Protestors wreak chaos in Thailand

Protestors in Thailand - All of then sitting down and crowding the airport, halting services and affecting travellers coming in and going out of bangkok.
@ahgong (10064)
Singapore
November 26, 2008 8:08pm CST
protest, thailand, topple, government, airport, affect, image It was the headlines in today's papers. I was so surprised at the lengths people would go to show their disdain with their government. Usually scenes like these are only seen in movies and on TV. THis is the first time I am seeing this in real life. Eventhough it is just a picture on the paper, I can almost feel the crowd as I have been to Bangkok before. I am sure with every country, there would be a group of people who do not like the governing party. But this is the first time I see that dislike being displayed so openly. And so close to home too. I wonder how this little episode is going to pan out. Would you also join a protest to show your disdain and dissatisfaction towards the government?
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
27 Nov 08
Yup, it's indeed very choatic in bangkok now.. A few of my frenz just happened to come back on tues night, and lucky for them, their flight is 2hrs b4 they decide to close the airport.. According to them, the protest is not rowdy, but rather peaceful.. All they do there is to make up numbers, and just dun wanna let their P.M, Somchai, to land.. lol =D It's very stupid, i think, and i believe the whole thing will blow over soon, because their country cant afford to do that for lond due to their economic growth this yr.. ON top of that, if the king decides to intervene, there's nothing much the citizens can do, because they respected him the most.. hehe
@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
27 Nov 08
Well, like I said, you have to admire their determination to show their intentions. If that was Singapore, I am sure the jails cells would be full as everyone will be arrested for being involved in a protest! I am sure there are better ways to resolve this than to flood the airport with their presence. Eventhough there is no violence in this protest, the disruption to services and businesses can really be felt. Who is being punished here? The incoming PM from his flight? Or the people who lost business and flights because of this protest?
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
27 Nov 08
Definitely not the PM, because he's so thick skinned.. lol =D Imagine the army chief even asked him to step down, but he refused, and instead say wanna sack him.. lol =D As for the protesters, they are actually paid for protesting, do u know that??
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@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
28 Nov 08
YUp.. I have frenz in thailand and they told me..Initially, it only started with a minor protest.. However, those secretly supporting the protests, din realise that the whole thing will escalate till so serious.. ANd now it's a little too late to stop..
@psyche49f (2502)
• Philippines
27 Nov 08
I call it freedom of expression, and I am not surprised people doing it, especially if the sitting government deserves it. It's really close to home. Here in our country, people stage protests here and there, especially on issues of corruption, human rights violations, etc. It's our people's basic right to air legal and valid grievances. Recently, our President is charged with corruption, an issue which has been hounding our government ever since she sat as a President. Whether she is guilty or not is no longer an issue. The fact remains that there are lots of us who just want to get to the bottom of the issue. I admire the courage of people as they speak about the corruption, the injustice, and the pain inflicted on each one of us. But going out of the streets is not my cup of tea. I would rather just pray for Divine intervention rather than be involved actively. And it's a relief how other people can speak up for us. They are what we need today.
@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
27 Nov 08
I sure hope this freedom of expression will end soon. Not everyone is sharing the same feeling with these protestors. Can you imagine being trapped there cos of these expressions of freedom? Being a business that is affected, suffering losses that cannot be claimed from these so call expressions of freedom? I don't know. The one thing I do admire these thais for are their determination to make their statement shown. Other than that, there is nothing good from these protests. I wonder what the thai government is going to do to quell these unrest.