Thread: Thailand: 'Public opposes red-shirt rally'

Bangkok Post : Public opposes red-shirt rally: poll

Public opposes red-shirt rally: poll
By: BangkokPost.com

More than 76% of people living in Bangkok questioned in a Bangkok University poll disagree with the red-shirt group's threat to a long anti-government rally if the government fails to meet their demands.

They said the demands of the United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) to the government -- to remove Foreign Minister Kasit Pirom, to reshuffle the cabinet and to speed up cases against People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) over airport closure -- could damage the country and prolong national crisis.

Only 23.7% agree with the demands, saying that they want clearer action on the government's stance on PAD, and because they do not like Prime Minister Abhisit and the Democrat party.

Of all, 68.1% think there should not be a cabinet reshuffle at the moment.

However, 31.9% think the premier should reshuffle the cabinet, and Mr Kasit is the minister they think should be removed the most.

The Abhisit government received an overall point of 5.42 out of 10 on performance on the respondents' opinions.

The survey questioned 1,254 people living in Bangkok on Monday and Tuesday.

70+ percent - that's a pretty big dis-approval rating for the UDD Red Shirts.

How far they have fallen...

https://teakdoor.com/thailand-and-asi...move-poll.html (Bangkok : 76% disagree with UDD move: poll)

Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

The survey questioned 1,254 people living in Bangkok on Monday and Tuesday

Do the same survey upcountry and the result may be interesting.

Did they interview any Taxi, tuk tuk drivers or street vendors?

I doubt it

Never trust a statistic you didn't fake yourself. Let's not forget that just this sunday they could easily gather what even the Nation admitted to be more than 50'000 people, the organisators claim it was much more, that's a lot compared to what the PAD could organise in their days. I think it's indeed possible that the people are getting tired with this obstruction politics of both PAD and UDD, but it would be silly to blindly trust a survey conducted by edit: a random university.

I think a lot of people here in BKK are sick of street politics

Originally Posted by DaffyDuck

They said the demands of the United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) to the government -- to remove Foreign Minister Kasit Pirom, to reshuffle the cabinet and to speed up cases against People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) over airport closure -- could damage the country

What was that song by that Canadian bint??

The public also opposed the PAD rallies but obviously nobody cares too much what the public think.

1254 random people in BKK, where the PAD has the majority of its support, are going to decide what's right to do. Sounds like exactly what the PAD wants.

Originally Posted by plorf

Let's not forget that just this sunday they could easily gather what even the Nation admitted to be more than 50'000 people, the organisators claim it was much more,

all paid for by Thaksin, you do realize that. According to the latest news, it was 1,500 THB for a nice trip to Bangkok all expenses paid

^ what kind of profit is there in that?

Originally Posted by chitown

^ what kind of profit is there in that?

like the lottery, the outcome is huge

The PAD had extremely prominent and wealthy supporters who catered for most of the needs of the demonstrators, organised their transportation, food, hundreds of security guards etc. And yet I wouldn't claim that they were all paid, as that is simply not true. The few thousand from saturdays rally that actually came from the countryside mostly had to pay for their ticket themselves, a few busses were organised, but I know that you don't really care about that at all as long as you can repeat silly accusations BF. They also couldn't afford the rally to be on any other day than saturday, as on monday they have to work..

Originally Posted by Butterfly

all paid for by Thaksin, you do realize that. According to the latest news, it was 1,500 THB for a nice trip to Bangkok all expenses paid

just one link , cause I ain't seen any ,

just one ????

Originally Posted by Butterfly

Originally Posted by plorf

Let's not forget that just this sunday they could easily gather what even the Nation admitted to be more than 50'000 people, the organisators claim it was much more,

all paid for by Thaksin, you do realize that. According to the latest news, it was 1,500 THB for a nice trip to Bangkok all expenses paid

OMG, they're here as well.

PAD were paid supporters and polls are meaningless. Carry on UDD, take it to those yellow belly bastards.

Originally Posted by Butterfly

it was 1,500 THB for a nice trip to Bangkok all expenses paid

at that price I wonder how many were moonlighting TEFLers ?

Originally Posted by Mid

just one link , cause I ain't seen any ,

just one ????

first hand witness account, no fucking link required

Originally Posted by plorf

but I know that you don't really care about that at all as long as you can repeat silly accusations BF.

See above. Stop living in denial, this is Thailand, not your home country where people care about Democracy.

first hand witness account, no fucking link required

first hand , you actually saw the money change hands for the express purpose of attendance at the rally ?

Originally Posted by Butterfly

all paid for by Thaksin, you do realize that. According to the latest news, it was 1,500 THB for a nice trip to Bangkok all expenses paid

As Mid will lecture you "THAT'S WHAT DEMOCRACY IS ALL ABOUT - VOTE BUYING!!!"

75 Million Baht for the extras casting = $2.2 million dollars.

Well, seeing as how Thaksin's down to his last 500 million $$$, he better start being careful with his expenses.

Isn't it funny that when Mid throws out accusations, and is requested to substantiate them, all you hear is the chirping of crickets -- yet when you make a pretty obvious statement about the buying of attendance, and it doesn't jive with Mid's opinion, he's the first one to scream "Link?!"

People like Mid wouldn't know the first thing about democracy, since he doesn't practice it himself.

As Mid will lecture you "THAT'S WHAT DEMOCRACY IS ALL ABOUT - VOTE BUYING!!!"

'morning toe rag

fcuk you

ok boys, no need to spread your new found love to news threads, thanks

As Mid will lecture you "THAT'S WHAT DEMOCRACY IS ALL ABOUT - VOTE BUYING!!!"

It has never been about Democracy, I think only a few are making that mistake. It's all about justification of becoming the new supreme leader, and the poor are being played in that game of elite power struggle, the Nouveau Riche against the old Noblesse establishment.