Pro-govt groups grow stronger

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Published: 22 Nov 2012 at 19.09
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Various pro-government groups on Thursday reinforced their solidarity against a possible coup while government authorities went onto full alert for the weekend rally aimed at toppling the Yingluck Shinawatra administration.

Payao Akkahad, mother of the slain volunteer medic at Pathum Wanaram temple on May 19, 2010, led a dozen relatives of the victims of the 2010 crackdown to appeal to Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, the national army chief, not to support the Pitak Siam rally.

An officer at the Army Headquarters received their appeal letter, which demanded the military protect democracy and the will of the majority of the Thai people.

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jgriff
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Discussion 12 : 24 Nov 2012 at 01.0712
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Disc 1 "Pro-Democracy groups do not kill innocent civilians, raid hospitals, threaten hospital staff or set fire to shopping malls."

Disc 10 "LEK D1 is right. And the red shirts of course did none of that, no matter how much her fantasy wants to believe they did."

Disc 10 Pls oh Pls take off your red glasses. You know well that is what happened. Don't get me wrong the Army and Dems were at FAULT as well but to deny that the UDD/Reds did nothing is rediculous.
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Discussion 11 : 23 Nov 2012 at 11.1911
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andreaust D9

Exactly my point.

Rallies are not the expression of the views of the voters they represent the views of a small number of activists.

Elections are the only valid expression of the views of the voting population.
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Discussion 10 : 23 Nov 2012 at 09.3510
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LEK D1 is right. And the red shirts of course did none of that, no matter how much her fantasy wants to believe they did.
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Discussion 9 : 23 Nov 2012 at 05.049
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Discussion 7,
How many where there at the red shirts rally??...what persentage did they represented??
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Discussion 8 : 23 Nov 2012 at 04.538
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hangover D6

The Bangkok Post has taken a consistent line on this subject, people have the right to show opposition to the government but not to call for illegal 'solutions' like a coup. The support they are reporting here is no so much support for the government as support for democracy and a rejection of undemocratic 'solutions'.
Apart from a few (very few)dedicated anti-democrats no sane person wants another coup, they solve nothing, they are bad for business and many people fear that if there is another one it may not be bloodless.
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Discussion 7 : 23 Nov 2012 at 00.237
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englishbob D 4

And if a quarter of a million of you turn up at the rally you will still only represent less than 5% of the population.
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Discussion 6 : 22 Nov 2012 at 23.206
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It is certainly weird that this newspaper carries reports about growing support for YL. Normally it prefers to report the opposite, namely support from AV and Seh Ai is growing.
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Discussion 5 : 22 Nov 2012 at 23.185
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RE: D1 Do Pro Democracy groups use military force to get control of government or do they use the voting booth? That is the Question. Ask yourself, The current government came to be through a legitimate election that was watched very very carefully by international observers. Weather you like them or not does not they won the right to govern. If you do not like them then the place to change that is in the next election and not shouting insults and military threats in the street. If you do not accept the result of the election then you do not accept democracy.
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Discussion 4 : 22 Nov 2012 at 21.594
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Disc 2 - lol I counted exactly the same.
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Discussion 3 : 22 Nov 2012 at 21.273
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You are absolutely right "Discussion 1" Pro democracy groups were not responsible for any of what you mention and thank you for pointing it out. Sadly it has nothing to do with the article you are commenting on.

I find it surprising that the tone of this article is such as to think that the voices of Pro-government groups are abnormal in some way? In a democratic country these groups would be seen as representing freedom and justice.
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