What the red wants

So we went to see red yesterday, a large revolving quite middle class crowd with many lovely puddle and pugs, even clad in red was a major distraction. We have seen the most awesome little dogs and puppies joining the red. Summary of many speakers, in short.

1. The government will not resign and people of all color must take side now to protect democracy from PAD and the Constitution Court. Democracy means an elected government will not be removed because of a protest (and a subtext that an elected party will not be disbanded?). They also condemn any proposal that include the PM to resign and the dissolution. By the way, the PM is working hard in the North and Northeast.
2. Mass mobilization to listen to the verdict on the 2nd of December, because of the undue process.
3. Using the “sen[sai]” to support PAD was not OK. The message was received with strong claps of feet clappers.
4. PAD must leave the airports and the parliament. No support for
5. Thaksin is not guilty of all charges, first because his Rachada land case and Ms. P’s cases were personal misconduct rather than political corruption as accused. A speaker said,”In Rachada land case he signed a release, acknowledging his wife’s transaction not as the PM, but as her husband. A couple has to do this before any transaction… “Well that is the red clarification of insider trade. Second, because people who judge him was appointed from CNS and Finally, because he is democratic.
6. Sonthi used his bloody sanitary pads against Kowit Wattana. They were thrown into Kowit’s house.

What they would do next
1. Go to Constitution Court, as Bangkok Post confirmed.

“On Tuesday, so many people will go to the Constitution Court that there will be no place to stand, and the judges will not be able to enter to pass their verdict,” UDD leader Chatuporn Phomphan told the crowd.

2. To do something on the 6th December, mass rally or sort of

Side Package:
1. Music, was not as good as PAD, particularly PAD has professional musicians like Ngah and Job2Do.
2. I have not seen anyone offered anyone’s money in return. We have been offered a meal in plastic bag, which was not bad, some red banner.

Note
1. The crowd as we saw today are, according to external appearance and some chat, mainly Bangkokians middle class. Some even bother to dress as Santa.
2. Thairath said Thaksin is in Cambodia
3. Foreign photographers and journalists did not wear bullet proof vests like at PAD.

We went to respective home, a bit disappointed that the measures to take back the airports and ensure that people who want to return home can do so in timely manner was not discussed. Probably a petition table at Khao Sarn?

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