My attempt to answer all your messages in bulk.... OK.. A quick run down on Thai politics.. The problem is simple but the solution is impossible under a democracy.. I will make it simple to understand.. You have the Red Shirts, and the Yellow Shirts.. The majority of Red Shirts are lower class Thai's.. They far outnumber the higher class Yellow Shirts.. So at every election the Red Shirts easily win.. The higher class Yellow Shirt leader is a powerful media mogul who also has the backing of the Army Generals.. So every time the Red Shirts win an election it doesn't take long for the Yellow Shits to get pissed off and convince the Army Generals to overthrow the Government.. (twice since i have been living here).. So what is the solution ?.. Well under a free running democracy there is no solution.. The future may be a military controlled Government.. That did happen from 1932 to 1973.. But here is the good news.. Thailand is a Buddhist country.. Its not Egypt, Syria or Iraq.. Even radical Buddhism is a long way from moderate Islam.. All parties in this mess must go to the same temple and answer to the same teachings.. Buddhism is the reason i think Thailand has always been and will always remain a relatively safe country.. Even with all of this mess, and even under Army rule.. If i didn't think Thailand was a perfectly safe country.. I would leave today..