if the polls are right, that there is a majority against, then veteran civil society campaigner marina olenik says there is good reason to stay silent. in recent weeks many of her colleagues have been abducted, beaten and intimidated. the colors have almost vanished from the streets of the east. >> at the beginning, it was hooliganism. there was no punishment. then this evil group started to arm themselves. we only have our hands. >> as security and civil society have fallen away so violence and lawlessness have risen on both sides. it's hardly an ideal environment for any exercise in democracy. >> the red shirt supporters of a thai government have been rallying outside of bangkok angry at the intimatal of the prime minister three days ago. the yellow shirt opponents of the government are holding rallies of their own, calling on the entire cabinet to step down. veronica pe rojas a has more >> reporter: thousands and thousands of demonstrators have streamed into this area to show their support for the governm t government. of the prime minister ousted on wednesday because the constitutional co