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The hakenkreuz (hooked cross) of Nazi Germany is never worn or displayed by Thais or other Asian people to represent the swastikas of Asian religions. The hakenkruez and images of Hitler on clothing are due to Nazi chic fashion style rather than agreement with Nazi ideology. Because the Holocaust is not taught in Thai schools, few Thais, even university students, are aware of it. Hitler and the heads of WWII Japan aren't regarded as war criminals but are seen as opponents of the British, French, American and Soviet "empires."

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She has also revealed she's been diagnosed with autism (Asperger’s syndrome).

The mildest thing I could say is that Thunberg may be going to great lengths to conceal the extent of her support for Hamas. She caught a lot of flack from within the climate-change movement because of her enthusiasm f or Hamas and borderline antisemitism. She could have dispelled all doubts and suspicions by condemning Hamas, but she didn't do that. If she doesn't agree with Hamas' terror attacks, why wouldn't she say so? The public has the right to hold the head of a political movement to a more rigorous standard of transparency than that to which a man on the street would be held. Greta Thunberg's Gaza stance splits the Fridays for Future climate movement The Swedish activist, who inspired the movement, has been criticized for taking a stance deemed too pro-Palestinian. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/11/19/greta-thunberg-s-gaza-stance-splits-the-fridays-for-future-climate-movement_6268612_4.html Gaza war splits Greta Thunberg's climate movement Activists in Germany and Austria distance themselves from Fridays for Future's anti-Israel stance https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/palestine-israel/2023/10/28/gaza-war-splits-greta-thunbergs-climate-movement/ Thunberg Under Fire In Germany Over Israel-Hamas War Stance https://www.barrons.com/news/thunberg-under-fire-in-germany-over-israel-hamas-war-stance-984e04a0

RIP Gene, In his day, he was one of the very best American actors. His portrayal of Popeye Doyle in The French Connection is one of the best performances in cinema history. The "wave" scene is unforgettable. The circumstances of the deaths iof Hackman, his wife and dog probably won't be known until the autopsy and toxicology reports are disclosed. That usually takes four to six weeks in the U.S., but because of high public interest, the reports may get top priority and come sooner.

It depends on how you define the word "support." Is support taken to mean agreement with Hamas' goals or must it include a material element, such as donating money or equipment? Thunberg has never come out and said, "I support Hamas," but she has never denied it, either. Plenty of evidence exists to indicate Thunberg supports Hamas' goals in an intellectual sense and gives implicit support to Hamas' actions. She's never made any statements regretting the loss of Israeli lives on Oct. 7 or other violence against Israelis, only against Palestinians. She has been heard chanting "Crush Zionism" (in Swedish "krossa zionism") and "From the river to the sea," two slogans used by Hamas that point to the destruction of Israel. If reports are true she also chanted, "Sinwar, we won't let you die," referring to then-Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, that's conclusive proof she supports Hamas, at least passively. https://archive.ph/4CWXk https://archive.ph/pbr6Q https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/sy1lkvqzc https://stopantisemitism.org/as-week/greta-thunberg/ It's unclear whether Thunberg supports Israel's right to exist as the homeland of the world's Jews. That's a key point. If she's in favor of the dismantling of Israel as the world's only sovereign state with a Jewish majority, that puts her squarely in Hamas' corner. Posts on the X account of Fridays for Future, the climate-change group Thunberg founded and leads, have been open in their support of Hamas. These posts echoed the rhetoric used by Hamas and blamed the Oct. 7 attacks on "the past 75 years of oppression and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians", which it described as a "genocide." It's not known whether Thunberg herself wrote or approved those posts, but she certainly has the power to remove them if she disagreed with them. https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Climate_groups_Israel-Hamas_posts_cause_German_uproar_999.html

Why would you be afraid your post would be deleted for being against animals like the strawberry poison dart frog? https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sematic

The saving grace of American tourists in the eyes of locals is their tendency to tip well. That annoys some other tourists, but in general, American tourists are well-behaved in Thailand. Our bad-boy young men can seldom afford to travel very far abroad. Few of them have passports. You may see them in Canada, Mexico or on one of the Caribbean islands, but they usually stick to vacation spots in the U.S.

I'm a bit surprised that posters on AN would be so familiar with spoken Hebrew. Only the 7.2 million Jews in Israel use Hebrew on a daily basis and not all of them have it as their native language. Where would you have heard spoken Hebrew outside of Israel? In Pai maybe? I also doubt many people would be able to peg a tourist from Israel solely on the basis of his or her accent when speaking English. Again, it's a matter of opportunity. During the nine years I lived in Thailand I only encountered Israeli tourists a handful of times and none of those tourists had a give-away accent when speaking English. No, I don't. I would urge them not to speak Hebrew in hearing range of others and to use English if they were.

