for readers of "the book"

[bkkguy]

some more interesting reading:

Taking on ThailandтАЩs myths - Asian Sentinal

ThailandтАЩs тАШтАШGood CoupтАЩтАЩ: the Fall of Thaksin, the Military and Democracy - Journal of Contemporary Asia Special Issue: Volume 38, Issue 1, 2008 (pdf overview and order form for this issue)

bkkguy

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[TrongpaiExpat]

Sounds like pretty much a re-hashing of the same analysis that Paul Handley used. If this keeps up there's going to be a big list of persona non-gratis in the immigrations data bank.

Very few Thais get an eduction that would include such critical thinking. The few that get Western educations often just return to Thailand and make money and don't rock the boat that was so carefully built and kept afloat.

The few that get Western educations often just return to Thailand and make money and don't rock the boat that was so carefully built and kept afloat.

Of course - they're part of the elite so why rock the gravy train? There's nothing in that course of action for them