Anti-government protests in Bangkok have lasted more than three months and continue to confuse.
Much of the international media assert the sanctity of the vote above all else. Most overly rely on distinctions that the "reds" represent the poor and the "yellows" are the elite — as if simple color-coding could explain complexities.
Rather than trying to understand, many have prejudged events. Developments over the past two weeks will further confound them, as a new stage in the situation seems to be emerging.
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