whether or not he is platos philosophical king ( certainly he has waged a campaign against loan sharks and other vile aspects of thai society and their adjunct vices ) or whether the whole situation in thailand suggests that in a democracy this dysfunctional people hearken and then give their support of a tyrant who can lead them out of the turmoil , in either case , i assume , thai politics will attest platonic ideals147 and make the world weary of calling the political gridlock of democracy as particularly noble .