I find some similarity between post-war developing Japan and current Thailand.
Yes, the class war is real. Yes, it largely contests the future of the Thai national development state (which is doing better than Philippines or Indonesia, but is not keeping up with Malaysia, and has been left way behind by S. Korea and Taiwan). The red shirts resent a national development state that favors a handful of large cities and resort tourism. To some extent Japan pre-empted such a struggle by making sure to develop the countryside thoroughly. A coke machine by every rice paddy, if you will. I don't see much potential in a movement that chooses as its leader a bourgeois entrepreneur and influence marketer who looks like a baby buddha. If the movement loses this puke, then I'll take another look. CJ _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list [email protected] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
