By Prashanth Parameswaran
The U.S. needs a better “tailor,” general says.
The United States should stop imposing a one-size-fits-all democracy on the rest of the world, Thailand’s junta chief Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said last week, according to local media reports.
In his remarks as keynote speaker at the 47th Wharton Global Forum at a Bangkok Hotel, Prayut used the opportunity to lecture Washington about the inflexibility of its democracy promotion efforts across the world and in Thailand in particular.
“Please tell the United States that in tailoring you cannot just cut one dress and expect it to fit all. There must be many sizes for each to fit. That’s why a tailor is needed. You cannot tailor one dress and expect the whole world to wear it. Each nation has its own problems that differ,” Prayut said according to the Thai newspaper The Nation.
Prayut also staunchly defended his government, which took power following a coup last May and has faced fierce criticism, particularly from the United States.
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