Opponents of poll delay warn of bigger protest if no words on election date this Friday

[webfact]

Opponents of poll delay warn of bigger protest if no words on election date this Friday

 

 

The activist group pushing for an early election today threatened to escalate its campaign if the Election Commission fails to announce an election date by this coming Friday.

 

It plans to call another rally at the Democracy Monument on Saturday to pressure the EC and the government to hold the promised election as early as possible.

 

The group said in a statement released today that its demand for an official announcement of the election date since its first public rally on January 8 has not been met and now the tentative date set for February 24 as promised by the government cannot be realized.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/opponents-of-poll-delay-warn-of-bigger-protest-if-no-words-on-election-date-this-friday/

 

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[Eligius]

Yes, the Thais are really seething with fury now and beginning to organise MASS protests: they are planning to bring  as many as 402 demonstrators out onto the streets next time round, just to show the world how this nation of nearly 70 million Thais will not put up with any more oppression ...

[holy cow cm]

Looks like the tanks will hit the streets soon. Reconditioning that many people is not possible without back firing.

[JAG]

3 minutes ago, holy cow cm said:

Looks like the tanks will hit the streets soon. Reconditioning that many people is not possible without back firing.

That may well happen. Don't be surprised, when the dust settles, if there are a different set of faces at the top.

[holy cow cm]

2 minutes ago, JAG said:

That may well happen. Don't be surprised, when the dust settles, if there are a different set of faces at the top.

You mean different officers raring the tanks and then Big P comes back to save the day?

[yellowboat]

He suggested that people who oppose the postponement of the election appeared to be “professional protesters”.

 

Like the ones that overthrew the Yingluck government or took over the airport?    Why not let them peacefully protest?  Violating one's promise five times would invoke a negative reaction.  The hate and buffoonery amazes me.

[JAG]

1 hour ago, holy cow cm said:

You mean different officers raring the tanks and then Big P comes back to save the day?

No, I mean replacing Big P. 

Then the "coup clock" will be rest to zero.

[Justgrazing]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

It plans to call another rally at the Democracy Monument on Saturday to pressure the EC and the government to hold the promised election as early as possible.

Whilst you have to admire their desire to try and force the issue this may be the wrong way to go at it as the current administration only know one way how to deal with such usurpers so it may end up getting ugly .. Ordinary thai's not troubled with eating from the hand of the controllers need to come together on this .. national days of action where people who do the donkey work that keeps a country going such as national transport , civil service , schools etc take a day off .. and then another .. and so on .. The operator staff of the toll booths on many M/ways here could bring the network to a screeching halt by all taking the day off .. un-announced .. Staff who operate the Skytrain could do the same un-announced .. Severely impinging on a countries ability to function on a daily basis quite often has those with their hands on the control levers shifting uncomfortably in their seats .. 

[holy cow cm]

1 hour ago, JAG said:

No, I mean replacing Big P. 

Then the "coup clock" will be rest to zero.

You mean a well planned newly orchestrated coup where they are all in on it but it looks like another renegade group? Wouldn't that be interesting if that wool could be pulled over the Thai people's eyes. 

[HalfLight]

It's a silly tactical mistake to say this, the government will just wait and see if it happens. It's a no-winner.

 

Either do it or don't do it, but don't talk about it.

[RichardColeman]

So, sit and wait for an election that may never happen, OR come out and protest and give them reason to delay an election that may never happen ? Hard choice

[StayinThailand2much]

4 hours ago, Eligius said:

Yes, the Thais are really seething with fury now and beginning to organise MASS protests: they are planning to bring  as many as 402 demonstrators out onto the streets next time round, just to show the world how this nation of nearly 70 million Thais will not put up with any more oppression ...

402 Thais are for democracy, Western style... ????

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, Justgrazing said:

Whilst you have to admire their desire to try and force the issue this may be the wrong way to go at it as the current administration only know one way how to deal with such usurpers so it may end up getting ugly .. Ordinary thai's not troubled with eating from the hand of the controllers need to come together on this .. national days of action where people who do the donkey work that keeps a country going such as national transport , civil service , schools etc take a day off .. and then another .. and so on .. The operator staff of the toll booths on many M/ways here could bring the network to a screeching halt by all taking the day off .. un-announced .. Staff who operate the Skytrain could do the same un-announced .. Severely impinging on a countries ability to function on a daily basis quite often has those with their hands on the control levers shifting uncomfortably in their seats .. 

disrupting the "people" doesn't do it, run the trains, the tollways, the buses, etc, just don't collect any money - Open the schools - otherwise people will be inconvenienced, no charges levied at he government hospitals, like wise for all government offices that charge a fee for service etc. As money is the driving force for all things Thai, the penny (no pun) will soon drop that the populous is not happy - pressure will be applied to get their act together.     

[TKDfella]

4 hours ago, Eligius said:

Yes, the Thais are really seething with fury now and beginning to organise MASS protests: they are planning to bring  as many as 402 demonstrators out onto the streets next time round, just to show the world how this nation of nearly 70 million Thais will not put up with any more oppression ...

Quite right. The junta knows this and they will do what they d**n well want to. Too much Mai Pen Rai and Mai Dtong Kit...it's shameful.

[PhilippBKK]

It's a mess and going to be messier

+ Coronation in May

 

Happy Year of the Pig coming....????

[Eligius]

24 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

So, sit and wait for an election that may never happen, OR come out and protest and give them reason to delay an election that may never happen ? Hard choice

Richard, it's entirely down to the NUMBERS. If masses and masses of Thais (and I mean MASSES - MILLIONS AND MILLIONS - not a few thousand) hit the streets and refuse to give their consent to this 'government' - it will and must fall.

