From tweet to street: New generation joins Thai protest

BANGKOK - It wasn't only the moves to ban Thailand's most vocal opposition party that brought Gift onto the street for the first time.

"The conflict used to be about people on two sides. Now it's a battle between the military and the people. It's not fair." The protest was called just a day before as a"flash mob" by Thanathorn's Facebook Live and a single tweet that got nearly 67,000 retweets and 41,000 likes. Government spokeswoman Narumon Pinyosinwat said the party should express its opinions through parliament rather than on the street, but she did not expect the situation to escalate.

The question has been whether online activism would translate into a readiness to take to the street. And it hasn't only been establishment parties casting doubt. Story continuesThe younger protesters joined many older"red shirts" who recalled years of street clashes and bullets in their support for ousted populist prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in clashes with pro-establishment"yellow shirts".

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