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This one still has me laughing. What other famous people (who have nothing to do with the red or yellow shirts) should the reds target? What about Bob Marley for being a Buffalo Solider? [ATTACH=CONFIG]119066[/ATTACH]
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It seems that every time I read a news story that involves the red shirts, UDD, Puea Thai, or anybody associated with that side of the political divide there are certain words that always seem to be in the article. Threatened Warned There are some others but they all basically have the same meaning. I'll call that whole side the "red group" since they're all sort of the same thing anyway. So, the red group has made it a habit to threaten and warn whenever they don't like something. Seriously, go read today's newspaper and pick any story that involves some differences between reds and another group. The story has about an 80% chance of saying that this or that official "warned [iNSERT ANOTHER GROUP HERE] not to [iNSERT SOMETHING THE REDS DON'T WANT]." Going back to the protests last year, how often did the red shirts "warn" the government not to do things? They "warn" the Democrats not to hold their rally at Ratchaprasong. They warn, they threaten, etc. etc. They even warn against things that people haven't even mentioned before. I've seen them warn the government not to disrupt their rallies or even to allow police near their rallies. I know these are limited examples but go ahead, start looking for those words, warn and threaten, as you read the Thai media. You'll start seeing it everywhere. The ultimate goal is to intimidate people. Even if the government had no plans to disrupt their rally they get in the media by "Warning" the government not to. Then if the government allows them to rally peacefully they can claim it was because they had warned to government not to interfere. If they break laws or otherwise cause the government to get involved they can justify any response they choose because they had already "warned" the government. Yet, when you read stories like the one below where red shirt supporters intimidate journalists, they're "asked" to ensure that their people are kept in check. No warnings or threats to their fellow reds when they are clearly acting up. http://www.thailandfriends.com/showthread.php/47178-Chalerm-vows-lese-majeste-net-crackdown Seriously, once you notice the language, you'll see it everywhere.