Is anyone concerned about the fact that it was under Thaksin and his cronies that the government initiated a number of anti-gay moves? And that PAD members seem more aligned with urbane sensibilities than with traditional moralities? Or are my perceptions simply wrong?
It's true that, at least in the abstract, democracy is a good form of government, but it also seems true that democracy can be and has been manipulated by crooks and charlatans. I don't generally favor oligarchy, but I also don't favor puritanism, so as an outsider I have mixed feelings about the PAD confrontation with the government.
If PAD actions have hurt tourism, that's regrettable, but does "anti-vice" crusading help tourism?
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