Really face reality just look at the facts Corruption, bureaucracy, currency manipulation..the list goes and foreigners lives are getting harder and harder, many more welcoming count around.
Democracy in name only, the vested interests of the Bangkok elite who are pro monarchy not necessarily because they believe in it, just to maintain the status quo and with the tacit support of the military.The fact that the yellow shirts were allowed to take over and close BKK airport unhindered says it all.
Logic has nothing to do with anything, it is still a feudal society and any petty official who has a modicum of power exercises it fully especially over farang which most of them resent,except for a few exceptions .They earn very little in comparison and it is their 5 minutes if fane, just give a security guard a whistle and see the change!