Comments on: Real-Time: Que Sera, Sera

By: PAD and Reality « Asian Correspondent

PAD and Reality « Asian Correspondent — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:17:38 +0000

[...] city the numbers in any one place are are not tens of thousands let alone hundreds of thousands.h/t AB (who is updating hourly)AP:The protest alliance also says it is committed to nonviolence, [...]

By: whoopla

whoopla — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:56:18 +0000

Pantamit pushed to gunfire? Desperate moments indeed:

See http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7747886.stm

By: Global Voices Online » Thailand: Rallies and Twitter updates

Global Voices Online » Thailand: Rallies and Twitter updates — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:56:44 +0000

[...] So far, PAD is unable to gather a substantial number of people in the streets. Its target is to mobilize 100,000 people but this figure has not yet been reached. There are reports that PAD has been transporting protesters from the provinces. [...]

By: JJ

JJ — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:52:04 +0000

What strikes me is the complete absence of a critical dialog within the PAD. With those PAD leaders/saints promising success again and again and failing again and again … nobody questions those saints?! And because there’s no open debate the people leave the PAD … For the rest it’s just too easy to say yes yes all the time with those hand clappers …

By: cosmos

cosmos — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:21:20 +0000

The 20,000 – 30,000 supporters that are out this time and which are willing to face real threat of death or serious injury is significant number. This is not “a nice trip to the big city.” This are mostly people who believe in their cause so much that are willing to face danger and hardship of protesting all day and camping out on street to stand for it.

To be honest, many PAD sympathizers who I believe still there are many, don’t see political return of Thaksin as a real possibility at this time. So they don’t see it as worth to come out. However, if some event happen that increase significantly the possibility of an Thaksin return (eg. constitution amendment), then I expect the PAD numbers will also greatly increased, possibly to 100,000s again.

By: SBThailand

SBThailand — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:09:25 +0000

TC, I agree it is part of a broader plan. But, that plan doesn’t appear to be very organized and they may have won a battle, but they aren’t going to win the war in current society. Technology has shined the light on too many things and information is a powerful thing. I am fairly certain “the majority” isn’t going to put up with their new-found rights being taken away.

If PPP is dissolved or the house is dissolved for new elections, we will be right back here in 6-12 months. The government has to stay the course.