One more thing before I jog ...
Also in the news yesterday, protestors in Bishkek (another city clost to my heart) overthrew the government of Kyrgyzstan in their own massive protest. Follow this link to an excellent article and scary video footage.
To lend perspective, Bishkek is WAY more serious than the Bangkok thing. The Red Shirt protestors (mostly poor farmers from the rural northwest who are paid for their efforts) spend most of their time sleeping, listening to speeches, and dancing to Thai country music on mobile "disco trucks." Other than occasional scuffles with the police (who so far have run away every time), it has a definite holiday/county fair kind of vibe.
I'm guessing the guys in Bishkek weren't paid.
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