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Home » Politics » Thai Prime Minister Yingluck in tears (video)
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck in tears (video)
Prime Minister Yingluck burst into tears during a televised speech this morning. She reiterated that she is not retiring as (outgoing) prime minister, as demanded by the demonstrators.
'We are fellow Thais. Why do we have to hurt each other? I have withdrawn so far. I don't know how to withdraw further. Do you [anti-government protesters] want me not to even set foot on Thai soil?'
Yingluck called on protesters not to condemn the Shinawatra family and asked opposition Democrats to help preserve democracy by taking part in the February 2 elections.
Yingluck's tears can be seen on a video on YouTube:
[youtube]http://youtu.be/4ORhAvfOZog[/youtube]
Pull back? She has barely been in the room. But suppose you are married to that and then get it home! Courage.
I don't see tears either, but I do see someone who is about to burst into tears and therefore quickly runs away.
Doesn't matter much, as a person Yingluck may be a very nice lady (no idea, I've never met her ..) but as prime minister she handled it the wrong way by pretending to be "neutral" at the time of, among other things, the amnesty proposals. Whether she herself really hoped to be above this… could be strange given the bond with her brother, so she should know very well that no one would believe that even if she really wanted to be above the Phue Thai party. It is simply better if the Shinawatras withdraw from politics. Just like the other corrupt families and individuals. Time for reforms so that seats are distributed on the basis of the popular vote and there is a democracy with coalitions for a majority, real party programs that are designed to help the country move forward instead of one's own pockets/family etc. I I also agree with Chris's response to Breaking News December 9th at 02:46.
Here's a slightly longer version of the same clip. She gets emotional when she says: '…..I don't think it's fair that the protesters are after our whole family ('trakoen' in Thai). Aren't we all Thai?…….' I won't repeat the bastard comments below this video. If you read what is said about Yingluck on websites and on FB, then shivers run down your spine. "Whore" is the most decent word. And what is most shocking, about the entire Shinawatra family. These are no longer political demonstrations, but this is a witch hunt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO6o6DB47ao
dear tina,
Facebook, I think, is a place that is characterized by little content. It's more of an item to take it off or to inquire how the soup tasted…..which no one cares about.
I hope that you do not get distracted by the large group of protesters who do not express themselves in this way.
There may be a "hunt" to prevent this family from continuing to rule, but most of the protesters are behaving in an exemplary manner, something the red shirts could learn a lot from.
a good greeting from Danny
This is Oscar material. In this clip she is followed by a camera and at one point she turns around with the most charming grin on her face I have ever seen. If her political career does indeed come to an end, she can always get a job at some 'lakorn'
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=614832435238856
Unimaginable! Don't have many more words for this. Hope it gets posted!
Hans, that could be, but I found the grin just a little too triumphant. And given her achievements over the past two years, or rather the lack thereof, her 42 foreign jaunts to powerhouses like Malawi and the Maldives and her blinding absence from major parliamentary debates, I regret to confess that she has lost so much credibility with me. has lost, that I think the Oscar is completely justified here.
I think they were real tears on the pit of eruption. She herself probably wanted to throw in the towel weeks ago, but 'dear brother' did not agree. And then what happened now happens: the resistance becomes more intense and more personal. I hope Thaksin called her today and apologized for the situation he put her in.
I also believe they were crocodile tears. Yingluck is a nice woman but absolutely not a politician and not suitable for that profession. She does not have sufficient leadership qualities and I would not be surprised if she does not make herself available as a new PM, despite the pressure from the Pheu Thai. I would also think that wise, for her and for the peace in the country. Thaksin has more sisters if it is really necessary. One of them is married to an old PM so the dynasty can continue if the people want it.
I also condemn the mutual denunciation and the use of unwelcome language. But I do understand. In recent history, a PM was attacked in his car, received death threats and human blood was spilled over the fence of his house. This PM was not called a whore because he was a man.
Dear Chris you write , Yingluck is not suitable for this subject as a PM .
I would like to know then , and hear from someone .
Who is suitable for this profession as PM in Thailand .
My spouse is crazy about Mark Rutte.
She recently saw her on Thai TV ( ASEAN news ) because of a visit to Indonesia .
Handsome man ,handsome .
I then said , and still single too
Then I showed her more via YouTube .
For instance on a bicycle in Holland . also in Israel.
Great man , I am not from his party , but I think he is a real LEADER .
And believe me real LEADERS are rare to find these days .
So who could be a true LEADER in Thailand?????
But that Suthep really not , more like a new dictator , always found him arrogant .
Where I live it is certainly not accepted by the population.
Jantje wouldn't know, maybe you would.
Greetings Jantje.
I don't know her, and don't follow Thai politics.
This short fragment shows an angry prime minister, who feels that she has been wronged. Yet also typical for Thai ladies is that she quickly steps away. Since she appears to give anger here, this goes against Thai manners. The impotence becomes too strong for her.
