A Sea of Red in Bangkok
Picture Courtesy of The Nation
Obviously the only news this week is all surrounding the weekend march to Bangkok by the Red shirts. The Red Shirts have descended on Bangkok in large numbers and they will be heard. Thaksin may be the impetus behind the Red shirt movement and the Red shirts are happy to have him as a poster child but it’s their very real grievances against the government that’s brought them to this point. The Bangkok elite have dismissed the rural Thai people for far too long and now the Reds are making sure they can’t be ignored.
The movement leaders have claimed that this will not be a violent protest and hopefully that is the way this weekend plays out but I am willing to bet the government won’t let this transgression pass easily. The courts have already put out an arrest warrant for the head of the Red shirt movement but I doubt very seriously the police or army will be able to carry out such orders in the midst of a sea of Red shirts.
Here is hoping that the protests remain peaceful and all my friends and fellow bloggers in Bangkok stay safe and sound.
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