Thank you, very sincerely, for educating yourself upon the tragic but needed situation in Thailand. Although I wish you had done so prior to condemning those poor defenders of democracy as Commies and the Thai Junta as defenders of virtue. That has become common hyena like trait on this forum. You are a new exception. Keep looking for the truth, it is out there .
It seems the 'red shirts' are not commies after all, and that alone is a relief to know. I just hope that Thaksin is more like Daddy Warbucks and not like George Soros.
By the way, I wasn't joking about the opium, marijuana and kratom. Kratom in particular has been used for centuries in Thailand by laborers to give them stamina, and mj and opium have their uses in relieving stress and serious pain. So with 10-20 thousand people barricaded in a space of just a little over a square mile, these drugs can be of great value.
Of course I don't believe, nor would I recommend, the insurgents engage heavily in opium smoking. But it's likely some of them already do.