90 years with a little step forward

Thai Rath Edition

24 Jun 2022 5:36 a.m.

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June 24th is the 90th anniversary of the change of governance of Thailand.

from the absolute monarchy

democratic

With the People's Party as the leader, June 24 has been "used to be" an important day of the country used to be "National Day" or "Democracy Day", but now it's just an ordinary day.

People's Party and Thai People

used to set aspirations

It will provide a democratic system that is accepted by the world, stable and sustainable in Thailand.

but had to fail repeatedly

The main reason may be because of culture.

Thai political morality is deeply rooted in authoritarian regimes.

as a result of the central government government

Thai democracy therefore failed.

For the past 90 years, democracy has blossomed in a very short period of time.

but stepped back towards a dictatorship

or long-lasting half-democracy

Major events that caused the change of government

is the seizure of power or a coup d'etat of the military leadership

Successfully captured 13 times.

There are still more than ten times that the seizure of power has failed.

Sometimes it becomes a "treason" because Thailand's criminal code says seizing power or overthrowing the constitution.

It is an offense of "treason." Each coup has to tear the constitution.

Thailand has had up to 20 constitutions, one of which was torn down and another temporary.

Another new constitution

Thailand may therefore have a constitution.

the most in the world

Or at least it's at the top of the world.

Just as there may be the most political parties in the world right now, but having a constitution

and most political parties

does not make Thailand a democracy, contrary to the constitution and the party

became a symbol of the backwardness of democracy

No need to compare with Europe or America.

which is a model of world democracy

You can compare it with Japan.

Japan is an ancient country of Asia.

and used to rule with feudalism and warlords

same as Thailand

It has also just changed to democracy after Thailand in 1947, only 75 years, and has a single constitution.

no tearing away

Today, Japan is many times more advanced than Thailand.

both economically and politically

as well as Taiwan and South Korea

Taiwan just became a democracy in 2000, or just 22 years ago, Taiwan's MPs became a democracy by punching each other regularly in the parliament.

because they are not used to Western arguments

As for Thai democracy, it's 90 years old, but it doesn't grow up.

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