Gaybutton Posted February 25, 2010 Posted February 25, 2010 Everybody seems to be trying to predict what will happen, no matter how the court rules. The Thai media is having a field day with it. The real doom-and-gloomers are predicting everything from protesters blocking traffic literally everywhere to the entire Thai banking system being forced to shut down. You know what I think will happen? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I do think there will be protest rallies, including right here in Pattaya, but I don't believe for one second there will be rioting in the streets, government and banking forced to shut down, mass violence, or anything of the sort. In Pattaya, and probably most of Bangkok, I think it will be a perfectly normal day with most people going about their business as usual. I'm sure it will be widely discussed and argued by Thais and farang alike, but I believe all the media hype will turn out to be just that, hype. I really don't expect to see new attempts at airport takeovers, government building takeovers, massive traffic jams, assassination attempts, a breakout of civil war, soldiers moving in, martial law, or any major drastic disruptive activity at all. I hope, for Thailand's sake, I won't have to eat my words. I believe the next 24 to 48 hours will tell the tale. Quote
Guest RichLB Posted February 26, 2010 Posted February 26, 2010 I hope, for Thailand's sake, I won't have to eat my words. I believe the next 24 to 48 hours will tell the tale. I sure hope you are right, but the rescheduling of demonstrations to March 14 makes me think a massive number of protesters are anticipated. I'm assuming the postponement from March 1 to March 14 was deemed necessary to move in portapotties, food, water, and arrange sleeping for out of town demonstrators. To me, this suggests a well planned and prolonged period of disruption. Quote
