This Sunday (December 22, 2013) will be the third and potentially largest mass mobilization yet by the anti-regime movement in #Thailand. The counter-color revolution against Wall Street-backed Thaksin Shinawatra and his regime's attempt to transform Thailand into yet another vassal of Western influence has gained immense traction - already forcing the proxy prime minister, dictator Thaksin Shianwatra's sister, Yingluck, to dissolve parliament and call for new elections.
However, this is not enough. A system that continuously returns a dictator to power when he is not even eligible for office, nor on the ballot, nor even in the country, is a system in dire need of reform before another election can be held.
Their demands are many, but very specific. Unlike pro-regime rallies that repetitively bleat vague demands like "democracy," the anti-regime protesters know what they want and how they plan to get it.
1. No Amnesty - This refers to an amnesty bill designed by and for Thaksin Shinawatra to absolve himself of a decade of plundering, lying, and mass murder.
2. Reform Before Elections - The anti-regime protesters are not, nor have they ever suggested that elections be permanently suspended.
3. Restore Article 190 - Article 190 of the Thai constitution requires that all treaties be approved by the parliament before they can be signed.
4. The Re-Nationalization of Thailand's Oil - Thailand's oil giant, PTT, was privatized and sold off to foreign multinationals under Thaksin Shinawatra in late 2001.
5. Keep Thailand Anti-GMO, Anti-IP - The current Thai establishment resisting the Thaksin regime has been stalwartly defending against GMO and "intellectual property" (IP) laws pushed on them by the United States, the UK, and the EU.
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