Whataboutisms and comparative analysis usually have little impact on contemporary Thai historic platforms.
Few, if any, recall all those post events or the even more recent Shinawatra eras.
Imagine what might be if the good Thais [or even interested outsiders] were knowledgeable enough to realize that there's never been any such true reforms/changes of the last several decades......and the propped up theatre has continued on the same up to present day. Same stage, different players.