On 7/22/2015 at 4:56 PM, Tomtomtom69 said: Whereas in Thailand, excess nationalism, corruption, political nepotism and cronyism has only created a society where citizens are forced to obey authority, but lack critical thinking skills and are very short-sighted, including in the way that tourism is managed, as you have pointed out.
What nonsense fake news are you talking about? Thailand is the least nationalistic nation in southeast asia, thanks to its not having been colonized by any foreign power. Western colonization in the SEA created the legacy of extreme-nationalism everywhere in this region, except in Thailand. Look at the shithole Malaysian and its sham "bumiputera" ideology of malay supremacy (at the expense of other racial groups). Look at Cambodia and its massacre of muslim Cham and chinese populations in the 70s. Look at how Myanmar has been dealing with ethnic minority, including rohinya muslims. These are just some of the racial chauvinism/nationalism run amok as a reaction to the western colonial legacy.
Thailand is the only society on the mainland southeast asia that escape both communism and ultra-racial supremacism. If you know any history about them, the Burmese and Khmer were extremely racist through out their history. The Burmese were jealous of their race and set out to destroy anyone they viewed as inferior. This is why huge Mon populations have fled to Siam/Thailand and became a constituent part of the Thai population today. The Thai society is the only "non-racial" society in Southeast Asia. That was why the Thai Chinese, Mon and Laos ethnic groups in the country assimilated so well. Thailand probably have more muslim populations than in Myanmar and the islamic separatist groups in the south continue to inflict violence to civilian populations. Yet there is no sign that any muslim community in Thailand would face the same fate as muslim in Myanmar. TBH, the French and American are much more islamophobic than the Thai.
The change in Thai culture over the years happened because of the influx of "new people" into the country. The urban Thai-chinese, in particular, are less connected to, or engaged with, the indigenous Thai culture compared to the Thais who live in the countryside. But there have been no discrimination on the basis of culture, so far. It's the openness of the Thai society that is their most enduring strength. The Thai are not as obsessive in the idea of "race" and most other countries. Thailand is probably the only country in the world that completely absorbed such a large Chinese population. Their success in assimilating the Chinese even upset Chinese scholars in Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong who have been trying to find out why their "people" disappeared only after one or two generations.
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What nonsense fake news are you talking about? Thailand is the least nationalistic nation in southeast asia, thanks to its not having been colonized by any foreign power. Western colonization in the SEA created the legacy of extreme-nationalism everywhere in this region, except in Thailand. Look at the shithole Malaysian and its sham "bumiputera" ideology of malay supremacy (at the expense of other racial groups). Look at Cambodia and its massacre of muslim Cham and chinese populations in the 70s. Look at how Myanmar has been dealing with ethnic minority, including rohinya muslims. These are just some of the racial chauvinism/nationalism run amok as a reaction to the western colonial legacy.
Thailand is the only society on the mainland southeast asia that escape both communism and ultra-racial supremacism. If you know any history about them, the Burmese and Khmer were extremely racist through out their history. The Burmese were jealous of their race and set out to destroy anyone they viewed as inferior. This is why huge Mon populations have fled to Siam/Thailand and became a constituent part of the Thai population today. The Thai society is the only "non-racial" society in Southeast Asia. That was why the Thai Chinese, Mon and Laos ethnic groups in the country assimilated so well. Thailand probably have more muslim populations than in Myanmar and the islamic separatist groups in the south continue to inflict violence to civilian populations. Yet there is no sign that any muslim community in Thailand would face the same fate as muslim in Myanmar. TBH, the French and American are much more islamophobic than the Thai.
The change in Thai culture over the years happened because of the influx of "new people" into the country. The urban Thai-chinese, in particular, are less connected to, or engaged with, the indigenous Thai culture compared to the Thais who live in the countryside. But there have been no discrimination on the basis of culture, so far. It's the openness of the Thai society that is their most enduring strength. The Thai are not as obsessive in the idea of "race" and most other countries. Thailand is probably the only country in the world that completely absorbed such a large Chinese population. Their success in assimilating the Chinese even upset Chinese scholars in Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong who have been trying to find out why their "people" disappeared only after one or two generations.