The Death Of Class Politics - Move Forward - DinDeng - ดินแดง
Move Forward Party's success in the election is a disaster for class-based politics in Thailand. They have achieved precisely what the capitalist elite have dreamed of for decades; to push Thailand away from the class-conscious politics of the 2000s/2010s, and towards a politics of aesthetics. Finally, Thailand has a respectable party for the middle class, one capable of defeating the red shirts.
Opinion by Kobfah Dum Move Forward gaining the most votes in the latest election is a disaster for class-based politics in Thailand. This election has done precisely what the capitalist elite have dreamed of for decades; to push Thailand away from the class-conscious politics of the 2000s/2010s, and towards a politics of aesthetics. Finally, Thailand has a respectable party for the middle class, one capable of defeating the red shirts. – The very real divide of rural vs urban, while tiresome for many to continually relitigate, is still the primary antagonism in Thailand. Layered on top of…
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