Somboon Jaidee, a robust 35-year-old poor farmer in Khonkaen, donned himself up in red as he prepared for a photo shot to register as a ‘Red Shirt’ people member, a group of supporters to ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. He lost all hope to repay debts of almost half a million baht rolling up throughout a lifetime of choosing to be a farmer.

Mr. Somboon said the current Prime Minister, Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva, will no way help the poor people. He enjoys an unexpected power derived unexpectedly by the help of civil people and the soldiers. Most farmers believe Mr. Abhisit will think of the people who give him the power before anything else.

Unlike ex-PM Thaksin, he always helps the poor, according to Mr. Somboon. If he were returned to power, he will help released all the debts from the poor in six months.

Mr. Somboon gets the ‘Red Shirt’ people ID card on the day. It is guaranteed that he will get the benefits if Mr. Thaksin-tied party becomes a ruling party. He joined a group of villagers afterwards to go perform demonstration in Bangkok.

The love of Mr. Thaksin has been deepened in the heart of the poor villagers. They said he thought of them as no one did before. For many poor people, Mr. Thaksin is Robin Hood — a hero who comes to help relieved them from debts, and gives them opportunities. Some villages even set up donation pools of foods and sustenance stuffs to support villagers to go for demonstration in Bangkok, which Mr. Abhisit administration reiteratedly accused them as hired mobsters.

A loan from non-financial institution is brutally charged 20% in monthly interest. If failed to repay, the interest will be rolled up as capital. It is popular among the poor who cannot afford loan from the financial institutions.

Without the ability to pay debts, most poor villagers lost their lands to these outlaw lenders.

At the government house, a coalition government declares that they are strongly united in grab of power and no force will shake them off.

Backed by the military, the people in charge of exercising the power try to bring a pure demonstration into a mobster against Thailand’s most revered institution—the monarch. Every move is accused set against the monarch, and with this, the government draws huge support from civil people and the military.

There is email forward with million of recipients in the list accusing the ‘Reds’ moving is against the monarch.

With their back against the wall, the Reds declare a caste war between the rulers and the rural poor, and they stay fight despite without a hope of win.