Comments on: Yellow & Red As Political Weapons http://absolutelybangkok.com/yellow-red-as-political-weapons/ The Portal for the Bangkok Connoisseur - The Elaborate & Profane of Big Mango Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:43:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: JJ http://absolutelybangkok.com/yellow-red-as-political-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-4011 JJ Fri, 01 May 2009 04:49:31 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=4647#comment-4011 Talking of the third color indigo/blue, Bangkok Pundit has an if not surprising analysis: http://bangkokpundit.blogspot.com/2009/05/blue-shirts-and-military.html Talking of the third color indigo/blue, Bangkok Pundit has an if not surprising analysis:

http://bangkokpundit.blogspot.com/2009/05/blue-shirts-and-military.html

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]]> By: BangkokDan http://absolutelybangkok.com/yellow-red-as-political-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-3996 BangkokDan Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:47:01 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=4647#comment-3996 Interesting you mention this <em>JJ</em>. Fonzi has a related take and comments on Terwiel's piece over at <a href="http://thailandjumpedtheshark.blogspot.com/2009/04/absolutely-bangkok-on-terwiel-politics.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">his blog</a>. <a href="mailto:absolutelyBangkok@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">BangkokDan</a> Interesting you mention this JJ.

Fonzi has a related take and comments on Terwiel’s piece over at his blog.

BangkokDan

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]]> By: JJ http://absolutelybangkok.com/yellow-red-as-political-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-3995 JJ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:38:17 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=4647#comment-3995 One could read Terwiel as a Sarit apologist, but I don't read his Sarit lines as the usual revisionism that occurs when newer more black headlines take over. Try to visualize the regional political realities back then in those years. As insulting as it may sound today, Sarit still was one of the more gentle military strongmen. At the end it's all based on context. One could read Terwiel as a Sarit apologist, but I don’t read his Sarit lines as the usual revisionism that occurs when newer more black headlines take over.

Try to visualize the regional political realities back then in those years. As insulting as it may sound today, Sarit still was one of the more gentle military strongmen.

At the end it’s all based on context.

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]]> By: BangkokDan http://absolutelybangkok.com/yellow-red-as-political-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-3994 BangkokDan Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:04:20 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=4647#comment-3994 And red is also the color of ... Maybe <a href="http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/04/29/business/business_30101600.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Surachai "Saedan" Danwattananusorn</a> didn't render the reds exactly a favor when their co-leader recently <a href="http://nationmultimedia.com/2009/04/28/politics/politics_30101559.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">turned himself in</a> as a reawakened Maoist: <p align="center"><img src="http://absolutelybangkok.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/terwiel4.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p align="center"><img src="http://absolutelybangkok.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/surachai.jpg" alt="" /></p> <a href="mailto:absolutelyBangkok@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">BangkokDan</a> And red is also the color of …

Maybe Surachai “Saedan” Danwattananusorn didn’t render the reds exactly a favor when their co-leader recently turned himself in as a reawakened Maoist:

BangkokDan

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]]> By: Chris http://absolutelybangkok.com/yellow-red-as-political-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-3988 Chris Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:44:37 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=4647#comment-3988 Great post, Dan. And even if the reader happens to not agree with every line of Terwiel's presentation and conclusions, it is definitely worth a read and a think ... Great post, Dan. And even if the reader happens to not agree with every line of Terwiel’s presentation and conclusions, it is definitely worth a read and a think …

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