Warum und wofür demonstrieren die Roten?
Selbst in The Nation stehen diese Absätze:
"On the day of the verdict, some red shirts told this writer that even though Thaksin was corrupt, he had done more for the people, especially the rural poor, than any other prime minister in modern Thai history. In comparison, the yellow-shirt People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) has chosen to accept the September 19, 2006 coup, sees the old-elite rule as legitimate and cites Thaksin as the worst leader.
The logic of double standards
This issue is almost totally ignored by most of the mainstream mass media. However, it has been the main reason for the red shirts to go out and protest. That's why the mass rally scheduled for next week onward is called the "People's War against the Elite". Besides, the fact that virtually nobody in the mainstream media has questioned the legitimacy of the process, that began with the 2006 coup and ended up with last Friday's verdict, is making the red shirts see red.
Despite endless attacks on the old elite through the red-shirt media and rallies, the mass media is still unwilling to accept one obvious fact - there is more to the crisis than just Thaksin.
Thaksin, a corrupt politician for the educated middle class, is also a mirror that reminds the poor and less-educated red shirts that their political voice and electoral choice is only valid as long as the middle class and the elite concur.
Therefore, Thaksin's rise in 2001 was fine because the middle-class thought he was good. But, when the poor persisted on continuing to vote for Thaksin, despite the resistance from the middle and the elite classes, the votes were disregarded and even annulled through a military coup.
The red shirts are also wondering if the old elite is being subjected to the same scrutiny as Thaksin. Sadly, the answer is a resounding no."
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/hom...shirts-still-betting-on-Thaksin-30123906.html
Oder noch präziser auf den Punkt gebracht:
"Arnaud Leveau, a Thailand expert at the Bangkok-based Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia, agrees: "What (the Red Shirts) hear in the verdict is that you can be above the law, organize a coup and then ask the court to say that the coup was legal.""
http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2331&Itemid=185
Der Spruch vom 26. hat hier wahrhaftig Katalysator-Wirkungen gezeitigt.
