Paid Protesters

It is extremely disheartening to me to continually read about protesters (red shirts as well as yellow shirts) in Bangkok and Pattaya, Thailand, who continually protest and act like spoiled brats because they did not get their way at the previous election. They continually call for new elections but why should we think that the results of the next one will be any different?

Personally, I think some of these protesters are being paid by a very rich person now living safely in exile to disrupt the government at any cost. It also disturbs me that the police and the Army seem incapable or unwilling to step in to stem the violence. I wonder why! Could it be the same reason that these protesters are on the streets in the first place?