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The country's leading polling organisation said on Sunday that a majority of Thais now believe that the country not only has lost political unity, but that Thai people are no longer even kind and helpful to one another.
The survey of 3,487 residents of 15 provinces across the country was conducted by Assumption University's Academic Network of Community Happiness Observation and Research (Anchor) during last week's standoff between the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the government, including riot police on Saturday.
Anchor director Noppadon Kannikar of the Abac Poll run by Assumption University said the poll results merit close attention from everyone involved in the current political standoff. Results reflect some worrying trends, particularly the issue of national peace, which now seems in doubt.
The survey found that 68.8 per cent of those polled would no longer say confidently that Thai society was peaceful.
Perhaps more shockingly because it directly contradicts a long-held belief in Thai society, 65.1 per cent told the poll they could not confirm that Thais loved one another, and a majority of 51.7 per cent even admitted they were hesitant to say that Thai people were kind and helpful to each other.
Some 64 per cent were no longer sure that "senior people" still had compassion, and pollsters further found that 60.6 per cent refused to condemn a corrupt government,
Mr Noppadon said the extensive poll results shows that mental stress is building up on Thai people in the face of economic problems and increasingly high living costs.
Conflicting parties should step back from the political dispute and pay attention to the public's views as shown by the poll, which should bring them to their senses ease mounting political tensions, he said.
Most respondents suggested political leaders on all sides should bury the hatchet and go ahead and make a peace offering. They should look to the judicial system as the best way to end all the problems, Mr Noppadon said.
The poll results appeared to show growing concern by the public about the ongoing political conflict that could bring the nation close to breaking point.
Over the past week, the PAD made clear its discontent with the People Power party-led coalition government's bid to push through a charter rewrite motion and the controversial speech by Prime Minister's Office Minister Jakrapob Penkair at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand in August last year.
Mr Jakrapob was seen as the first casualty of the conflict. He announced his resignation from the cabinet on Friday and is now fighting the lese majeste charge lodged against him by police over the speech.
He is expected to tender his official resignation to the prime minister on Monday.
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The country's leading polling organisation said on Sunday that a majority of Thais now believe that the country not only has lost political unity, but that Thai people are no longer even kind and helpful to one another.
The survey of 3,487 residents of 15 provinces across the country was conducted by Assumption University's Academic Network of Community Happiness Observation and Research (Anchor) during last week's standoff between the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the government, including riot police on Saturday.
Anchor director Noppadon Kannikar of the Abac Poll run by Assumption University said the poll results merit close attention from everyone involved in the current political standoff. Results reflect some worrying trends, particularly the issue of national peace, which now seems in doubt.
The survey found that 68.8 per cent of those polled would no longer say confidently that Thai society was peaceful.
Perhaps more shockingly because it directly contradicts a long-held belief in Thai society, 65.1 per cent told the poll they could not confirm that Thais loved one another, and a majority of 51.7 per cent even admitted they were hesitant to say that Thai people were kind and helpful to each other.
Some 64 per cent were no longer sure that "senior people" still had compassion, and pollsters further found that 60.6 per cent refused to condemn a corrupt government,
Mr Noppadon said the extensive poll results shows that mental stress is building up on Thai people in the face of economic problems and increasingly high living costs.
Conflicting parties should step back from the political dispute and pay attention to the public's views as shown by the poll, which should bring them to their senses ease mounting political tensions, he said.
Most respondents suggested political leaders on all sides should bury the hatchet and go ahead and make a peace offering. They should look to the judicial system as the best way to end all the problems, Mr Noppadon said.
The poll results appeared to show growing concern by the public about the ongoing political conflict that could bring the nation close to breaking point.
Over the past week, the PAD made clear its discontent with the People Power party-led coalition government's bid to push through a charter rewrite motion and the controversial speech by Prime Minister's Office Minister Jakrapob Penkair at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand in August last year.
Mr Jakrapob was seen as the first casualty of the conflict. He announced his resignation from the cabinet on Friday and is now fighting the lese majeste charge lodged against him by police over the speech.
He is expected to tender his official resignation to the prime minister on Monday.
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