Well they gave the new boys a chance first time and they got banned ...bad legal advice concerning a small matter of a 180 mill baht loan.
Second time they wanted drastic changes to a law which ended up getting them banned again.
Perhaps Thai people are not so stupid, they simply decided it was better to stick with what they know and get on with life .
If you want only the worst for your Thai hosts and feel " sickened " perhaps its time you packed up and went to another place ?