Jakarta (ANTARA News) – The Red Shirt said initially only as a protest of the poor of Thailand, but later turned into a mass movement from those who reject the elitist political culture in the country.
They opposed the prevailing political culture in Thailand, as well as against the influence of the military and the urban elite.
Red T-shirt did not have a clear command structure.
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Resistance movement that became a magnet for outcasts who mostly support the former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and those who feel excluded by the power network in Bangkok, which is a system where graduates of private schools and military academies dominated all important positions in the country.
They are united by anger against the government led by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva are not elected by the people, but only by the parliament following the suspicious machinations of the military.
Popularity: 1% [?]