It would be hard to imagine another country anywhere that would see thousands of well-educated and seemingly middle-class people march to the streets demanding not more but less democracy. But the current protests in Thailand have that curious upside-down feel to them as if the natural constituents of democracy in most countries — the educated middle cl…
Thaksin's Enduring Appeal
How did Thailand’s progressive middle class end up calling for an end to democracy?
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