As the Democratic Alliance against Dictatorship (DAAD) leaders presented their "red map" to reconciliation on Monday, some protesters were not happy about what it offered, while others said it fell short of being participatory and democratic in its decision-making process.
He continued to criticise the red-shirt leaders for failing to manage things properly.
Sombat said the DAAD was not an organisation, but rather a movement that overlapped with some red-shirt groups.
"There are so many small groups, and the DAAD was not designed to accommodate them," he explained.
He said it was impossible to change the red-shirt movement suddenly and make it more participatory and democratic. Even secret negotiations with the opponents should be accepted as long as they are aimed at preventing further loss of life, because pushing ahead in a confrontational manner will only turn the rally site into a "killing field".
Another weak point is most discussions on stage focus on attacking the aristocratic elite, while very little is said about the problems of ordinary protesters.
"They don't address the economic plight of people. We know there are many motorcycle taxi drivers, but nothing is ever said about their problems," Sombat said.
Noi, another well-educated red-shirt protester, said she had tried desperately hard to make her suggestions heard and establish contact with some leaders. However, despite some relative success, she feels some leaders are not trustworthy and may not even stand for democracy.
A radio host at the Rajprasong rally said on air yesterday that ordinary protesters were "self-organised" and warned the leaders not to let them down.
"You may order them to go home, but they may not necessarily go home … I believe if [red-shirt leader] Natthawut [Saikua] went on stage and told protesters to go home, they might throw things at him," he said, adding that some protesters' had a vision of marching to the 11th Infantry and arresting the PM before launching a people's revolt.