Comments on: The nationwide campaign http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/08/02/the-nationwide-campaign/ New perspectives on mainland Southeast Asia Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:10:35 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: observer http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/08/02/the-nationwide-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-134401 observer Fri, 03 Aug 2007 09:19:20 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/08/02/the-nationwide-campaign/#comment-134401 If they want to increase the number of votes, they could just allow rural people to exercise their voting rights in their place of residence, rather than having to return to their home provinces. But I suspect these aren't the votes they want to increase. If they want to increase the number of votes, they could just allow rural people to exercise their voting rights in their place of residence, rather than having to return to their home provinces. But I suspect these aren’t the votes they want to increase.

]]> By: Grasshopper http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/08/02/the-nationwide-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-134238 Grasshopper Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:14:20 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/08/02/the-nationwide-campaign/#comment-134238 Vichai, while now I am quite sure how I should judge all the other posters on here thanks to your perceptions, I am not sure where you stand with what you want to happen in Thailand. Maybe a farang just wouldn't understand? :( *forms a boy band* Vichai, while now I am quite sure how I should judge all the other posters on here thanks to your perceptions, I am not sure where you stand with what you want to happen in Thailand. Maybe a farang just wouldn’t understand? :(

*forms a boy band*

]]> By: Vichai N http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/08/02/the-nationwide-campaign/comment-page-1/#comment-134051 Vichai N Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:21:45 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/08/02/the-nationwide-campaign/#comment-134051 "In other words, vote “yes” or you won’t get an election!" - Andrew W. Andrew Walker and the Red Shirts are REALLY not that intimidated too easily by PM Surayud of all people or by that bungling General Sonthi. Andrew Walker cannot just resist to invoke dark meanings to harmless sentences from Surayud or Sonthi, as usual. The Thai people will vote YES or NO according to what they 'sense' are good or bad for their economic well-being and sense of personal and family security. Except for the TRT red shirts. Those TRT red shirts have been cultured to behave a certain way during election time. Because all those TRT party men are already too busy dealing and bargaining to be included in the election or be part of the potential winning 'coalition', that red shirt ranks respond accordingly. And I can already sense the Red Shirts pockets are bare, waiting for refills, and thus the YES vote for the Reds it must be! When the lowly Red Shirt can see their mentors, patrons and leaders already huffing and puffing for the election to come, they quickly get the message and they agree. Election cash social welfare benefit happy-days are here again hep-hep-hurray! Of course YES! I am therefore not hopeful that my NO will prevail in the next referendum. “In other words, vote “yes” or you won’t get an election!” – Andrew W.

Andrew Walker and the Red Shirts are REALLY not that intimidated too easily by PM Surayud of all people or by that bungling General Sonthi. Andrew Walker cannot just resist to invoke dark meanings to harmless sentences from Surayud or Sonthi, as usual.

The Thai people will vote YES or NO according to what they ’sense’ are good or bad for their economic well-being and sense of personal and family security.

Except for the TRT red shirts. Those TRT red shirts have been cultured to behave a certain way during election time. Because all those TRT party men are already too busy dealing and bargaining to be included in the election or be part of the potential winning ‘coalition’, that red shirt ranks respond accordingly. And I can already sense the Red Shirts pockets are bare, waiting for refills, and thus the YES vote for the Reds it must be!

When the lowly Red Shirt can see their mentors, patrons and leaders already huffing and puffing for the election to come, they quickly get the message and they agree. Election cash social welfare benefit happy-days are here again hep-hep-hurray! Of course YES!

I am therefore not hopeful that my NO will prevail in the next referendum.

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