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Students are right to protest against govt, survey shows

By THE NATION

 

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A survey of 1,308 respondents conducted by the “Super Poll” research centre showed that 77 per cent believe that protests were organised by students themselves, while 23 per cent said the student protests were funded by local or foreign political agencies.

 

The survey, conducted from July 20 to 23, saw respondents being interviewed directly over the phone or via social-media chats. 

 

Of the respondents, 98.1 per cent also said they did not want students to interfere in the work of the country’s key institutions, though the remainder saw nothing wrong with that. 

 

However, 53.9 per cent agreed that it was time to protest against the government’s political and economic failures. 

 

Noppadon Kannika, Super Poll’s director, said politicians’ actions were to blame for the recent protests, adding that if the students only targeted the government, they may be successful in achieving their goal.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30391874

 

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3 hours ago, Calach said:

The only argument of military-rule supporters was that those generals who confiscated the future of the Thai people are the only ones who can keep the country together, either because "Thailand is not ready for democracy" or "this our culture this is how we've always done". 

 

But even at governing they proved more disastrous than civilian governments. 

 

It's about time everyone acknowledged this institution is doing more harm than good to Thailand. 

I think everyone knows this. What's the solution is the question.

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Anybody at all would have been right to protest immediately after the coup.

 

The passage of time can not alter the fact that military coups are illegal and never right.

 

People should have felt outraged at the overthrow of democracy engineered by a few self serving politicians and generals egged on by a minority of the urban population living under the false impression that they are somehow better people than everyone else.

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19 minutes ago, trucking said:

Anybody at all would have been right to protest immediately after the coup.

There where protesters   but they where swiftly rounded up taken away for "attitude adjustment" camps for weeks at unknown locations,threats made to family members  some went into exile overseas.

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14 hours ago, johng said:

There where protesters   but they where swiftly rounded up taken away for "attitude adjustment" camps for weeks at unknown locations,threats made to family members  some went into exile overseas.

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Yes, and very brave those few protesters were. 

 

But what is clearly needed is a massive turnout of outraged citizens with numbers that can't be threatened or bullied ......... only shot. And the protests need to be nationwide in every major city otherwise , once again , they will fail from lack of mass support.

 

 

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21 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Don't be suprised if a few bombs start going off or being found. 

I know what you're getting at, but they can just ban the congregations and extend the state of emergency for another 6 months for a foreigner sneezing whilst walking past an extra spicy noodle shop these days

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13 hours ago, Pottinger said:

There was certainly more optimism when Mr T had the reins, even pre-pandemic.

Don't agree with that, he was also, ultimately, a dictator, dismantling the bastions of developing and maintaining quality democracy.

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In the weeks to come we will see what the government response will be to the several planned protests.  Will it be the benevolent grandfather response (all be it fake) or the iron fist in a velvet glove approach....or out and out batons and bullets.  Not a great choice! 

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