I know there's a big difference between Hebrew and Arabic, just like there's a big difference between Thai and Cambodian or between Japanese and Korean. That doesn't change the fact that many people can't distinguish between them. The question was whether you can distinguish between Hebrew and Arabic if you hear Hebrew spoken on the street or see it on a bag. BTW, the word "Semitic" or "Semite" is considered obsolete when referring to race or ethnicity. There are Semitic languages but no Semitic people in modern times. https://www.ajc.org/translatehate/Semite Also, Israelis must feel very safe in Thailand if they are openly speaking Hebrew in front of strangers. The standard advice from the National Security Council and the Foreign Ministry of Israel for decades has been for Israelis traveling abroad not to call attention to themselves. Every Israeli is a target for terrorists. https://www.gov.il/en/pages/national-security-council-passover-travel-warnings-28-mar-2024 .

Can you distinguish between spoken Hebrew and spoken Arabic? Or tell the difference between written Hebrew and Arabic? On several occasions I know of, Israelis were mistaken for Arabs because people (Thai and farang) thought they were speaking Arabic. I guess in the mind of an antisemite, it would be easy to twist things round the other way and mistake Arabs for Israelis.

When Muhammad Ali returned to the U.S. after the "Rumble in the Jungle" against George Foreman in the Congo in 1974, a reporter supposedly asked him what he thought of Africa. Ali is said to have answered, ""Thank God my granddaddy got on that boat!" That's probably a misquote based on something George Foreman's manager said: "Thank God our grandpappies caught that boat!" The quote in one form or another is used to illustrate the fact that African-Americans prefer to live in the U.S., even though some consider it a racist society. Source: https://quotepark.com/quotes/1761571-dinesh-dsouza-better-off-the-point-is-illustrated-by-the-great/

Is the BBC now a mouthpiece for terrorists? Earlier this week, the BBC admitted it had broadcast an hour of primetime television narrated by the son of a Hamas terrorist leader. This connection to terrorism was not initially disclosed to audiences. This is a very serious crisis for the BBC. It means that our national broadcaster distributed terrorist propaganda to the homes of licence-fee payers.

Egyptian NHS doctor who ‘glorified’ Hamas spared deportation https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/egyptian-nhs-doctor-who-glorified-hamas-spared-deportation/ar-AA1zvUqf?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=d68ccab33a4547e891834c7e06e0fbfd&ei=16 "An Egyptian NHS doctor who mocked Israeli festival-goers for fleeing Hamas gunmen on Oct 7 has won a legal challenge against deportation. "An immigration tribunal judge backed Dr Mennah Elwan in her claim that James Cleverly, the home secretary at the time, was wrong to cancel her leave to remain in the UK after ruling that her presence was 'not conducive to the public good'."

When I lived in Pattaya, vitually every pharmacy I visited had both the nicotene patches and gum, both international brands and local, generic equivalents.

This is indeed a scary situation for British Jews, especially those with dual citizenship in the U.K. and Israel. If doctors feel strongly enough about the Palestinian cause to justify the slaughter of Israeli civilians attending a music festival as "resistance," isn't there at least a risk they will also regard fatal mistreatment of Israeli or Jewish patients as resistance? Suppose an IDF reservist would seek medical care while on a visit to the U.K. Would a Palestine doctor feel it's right to administer a treatment intended to kill, rather than cure, the patient? Two Australian licensed nurses, a male originally from Afghanistan and female of Palestinian background, recently threaten to kill Israeli patient, with the male apparently bragging he had already done so. https://aseannow.com/topic/1351586-australian-nurses-suspended-over-hate-speech-antisemitic-video-as-investigation-unfolds/ Threats of harm or death on the Internet are often dismissed as harmless hyperbole because they aren't credible threats- and rightly so. However, threats by medical professionals fall into an entirely different category. Doctors and nurses are in a position to cause considerable harm to patients. At the very least, the doctors cited in the OP are guilty of hate speech, which isn't a commendable attribute for a physician.

Even more idiocy from Ye- Fox TV Condemns 'Appalling' Kanye West Super Bowl Ad for Swastika Tees: 'We Regret These Commercials Aired' https://www.thewrap.com/fox-ceo-condemns-kanye-west-super-bowl-antisemitic-ad/ He could be facing criminal charges as it's illegal in the U.S. to use deceptive means to get ads on TV.

And now they are stuck with him unless public outrage is strrong enough to cause the government to rescind his Australian citizenship.

