They march in huge mobs citing Democracy and take a sense of pride in doing so. But they have no problems to attack people who have different political views sending them home bloody and bruised. To them that is what they call democracy, but to most everyone else, it is anything but. [Read more →]
For some the thought of Thaksin Shinawatra smashing his way through a room filled from floor to ceiling with breakable objects brings a smile to their face. For others knowing the depths he will go to get things his way give grave concern knowing bullets will be flying at named targets. But the bottom line, is what has fallen apart for Thaksin was caused by his own arrogance and desire to be above all. [Read more →]
In what seems to be an emergency reset section of the 2007 Thai Constitution, the anti Thaksin protesters seem to have the Constitution on their side. However as this section of the Constitution has never been tested, there are scholars and professionals on both sides of the yes you can and no you can’t argument. But when you step back and look at the big picture about Thaksin and his massive corruption, people just naturally want to give it a go and hope it works. That is except for Thaksin and his beneficiaries of corruption. [Read more →]
Usually Connecting the Dots looks at things and predicts what will happen next. However this entry will be a little different, simply because it has to be. When you see 10,000 Thai people marching past your location on their way to join a bigger Anti Thaksin rally, and you can feel the positive energy radiating from the people, you can’t help but know it is a significant moment in Thailand’s history. [Read more →]
The Thaksin Shinawatra most supporting Thais remember is that of a person who helped them when all others failed. However that was the Thaksin of 2001 to 2004. The Thaksin Shinawatra of today is not the same person, and the only way to get him to show it is to make him angry. So the failure of his let me off the hook Amnesty bill, and being shot down by the Thai Courts for wanting to change the makeup of the Senate has done just that. [Read more →]
There are very few people in the world that have touched as many people as Nelson Mandela. In fact, that list is so short, if you only use 1 hand to count, you will still have unused fingers to count with. [Read more →]
It did not take long before the newly appointed head of the crowd suppression police to show he was following Thaksin’s instructions. When suddenly you start reading in the news about Thaksin signature style attacks on people and businesses who are in support of the anti Thaksin movement, you know with zero doubt those orders are based in anger, and classic arrogant Thaksin behavior. [Read more →]
After sitting and watching the game underway between the Anti Thaksin protesters and The Thai Government, a half time break is perhaps the best of any metaphor that will describe what is going on. There are several reasons for the pause, and all of them temporary. There certainly is a lot of confusion as to what is going on and who may have blinked. But you do need to weigh several things to see what is going on and we plant to list all of the known dots in this entry. [Read more →]
There is no doubt that Thaksin Shinawatra has made some serious mistakes over the years. There are several reasons for this that all are coming together to work against him. Ironically he is the source of the problem, but he would never admit to it, and that simply turns out to be one of the reasons. [Read more →]
Given enough time the chances you could be asked by your employer to do something you deem unethical go up. It could be setting up someone to get fired that the company does not like but needs a reason. It could be being asked to place misinformation. It could even be asked to keep secret that your country is spying on every aspect of every person they can access no matter what country or who they are. [Read more →]
Anyone that has been familiar with Thaksin Shinawatra has seen his behavior. When it comes to power, Thaksin makes it his top priority. But in a unique twist, for the first time word has come through the Thaksin ranks that Thaksin has now given this directive to the Pheu Thai Party (PTP) to hold on to power at all costs. This means that now the spoken word has come down the line that Thaksin does not care about the people, and never did. But wait it gets better. [Read more →]
The Thai Government is now placed in a near catch 22 situation with it’s activation of the Internal Security Act (ISA). Both pro and anti government rallies are taking place inside the ISA designated area. So if the Government goes after one, they must go after both, and that seems a no win situation for the Government. [Read more →]
Looking at the size of pro and Anti Thaksin mobs tells a lot about how people feel. When you start to consider all the factors like people being paid to attend pro Thaksin rallies with some of them being Cambodian just to pump up the size and psychological impact, you start to see much of this as being a mind game. [Read more →]
When a person gets angry they always end up losing out in the end. That is why there is such a thing as anger management counseling to teach people how to manage their anger. But in this case The Phu Thai Party (PTP) anger comes from Thaksin who is the puppet master for them. [Read more →]
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