UDD denies it will rally against Pitak Siam protest

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UDD denies it will rally against Pitak Siam protest

Published: 13 Nov 2012 at 15.30
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The red-shirt movement has no plans for a mass rally on the same days as the anti-government protest by the Pitak Siam group on Nov 24 at the Royal Plaza, United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) co-leader Jatuporn Prompan said on Tuesday.

Mr Jatuporn was responding to an announcement by a UDD key member Pol Maj Sangiam Samranrat on Monday that the red-shirt people would also hold a mass gathering in front of parliament on Nov 24, ahead of the no-confidence debate scheduled for Nov 25 to 27.

Pol Maj Sangiam had said earlier the gathering would be aimed at preventing the anti-government protesters from seizing the parliament building compound.

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DONHUAN
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Discussion 8 : 14 Nov 2012 at 18.058
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There should be no problems with the law since the “peaceful protesters” will just follow the UDD’s formulae during their “peaceful protest” in 2010; it’s the only democratic way of getting things “changed”. Of course there may be a few “MIB” that may cause some troubles but with the general’s “security forces”, things should be in order in no time. This demonstration will also make the current government proud because it shows the world over that we are indeed living in a free and democratic society where people are allowed to express themselves in an open manner.
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Discussion 7 : 14 Nov 2012 at 02.157
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"Petcharawat Wattanapongsirikul, a core leader of the red-shirt Rak Chiang Mai 51 group ... warned Seh Ai that even if the rally is supported by hundreds of thousands of people, it must be peacefull and remain within the law". Absolutely brilliant!! You couldn't invent this stuff. Keep it coming.
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Discussion 6 : 13 Nov 2012 at 20.096
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If there are 50,000 police available to patrol this demonstration why aren't there enough police to actually enforce the law the rest of the time?
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Discussion 5 : 13 Nov 2012 at 19.575
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elvis D3

I don't understand why people like you always want everyone to join the silent majority and be quiet, democracy is the voice of the people and voices have to be heard.

Peaceful rallies and demonstrations dont lead to chaos, instability and failure they lead to a vibrant participatory democracy.
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Discussion 4 : 13 Nov 2012 at 19.464
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Thai politics is similar to UK politics where point scoring is the menu for the day. In UK the coalition keeps harping on about the structural deficit inherited by them from the Labour Party when in fact the deficit was partly due to Labour and partly to world banking collapse. Labour keep complaining about the coalition when they have no alternative strategy to solve the problem. In Thailand there is no such thing as Parliamentary privilege so MPs sue each other for defamation as regularly as the seasons change; votes of no confidence blossom and spin is used to create unrest and score points to get access to the money.
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Discussion 3 : 13 Nov 2012 at 18.573
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Does this ever stop? Rallies, counter-rallies, counter-counter-rallies? When is the silent majority in this country going to speak out against this childish nonsense. When are the Thai finally coming to their senses and realize that the country is not served by one coloured group demanding the other coloured group to shut up and vice versa? Where does this lead to?
I have the answer; to chaos, instability and in the end, a failed state. I don't think that's what anyone has on their list of wishes.
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Discussion 2 : 13 Nov 2012 at 18.302
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"it must be peacefull and remain within the law..." Like the red shirt's siege of BKK in 2010?
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Discussion 1 : 13 Nov 2012 at 17.591
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Will the police really be more effective in ensuring law and order than during the Redshirt demonstrations?
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