Thai protesters invade Parliament
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Thai protesters wearing red shirts broke onto the grounds of the country's Parliament Wednesday. They've been protesting for four weeks, calling on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, whose military-backed government is under mounting pressure to call elections. The demonstrators support ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
The mostly rural movement has won new support from Bangkok's urban poor but has angered the middle class, many of whom regard the "red shirts" as misguided by Thaksin, a wealthy tycoon who fled into exile to avoid a jail term for graft.
The mostly rural movement has won new support from Bangkok's urban poor but has angered the middle class, many of whom regard the "red shirts" as misguided by Thaksin, a wealthy tycoon who fled into exile to avoid a jail term for graft.
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lizziehoffman
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this doesn't surprise me...
- 2 years ago
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lizziehoffman
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BrushwithDeathToothpaste
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The Thai government is a mess. But I can't help but think something is familiar about misguided rural folk that are stirred up by rich tycoons.
- 2 years ago
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BrushwithDeathToothpaste
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brit50
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Sorry to say that this movement is rapidly losing support. Is has lasted too long.
- 2 years ago
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brit50
