Thailand and Egypt have seen some striking parallels in the past few years, culminating in military overthrows of …, and liberties of truly democratic systems. Thailand’s middle class opposition labeled this ‘parliamentary dictatorship … authoritarianism” (Brumberg 2013, p. 101).The urban middle classes in both Thailand and Egypt came out into massive street protests …

Thailand’s recent coup was not received favorably in the West, but many parts of Thai society support it. In particular …, business sentiment has improved greatly in the short time since the coup. The Bank of Thailand’s monthly Business Sentiment … would do much to help small businesses, and feelings that Thailand needed some drastic reorientation.The coup provided that …

The West usually portrays Thailand’s coup negatively. Middle class Thai generally regard it as last-chance attempt to … save Thailand from becoming a failed state. Middle class Bangkok originally supported Thaksin, but turned against him in … late 2005. Middle class support originally was essentially based on three key premises:1. Thailand can put up with certain …