Much though you may resent the UDD & associated groups standing up for their right of suffrage, TH & others, in a situation where an unconstitutional military coup was followed by a judicial coup, judicial witch hunt & blatant government & military purge, it became pretty clear that the 'separation of power' that exists in a normal democracy does not exist in Thailand- on the contrary, the organs of state were acting in concert to defy the democratic will of the Thai people.

These circumstances are ripe for an outcome potentially much worse than the actual UDD demonstrations and subsequent 'crackdown', not that I am trying to make light of that. The days of a demi-feudal Thailand complete with a politically disempowered population were left behind at this point, an important ground shift that the self styled Bangkok 'elite' would be foolish to forget. Democracy has rules, and they are contained in the national Constitution. Get used to following them.