Thais do democracy when allowed. But the army, as recently, steps in to protect their interests. A few farang fall for royalist and army propaganda and the deeply patronising idea that 'Thais don't do democracy'. The idea is a foul lie and an insult to the memory of the democracy activists slaughtered, imprisoned, tortured and burnt to death. Any foreigners promoting this toxic idea that Thais don't do or deserve democracy are spreading poisonous lies and would do well to consider voicing the army propaganda when in the company of Thais of whatever status or class.