Thaksin had been spending urban tax money to buy support with programmes in rural areas. No surprise that much of Bangkok turned out to thank the military for getting rid of him. Still, it was a foolish move which only made Thaksin look like a martyr to some - instead of the selfish corrupt politician that he really is.
It's peaceful until the news spread to the rural region where most of the redshirts live,that's when the shit really hit the fan,when the redshirts rural communcity found out that a handful of the elites of thailand had ousted their elected leader thaksin...
Thaksin had been spending urban tax money to buy support with programmes in rural areas. No surprise that much of Bangkok turned out to thank the military for getting rid of him. Still, it was a foolish move which only made Thaksin look like a martyr to some - instead of the selfish corrupt politician that he really is.
GravelGrunt 5 months ago
I can remember that :-)
araikacute 1 year ago
It's peaceful until the news spread to the rural region where most of the redshirts live,that's when the shit really hit the fan,when the redshirts rural communcity found out that a handful of the elites of thailand had ousted their elected leader thaksin...
KhmerSerey1 2 years ago
Not so peaceful a coup if it ?? not after the ASEAN and the AIRPORT incident...
KhmerSerey1 2 years ago
xxAYYB 3 years ago
Excellent Video!!
aisr1990 4 years ago
Thanks!
SalocinTEN 3 years ago