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The call for monarchy reforms in youth-led #ThaiProtests2020 is not unprecedented but rooted in an anti-monarchy strand of redshirt movement, argues Nick Nostitz, who studied red and yellow shirt movements more than a decade ago. https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Thailand-s-political-convulsions-are-far-from-spontaneous
Pusadee Ngamkham, the last woman standing as military cracked down Redshirt protest at Ratchaprasong 10 yrs ago, thanks young Thais & calls on redshirts not to leave the youth to fight alone. “Agree with their demands... They’re putting their lives on the line.” #ThaiProtests2020 https://twitter.com/topazine/status/1330490219494318082
Pusadee also apologizes to young Thais for thinking they were political ignorants. The students have apologized to redshirts for having misunderstood them too. Pro-democracy, anti-establishment forces coalescing across generations and rural-urban divide?
Lots of young protesters and student leaders were at the #redshirt rally yesterday at Aksa Road. New generation of young Thai democracy fighters meet battle-weary aunts and uncles. #ThaiProtests2020 #ม็อบ22พฤศจิกา https://twitter.com/blackcoast02/status/1330473205757325315
#ThaiProtests2020 #ม็อบ22พฤศจิกา at Aksa Road https://twitter.com/thaienquirer/status/1330487111707811841
Many young people now begin to recognize that what they are demanding were what the redshirts have already fought for (and failed). For instance, abolition of Article 112, the draconian lese majeste law, described here at redshirt rally yesterday as “tool of dictatorship.” https://twitter.com/kopper2sulfate/status/1330495078599540738
#Redshirts boomers at Aksa rally yesterday say they are very pleased to see young people protesting, feeling there’s hope for democracy.
These elders were at redshirt rally at Aksa in 2014 (where there was a crackdown but not many knew about or remember). #ThaiProtests2020 https://twitter.com/udd_red/status/1330535095451623425
These elders were at redshirt rally at Aksa in 2014 (where there was a crackdown but not many knew about or remember). #ThaiProtests2020 https://twitter.com/udd_red/status/1330535095451623425