This is serious. The cops are also investigating. Australian hospital examines patient records after nurse claims to have killed Israelis https://apnews.com/article/australia-bankstown-hospital-nurses-kill-israelis-4600438279d0a1e5b75f9a31a3108ff3 The male nurse, Ahmad “Rashad” Nadir, is from Afghanistan and the female, Sarah Abu Lebdeh, is Palestinian. https://nypost.com/2025/02/12/world-news/family-of-viral-antisemitic-australian-nurse-says-she-was-set-up/

I know you addressed your question @hotsun, but I'll answer as well. Kanye West is one of the top musicians in the U.S. His string of chart-topping albums helped earn him a fortune once estimated at $2 billion, maybe more. He became a famous celebrity with millions upon millions of followers on social media. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world on two occassions. All that makes him extremely privileged. His antisemitic remarks have made America worse for everyone. He contrbuted to the surge in hatred of Jews, which has resulted in violence under the "Ye is Right!" banner. I'll repeat what I wrote earlier:

Forbes estimated Ye's fortune at $2 billion in 2022, but said it dropped to $400 million because corporations cancelled deals after his antisemitic remarks. Ye himself claimed his fortune had been $3.3 billion. https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2023/04/05/heres-why-kanye-west-dropped-off-the-forbes-billionaires-list/

His antisemitic comments definitely do affect Jewish people. Because of Ye's prominence and influence as a rapper, many young people put his words into action. Jews were harassed and even attacked. Report: Kanye’s Anti-Semitic Rhetoric Led to Assaults, Vandalism "Yeah, do it for Kanye!" a group said while assaulting a Jewish man in a grocery store, one of many such incidents detailed in an Anti-Defamation League report https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kanye-west-anti-semitic-rhetoric-assaults-vandalism-1234678236/ “Ye is Right” Antisemitic Campaign Continues The impact of Ye’s words continues to be felt across the country, including through vandalism and harassment incidents at K-12 schools, colleges and universities, Jewish institutions, public areas and commercial locations. Since October 1, 2022, there have been more than 10,000 Twitter mentions using or referencing the “Ye is Right” slogan. These posts have reached at least six million users on Twitter, garnering more than 22,000 likes and more than 5,000 retweets. https://www.adl.org/resources/article/ye-right-antisemitic-campaign-continues It's neither spin nor a smear. Ye himself posted on social media how the bipolar medication affected his thought processes and creativity, https://hiphopdx.com/news/kanye-west-claims-mentally-misdiagnosed-nearly-drugged-out-of-mind It is certainly possible, even likely, that Ye and other artists have had problems with agents, producers and others in the music industry. However, for him to blame these hassles on "the Jewish community" is no more realistic than blaming leprechauns or little green men from Mars. For example: During an interview on Revolt TV’s “Drink Champs” series that was posted and then removed on October 16, Ye repeatedly blamed “Jewish media” and “Jewish Zionists” for numerous alleged misdeeds, stating that “Jewish people have owned the Black voice” and that “the Jewish community, especially in the music industry…they’ll take us and milk us till we die.” https://www.adl.org/resources/article/unpacking-kanye-wests-antisemitic-remarks That's where Ye goes off the rails. You have me at a disadvantage; I have no idea who you are. Did you know me IRL during the years I lived in Thailand or only as a poster on various boards?

There's never "more" to antisemitism than an irrational hatred of Jews. A great many people "understand what he means and why he is doing it." His mental health issues* may have helped cause him to express age-old antisemitic tropes about a Jewish conspiracy controlling parts of the economy. Whatever "evil underbelly" exists in the music and entertainment business is not the result of a Jewish conspiracy. For Ye to say otherwise simply means he's fallen for a false conspiracy theory. It's been happening for 2,000 years. *"Kanye West has said he was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, and has now been diagnosed as autistic." He formerly took medication related to bipolar disorder which can interfere with cognitive processes. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/feb/06/kanye-west-ye-autism-diagnosed

Kanye West's antisemitic attacks are particularly egregious because many Black children and teenagers have followed his example. His remarks in 2022 had widespread effect as he has an estimated 31 million followers on social media, largely young people who are easily misled. Report: Kanye’s Anti-Semitic Rhetoric Led to Assaults, Vandalism "Yeah, do it for Kanye!" a group said while assaulting a Jewish man in a grocery store, one of many such incidents detailed in an Anti-Defamation League report “Ye is Right” Antisemitic Campaign Continues The impact of Ye’s words continues to be felt across the country, including through vandalism and harassment incidents at K-12 schools, colleges and universities, Jewish institutions, public areas and commercial locations.