TURMOIL IN PATTAYASUMMIT CANCELLED, STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED IN RESORT CITY

The Nation ^ | Apr. 10 , 2009 | Supalak Ganjanakhundee

[bert]

So, as I understand it, an American analogy would be Conservatives in Red Shirts and Acorn disrupters in blue shirts just the opposite of the Thais.

The code pinkos are shirts of a different color and the purple shirts shout for moderation

[LeoWindhorse]

Finally! a bright side to the whole sorry situation :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7995027.stm

[killjoy]

So, as I understand it, an American analogy would be Conservatives in Red Shirts and Acorn disrupters in blue shirts just the opposite of the Thais.

There is no real comparison to US politics and I hope there never will be.

[rontorr]

Pop some popcorn, fasten your seatbelt, and enjoy the show

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Up here in the hills above Chiang Mai, most people aren’t even paying attention to all this, tit is Songkran, and there is a 6 day holiday weekend and throwing water and getting drunk is all they care about. Here the attitude is “what happens in Bangkok stays in Bangkok”.
the struggle is actually between “the people” and the aristocracy

[Jim Noble]

Forgive me for being totally ignorant on this situation, but can someone explain really quickly “Who are the good guys?”, and “What is the bad guys’ real problems?”

Who cares? Why is it any of our business?

[LibertyRocks]

Well, I happen to care about my fellow human beings in the world... I guess if you don’t, you don’t have to comment, now do you?