Aftermath
The uprising unleashed a range of political forces not seen in Thailand before and the country gradually became more and more polarised. In the immediate aftermath of the uprising, there was a popular perception on the ground of promise and euphoria. However, things took a turn for the worse as democracy took the blame for the consequences of the past dictatorships. There were a myriad of reasons for the support for the students. For a majority of the people, the military government was a main reason to support the students because it failed to curb inflation and prevent rice shortages. Similarly, Benedict Anderson, a Southeast Asia scholar, has argued that despite the power and credibility they lent to the movement, the Thai middle class were far less concerned about the students’ goals than they were dissatisfied with social and economic changes affecting their lives.[16]
Aftermath The uprising unleashed a range of political forces not seen in Thailand before and the country gradually became more and more polarised. In the immediate aftermath of the uprising, there was a popular perception on the ground of promise and euphoria. However, things took a turn for the worse as democracy took the blame for the consequences of the past dictatorships. There were a myriad of reasons for the support for the students. For a majority of the people, the military government was a main reason to support the students because it failed to curb inflation and prevent rice shortages. Similarly, Benedict Anderson, a Southeast Asia scholar, has argued that despite the power and credibility they lent to the movement, the Thai middle class were far less concerned about the students’ goals than they were dissatisfied with social and economic changes affecting their lives.[16]
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