FOR A FORTNIGHT thismonth before Thailand'srebellion was put down,the brutal axiom of Thaipolitics—that the country-side elects governments but Bangkok getsto overthrow them—was put to its litmustest. Tens of thousands of red-shirt pro-testers under the United Front for Democ-racy Against Dictatorship, espousingupcountry messages and grievancesagainst what they saw as systemic injus-tices and double standards, encircled Gov-ernment House to demand the resignationof Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva andmembers of the King's Privy Council whowere deemed to have violated the consti-tution by masterminding the militarycoup in September 2006 and blatantlytaking sides since.
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