i was in bangkok last wed to sat. stayed in a hotel in siam sq
for a day and had to be evacuated to another hotel in sukhomvit on
thu when the clampdown starts. saw the red protesters' sites first
hand as it was right next to novatel where i stayed.
the red protestors were manipulated by you know who, the ex-man
city owner. i was told by my thai friends that he actually pay each
protester a daily wage to come to bangkok to sit in and create
havoc, all to destabilise and discredit the abhisit government.
shopowners, taxi drivers, colleagues i spoke to there all told
be that abhisit should have taken action earlier. most are
pissed off by the red protesters who not only caused their business
to plummet, it also created a lot of inconvenience and safety risks
to the bangkok residents/tourists.
the red leaders should have taken abhisit's offer to call for an
election in nov and disperse. instead, they made a wrong move. now,
the govt is no longer in the mood to negotiate. everyone loses.and
for thaksin to just distance himself from this aftermath we are
seeing now is cowardice to the core.
i hope this thing ends quickly and is never repeated in
thailand. having seen the situation first hand, it's really
something that could have been avoided, if not for the stupidity
and personal ambition of a few men, or just one.
Just an observation about Depth of motivation.....vs moral
justices.
If today Singapore oppposition pay your monthly salary to
protest against govt at the risk of being arrest by govt would
you still go for the protest? you properly would think
seriously about the consequence before you act.
There must be some degree of internal motivation to go beyond
the Dinero.
