Dodgy.
They do like to blow their own horn towards things that we should be instinctively suspicious of.
Akin to the Mafia publicly claiming their profit margins.
Still, to this day - birth control items and education is quite available, free of charge [no questions asked] at almost all provincial public health clinics.
The very top.....that we usually ignore or casually ignorant of.
A consciousness of historic corruption as seen through a militaristic/policing state.
A long time protective infrastructure for those of the enlightened circle.
Not too sure about such a statement.
I'd wager to say that most Thais are unaware or indifferent as it applies to foreign immigration and the usual complicated issues. Doesn't effect them, so why give it much thought.
Daring to suggest that Thais don't comprehend [nor should they] the unnecessary and intricate process of today's immigration bureaucracy and associated - the exceptions might be a Thai spouse, loved ones or very close friends who have learned to understand the deeper nonsense that is Thailand immigration and whatnot.
If one digs into it, you'll find of the last couple of decades the staggering number of political parties that have been dissolved, banned, born again, reinvented, name changes, etc -
Bit of a circus.