concerned with the state of the economy in Thailand and its potential effects on low-income workers, such as farmers and labourers. Therefore, "capable people" must be allowed to work and solve the problems, Thaksin reportedly said.

Thaksin should be concerned, he is responsible for the economy. Lest anyone forget, Thaksin was in power for the majority of the last 14 years. Please don't tell me that he is only responsible for the good things that occurred, what ever they were.

[chainarong]

History is bound to repeat however Khun Thaksin the Junta is only there because of you Sir, twice , not a bad effort for a life time.

[Bob12345]

I like the way he mentions the low income earners such as farmers and labourers something that is not in the yellow dems vocabulary .

The poor general is not going to be happy with the Thaksin name making news again.

I doubt that the fate of low income earners will keep him awake at night, but it does sound better than admitting you are only in the game for money and power.

Seems like he made a deal with the current government.

And it also shows he does not stand for things like democracy and fairness, but that should not come as a shock.

[PREM-R]

Perhaps Thaksin's strategy is to give the Junta 'sufficient rope to hang themselves'.

Definition ". to allow someone to accomplish their own downfall by their own foolish acts"

Edited January 6, 2015 by PREM-R

[halloween]

Isn't one of those in denial going to ask why is Thaksin giving orders to a group he doesn't know, control or fund?

[Bob12345]

Isn't one of those in denial going to ask why is Thaksin giving orders to a group he doesn't know, control or fund?

To be honest: i doubt there are many people in denial.

It can also just be that they do not agree with your standpoints and therefore you accuse them of supporting Taksin and denying anything that goes against him. In that case it will be a long wait unless you address someone personally and ask them to come back on things they said before (quote them).

[Cuchulainn]

This dirtbag rises its grubby little snout over the parapet yet again to ensure the drones, hangers-on, lackeys, arsonists and morons don't forget him.

[The stuttering parrot]

So the according to sea jae the Truth is Thaksin has a still does orders the killings of anybody he choses in Thailand.

According to others the reds are the only vote buyers in Thailand and the yellows don t buy votes .

According to djamie Yingluck is a convicted criminal .

Only one problem with all these yellow dem junta nutters on here is that they don't have any proof they jus waffle away telling lies no proof just a pack of whiners who just make things up to suit them.

Here's a little fact and that is the yellows can't win an election so they think in their elite minds that hang that's not fair we are entitled so let's just once again use the military arm to take of the people of Thailand.

They have ignored the poor for so long that it comes back to bite them again and again.

[NongKhaiKid]

Did he have his fingers crossed and hidden behind his back when he told everyone to behave ?

[djjamie]

"he is concerned with the state of the economy in Thailand and its potential effects on low-income workers"

I like the way he mentions the low income earners such as farmers and laborers something that he purports to support.

​Remember 2.59 million of the poorest farmers could not even join the rice scheme. The one village fund gave access to loans of which instead of buying farming essentials the majority bought phones that where surprise surprise monopolized by thakisns telecommunications companies. And in turn the household debt had gone up almost 100 percent from 2002 to 2004 while the the shinawatras families shares rose to 31.54 billion baht or a 70.11% increase from 2003.

So thaksin got richer and the poor got further in debt!! What a surprise. But of course the schemes are designed to help the poor!!!

And rest assured just as he loves coups when it makes him richer and hates them when it makes him poorer he does not give a hoot about the poor. They are a means to an end. That end being thaksin getting richer.

​I wonder how many of the Right Honorable Ahbisits private companies have benefited from policies he has personally designed and implemented? None. Because he actually puts the poor and the country first. Not his personal wealth.

thakisn. Brilliant business man. Corrupt criminal politician.

Edited January 6, 2015 by djjamie

[Johnnie99]

Personally, I didn't realise that a convicted criminal was allowed to instruct anyone about anything ...

[max72]

If you can't oppose them.....join them.

The big criminal, megalomaniac, hypocrite is speaking to his low mentality supporters.

Do you mean your hero, the pluriassassin convicted Suthep, the biggest crook and thief in the history of Thailand ?

Maybe you can suggest the greek army to apply the same method of your hero, by massacring hundreds of innocents women and children on the streets of Athens,.

Only assassins support an assassin.

[Dah fahrang]

Perhaps Thaksin's strategy is to give the Junta 'sufficient rope to hang themselves'.

Definition ". to allow someone to accomplish their own downfall by their own foolish acts"

Spot on analysis.

[The stuttering parrot]

Before you go mikemac stick around and jamie is going to list All of Yinglucks criminal convictions.

Or maybe Seajae will show us the proof of Thaksins hit list .

And you call the parrot a feathered troll.

See when put to the acid test all I and other posters get is insults because your out of ammo which means no proof.

[bangrak]

And there will still be red comrades found to deny this (egomaniac, dictator-in-spe) Thaksin character is running the PTP/UDD/reds' show from abroad...!

Why is there no Military Court to charge that evil man in absentia with high treason, and hopefully condemn him to the death penalty (reduced to life-long enprisonment, but no grace, nor reduction, nor VIP private hospital wing)?! Why have not one, but two, 'coups' and not eliminate one, the worst, cancer growth consuming this country?

As for 'reconciliation', IMO, there won't be, there can't be any real one when it's not a strong one, first serving hard but balanced Justice to ALL, yellow, red, blue, ..., DP, PTP! But it alas seems to be going the opposite, wrong way, with the powerbrokers not hurting one another, making shady deals among themselves, again, to make sure 'the system' making them all rich is kept alive...

[max72]

History is bound to repeat however Khun Thaksin the Junta is only there because of you Sir, twice , not a bad effort for a life time.

yes, somebody didn't like Thaksin run the least corrupt government in the history of Thailand (data from Transparency International), didn't like he PAID IN ADVANCE ALL DEBT TO IMF (fist time a country did it), didn t like he HALVED the number of poors, didn't like the economy expanded by about 50% during his government , didn't like an aiport was built in a record time when previous govts. had stolen all the money for about 50 years for that project, didn't like the international reserves of Thailand rose drammatically from almost nil.

Keeping Thais in desperation and absolute misery make some retirees happy so they can exploit their misery.

I wonder why that folk didn t move to Cambodia if they love seeing people in misery. Perhaps because the lack of shopping malls ?

[max72]

And there will still be red comrades found to deny this (egomaniac, dictator-in-spe) Thaksin character is running the PTP/UDD/reds' show from abroad...!

Why is there no Military Court to charge that evil man in absentia with high treason, and hopefully condemn him to the death penalty (reduced to life-long enprisonment, but no grace, nor reduction, nor VIP private hospital wing)?! Why have not one, but two, 'coups' and not eliminate one, the worst, cancer growth consuming this country?

As for 'reconciliation', IMO, there won't be, there can't be any real one when it's not a strong one, first serving hard but balanced Justice to ALL, yellow, red, blue, ..., DP, PTP! But it alas seems to be going the opposite, wrong way, with the powerbrokers not hurting one another, making shady deals among themselves, again, to make sure 'the system' making them all rich is kept alive...

The worst cancer in Thailand are farangs enjoying massacres and genocides against innocent Thais.

If you hate Thais to death, than move to another country. Let Thais choose what they want. You can move to Myanmar or Cambodia. Thai haters are not welcomed.

Edited January 6, 2015 by max72

[lildragon]

As much as I sympahtize with the poor of this country they really need to find a new hero other than this utterly corrupt, megalomaniac of a man.