 

But this is never going to happen (not on the scale needed). The writing is on the wall - has been for ages. The Thais will continue to get what, through their pusillanimity and inaction, they have consented to for five years with barely a murmur.

 

 

[RickTik]

I thought the February 24th election day was a little too soon. Why? There is still a lot of political instability in the region. Also, the Chinese New Year is just around the corner. Things will calm down after the "New Year" and coronation. The junta SHOULD announce an election date and follow through. 

April looks like a good time....

[Misterwhisper]

6 hours ago, Eligius said:

Yes, the Thais are really seething with fury now and beginning to organise MASS protests: they are planning to bring  as many as 402 demonstrators out onto the streets next time round, just to show the world how this nation of nearly 70 million Thais will not put up with any more oppression ...

Civil courage, among a plethora of other aspects, is certainly not one of the distinguishing character traits of the Thai people at large.

[wreckingcountry]

There should be 100,000s on the streets but Thais... shrug their shoulders


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[Misterwhisper]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The activist group pushing for an early election today threatened to escalate its campaign if the Election Commission fails to announce an election date by this coming Friday.

Why bother? After all, a highly dubious poll has found that almost everybody would like Gen. Prayuth to remain PM anyway.

 

 

[Artisi]

2 minutes ago, Misterwhisper said:

Civil courage, among a plethora of other aspects, is certainly not one of the distinguishing character traits of the Thai people at large.

Civil courage, no - but mob violence giving the right catalyst and incentive, is. 

[JAG]

33 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Civil courage, no - but mob violence giving the right catalyst and incentive, is. 

As is the military's propensity for shooting civilians. Bodies trucked away and disposed of, no investigations, no funerals, just never happened. 

 

The Thai people know exactly what can and would happen. They know the reputations of those currently running the country, and of those who stand alongside those running the country...

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, JAG said:

As is the military's propensity for shooting civilians. Bodies trucked away and disposed of, no investigations, no funerals, just never happened. 

 

The Thai people know exactly what can and would happen. They know the reputations of those currently running the country, and of those who stand alongside those running the country...

That's correct, but a slightly different track re passive Thai courage and the short fuse given the right conditions. 

[TKDfella]

2 hours ago, JAG said:

As is the military's propensity for shooting civilians. Bodies trucked away and disposed of, no investigations, no funerals, just never happened. 

 

The Thai people know exactly what can and would happen. They know the reputations of those currently running the country, and of those who stand alongside those running the country...

I'm sorry, but I don't agree. The Thais don't know what would happen but the real point is they don't want to know. Thais I've spoken to deny anything like what happened in China could happen in Thailand. Thai army are not like that, they say. They are convinced the election will take place sometime and they are prepared to wait. (pity they don't show that amount of patients in their driving, Ha)

[DrTuner]

9 hours ago, Eligius said:

Yes, the Thais are really seething with fury now and beginning to organise MASS protests: they are planning to bring  as many as 402 demonstrators out onto the streets next time round, just to show the world how this nation of nearly 70 million Thais will not put up with any more oppression ...

Thais could take over the whole thing in 2 hours if they had the nuts. One can only draw the conclusion they are natural born slaves.

[chainarong]

Maybe they should invite the students , up till now they are the only one's that have achieved change in Thailand, you just have to ask Prayut, this was the first section of the community he attacked when grabbing power..

[Eligius]

4 minutes ago, chainarong said:

Maybe they should invite the students , up till now they are the only one's that have achieved change in Thailand, you just have to ask Prayut, this was the first section of the community he attacked when grabbing power..

Yes, Chainarong: generally it has been some Thai students who have had the guts (and I really respect them for it) to stand up to, and oppose, the junta.

But it is only some students (a tiny, tiny fraction of the entire student body). The majority just go along to get along.

It is all so very sad. When I think how rebellious students were when I was an undergraduate ....!

 

[from the home of CC]

 A lot of folks live 24 hrs at a time here, work enough to eat and survive, sleep and then put in another 12 hour day to do it again. When do you suggest these people rise up and take to the streets? After work or before? And if they do go off the job who the hell is going feed them and pay all the bills? There's a lot of bar stool pollsters that live in a fantasy world. Rise to the streets.. lol

[Eligius]

4 minutes ago, from the home of CC said:

 A lot of folks live 24 hrs at a time here, work enough to eat and survive, sleep and then put in another 12 hour day to do it again. When do you suggest these people rise up and take to the streets? After work or before? And if they do go off the job who the hell is going feed them and pay all the bills? There's a lot of bar stool pollsters that live in a fantasy world. Rise to the streets.. lol

The Thais (many, many of them) don't have a problem with borrowing loads of money when it suits them, or with taking time off work at the drop of a hat.

 

But they evidently don't have time or concern enough to stand up and take their country back. Not important enough. Not worth bothering about ...

 

[Artisi]

7 minutes ago, from the home of CC said:

 A lot of folks live 24 hrs at a time here, work enough to eat and survive, sleep and then put in another 12 hour day to do it again. When do you suggest these people rise up and take to the streets? After work or before? And if they do go off the job who the hell is going feed them and pay all the bills? There's a lot of bar stool pollsters that live in a fantasy world. Rise to the streets.. lol

you are correct, a lot of us rabbit on, including myself at times - but you are spot-on, many many Thai's are too busy surviving to care who's feeding from the trough - unfortunately .