The anti-Thaksin factions have failed to produce a knockout in any recent general election. Street protests to paralyze the government remain their sole weapon. But until and unless the anti-Thaksin civilian elite can convince the rest of the country that they are serious about winning the hearts and minds of the poor, Thailand will remain on a knife edge between banana republic and failed state.
反他信的派别在最近的任何大选中，都没有击败对手。进行街头抗议，使政府瘫痪，成了他们唯一的武器。但是，直到并且除非反他信的平民精英能够说服泰国的其他国民，他们对赢得穷人的民心是认真的，否则，泰国仍将处在香蕉共和国与失败国家之间的危机时刻。