Those yellow shirts do not want new elections, because they know very well that the red shirts will again come out as the best party!
Is this democracies?
The red shirts are the poorest part of the population in Thailand,
and the yellow shirts more or less the middle class (VVD) and the wealthier population.
There are more poor people than rich people in Thailand, and the gap between rich and poor is going to widen.
But yes ... the foreigners know about this, who often live in Bangkok, Pattaye, Pucket and Huahin.
I keep myself aloof from Thai politics, as I am a guest here and do not have the right to vote.
But what I do know is that “voting again” is most democratic among the entire Thai population, and not just for Thailand.
And so it is Mr. from Mourick.
The yellow ones represent the Elite in Thailand.
And they want to stay rich at all costs and if possible become even richer on the backs of the uneducated Thai .
Their supporters are also often paid per day.
Demonstrating for a day earns you more than a day's work.
And you don't get tired.
My spouse said yesterday, shouldn't they work and earn money, what do they do it from.
More than a week in Bangkok eating and drinking , spending the night etc .
She knows how it works and where the salary comes from most protesters .
Like the real demonstrators who stood there for their political opinion and heart .
And the rest went home , then the number of demonstrators was definitely a lot less .
Maybe more than half.
This story also applies to the Red, and I have seen that from experience.
They are the party of the paupers and the unskilled .
But not their leaders, they really have no poverty.
Greetings Jantje.
dear Jan
If the world were that simple, the problem would have been solved long ago. It's not about the red and the yellow anymore. Thailand is a more diverse society in which many more ideas are now present and growing than before. Never before have I seen and heard so many people discussing the future of their country on television. That is BIG gain in a developing democracy. These ideas (for example, from the middle class outside Bangkok; from the poor IN Bangkok) are hardly represented in parliament. Red and yellow still reign there; there the battle is fought for power, which by definition also means power over the money flows. Many of the demonstrators with whom I have contact are not yellow at all, but they are firmly against the ways in which both red and yellow treat the Thai population. And are against corruption (but participate in it themselves). This country has much more of a moral problem than a political one.
Dear Jantje,
your arguments make no sense. Especially the accusation that the yellow are paid to demonstrate. Most people who demonstrate are there to show that they are for the king and not for a future family S. They do not want a situation like in the past in the Philippines (Marcos) or Indonesia (Soeharto). The fact that you yourself indicate from experience that the red people are paid to demonstrate already indicates how the relationships actually lie. So if they don't get money to demonstrate or vote, the proportions here in Thailand would be completely different. Vote buying should be punished with higher penalties.
Bucky57
Breaking News The video clip showing Prime Minister Yingluck smiling has already been viewed 342.000 times a few hours after it was posted. There was something like 10 seconds between Yingluck's smile and tears welling up in her eyes when she answered a question about the attacks on her family at a press conference this morning.
'Wow. Such an actress', that resulted as a commentary on YouTube. But another defends the prime minister. "She was just trying to smile to hide her real feelings and preserve her dignity as a leader."
Of course this is very frustrating for Yingluck. She knows she's been used.
Sister had to conform to the Thai/Chinese family tradition.
Sister owes everything to the family and had to listen to the wishes of big brother from Dubai.
This cunning fox had really foreseen this scenario as plan B or C. The PT party can now phase out their completely failed and unaffordable rice subsidy system without losing face and without breaking election promises. After all, the rice farmers were already resisting and many were beginning to doubt this government. Now there is probably no loss of voters. After all, the Zwarte Piet is with the opposition.
A masterstroke!
Very sorry for little sister, but the family is always more important…
No, I see no tears, but neither dissimulation nor grimace. Very telling mimicry. The images are not unequivocal for explanation. If you haven't been there up close, and don't know people and circumstances in detail, it becomes a difficult task. Then it remains to see what you can do yourself. Everyone has an explanation! So I see an angry PM, angry, desperate, misunderstood. In order not to be overcome by all these emotions, she stops her statement and walks away from the microphone, but not after a 'khopkhunkha'. After a few steps she looks for support and allies. She turns around, sees them and a grimace appears on her face. A sigh, an entrapment. Then she picks herself up and steps out of the picture.
All this is beautiful… in other words, all supporters of Prime Minister Yingluck and also the majority of the entire Thai population can more or less fuck off, and in Dutch words… eradicate that trade!!!
Voting will then no longer be possible in Thailand, as the so-called “red shirts” will once again be in the majority.
Is this democracy???
The poor and mostly uneducated Thai population in the northeast and north of Thailand, the (VVD) yellow shirts are more or less seen as a backward and stupid people.
If an "election" is not necessary for the time being, according to the yellow shirts, they will become even poorer,
and the yellow shirts richer.
I myself have been living here in the northeast for over 16 years, and can see with my own eyes how poverty is increasing here.
It is therefore best to keep your distance from Thai politics as an outsider (foreigner)!