Behind bars, colour rivals become friends

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Behind bars, colour rivals become friends

Published: 21 Jan 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

Imagine the following scenario: a hard-core red shirt and an equally hard-core yellow shirt follower are put in the same prison cell together with a rabid dog.

Yellow and red shirt supporters throw objects at each other and trade blows in a clash outside the Crime Suppression Division office on Phahon Yothin Road in September. The yellow shirts turned up to support a woman summoned for questioning over the alleged harassment of red-shirt activist Darunee Kritbunyalai. SURAPOL PROMSAKA NA SAKOLNAKORN

Common sense dictates that the two political opponents should set aside their political differences and join hands to get rid of the rabid dog.

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Discussion 1 : 21 Jan 2013 at 10.451
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In North America and probably most developed countries in the world, it is understood between friends that if you have different views regarding politics, the subject is never brought up. There are other things to talk about with 'Sports' often at the top of the list. Voting preferences have much to do about what you do for a living. If you are poor or a wage earner, you vote for a left leaning party or one in the middle if it exists. If you are successfully self employed or own a small to large sized business, you typically vote for a right leaning party which favors more Corporate rather than Government control.
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