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[bigbamboo]

Arkady, on Today, 13:08 , said:

"Abhisit sees 'whitewash' move behind reconciliation billl"

A master of understatement.

Well spotted, Mr Wishywashy.

But shouldn't that be 'reconciliation bin'?.... much more appropriate considering it's rubbish.

Edited by bigbamboo, A minute ago.

[jayboy]

rixalex, on 18 minutes ago, said:

jayboy, on 59 minutes ago, said:

As to foreign views most were sympathethic to the redshirt cause.If you can name a few reputable sources who took a different view let's hear about them.

It's not a question of who can find the most links to Western media articles that either were sympathetic to the red shirts or weren't, it's a case of whether based on a selection of Western media articles we can surmise the feeling of the ENTIRE CIVILISED WORLD... which was precisely what you did without batting an eyelid.

Well you appear not to be able to find any!

[OzMick]

jayboy, on 10 minutes ago, said:

rixalex, on 26 minutes ago, said:

jayboy, on 59 minutes ago, said:

If your thesis is correct it's odd that the Thai people elected a party with strong affiliations to the redshirt movement to a comfortable victory.

It's only odd if you consider that the general election was some sort of a judgement on what Thai people thought of the red shirts and the actions of the red shirts. I don't believe it was. I believe it was a judgement based on which government they thought might do most for them, and when you consider what election promises PTP made, compared with what election promises the Dems made, the result was so great surprise.

I'm not saying redshirt support was the only reason for the PTP victory but to deny its major contributory significance seems wilfully obtuse.

As is saying that 92+ deaths blamed on Abhisit didn't affect his election chances.