The agricultural age saw a people at peace with themselves. There were no factories, no offices, on “ wanted” ads. in the newspapers and no drought pushing them into the cities as we have today. After a few misguided individuals bought or sold their land for industry, they sought work in cities or workers for their factories. As more people "flooded" in, the established group felt more anxious. Furthermore people still
“flood” into Bangkok. Modem Thai city 1ife is very nervous and insecure and unemployment can lead to dangerous consequences. Thais may resent or hate their government because they feel employment is the government's responsibility; they may fight each other in gangs to get what they want. They may also try desperately to leave the country.
Like many societies, Thai people often lay the responsibility upon their government to initiate anything. Employment is therefore considered to be a government issue rather than private sector. When the government fails to stem urban migration and unemployment, the people blame it for not protecting their interests. They may resort to politically-oriented bombing as well as mass protests and destruction to private and government property. The government may Finally resign in shame and dismay over its failure, or may flee from the disaster.
Assuming that a sector of the population lacks the initiative or resources to bomb the government, their growing frustration and resentment may inevitably induce them to form vicious gangs and fight each other for whatever they need and want. They will mass together in large numbers and wage street wars as they did in early Chicago. They may possess war weapons or whatever tools they can find to inflict pain and cause damage. Many people may finally die or be seriously wounded from the fighting.
It is equally possible to predict that the less aggressive among Thai society may try to leave the country in whichever way possible. If they are clever enough, they may try to forge passports to leave Thailand for a foreign country. Others may try to apply for positions overseas and in neighbouring countries, doing whatever is possible. The result could be mass evacuation and emigration and deserted cities.
Given that foreigners may apply here as teachers, etc. because of similar difficulties abroad, it is fairly easy to predict that imagination at least will be a major result of unemployment in Thailand. Gangs have existed for a long time and could escalate into frighteningly dangerous proportions. If urban migration continues, it will induce disaster to extents which no one wants to imagine. A state of anarchy could develop. Anything can happen, but we all hope that “ worse will not come to worst."
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