Now that the Thai army has cleared Bangkok’s streets of demonstrators who claimed to be protesting for democracy, Thailand, which means Land of the Free, can begin working, again, to live up its name.
The next key event – not nearly as dramatic as the armed confrontation that paralyzed Bangkok for more than two months – will be a democratic election as early as November or as late as the end of 2011. In preparation for that election, Thais – and non-Thais who care about their country – need to understand some facts that have emerged in recent days.
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