The reasons we fly the flag

[KiChakayan]

22 hours ago, StayinThailand2much said:

I am always puzzled, how countries like Thailand or China mimic Western nationalism of the early 1900s, as if they 'missed out' on something and wanted to catch up.

Well that's interesting, I see nationalism emerging again in the Eastern Europe, across the Chanel and the Atlantic....

Maybe you meant the "early 2000s"?

[tomta]

9 hours ago, Nyezhov said:

Its nice to see folks respect their flag and country. 

Why? 

 

Does respect for the country always imply respect for the flag? Would those few patriotic Germans who fought against the Nazis have respected the swastika? Would a black slave, born in Dixie, who deserted his confederate master to fight in the Union army have respected the COnfederate flag?

[DM07]

It is called "style over substance"!

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[Nyezhov]

44 minutes ago, tomta said:

Why? 

 

Does respect for the country always imply respect for the flag? Would those few patriotic Germans who fought against the Nazis have respected the swastika? Would a black slave, born in Dixie, who deserted his confederate master to fight in the Union army have respected the COnfederate flag?

Reductio ad hitlerum, Im gone from this one.

[George Bowman]

9 hours ago, djayz said:

Why was it changed? 

The elephant on one of Thailand's first flags had trouble keeping its feet on the ground...

Edited August 19, 2018 by missoura

[kannot]

1 hour ago, DM07 said:

It is called "style over substance"!

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and even the style is "debatable"

[StayinThailand2much]

20 hours ago, OZJAY said:

Low government corruption in Australia haha yeah right mate.

Compared to Thailand. Of course, compared to the neighbors across the Tasman Sea, Australia's corruption rating looks more like that of a third-world country. ?

[StayinThailand2much]

4 hours ago, KiChakayan said:

Well that's interesting, I see nationalism emerging again in the Eastern Europe, across the Chanel and the Atlantic....

Maybe you meant the "early 2000s"?

With "Western" I did not mean Eastern Europe, but rather the loud 'we are number one in the world and superior' nationalism known from around 100 years ago in places like Germany ('master race'), Italy, Britain (arms race, colonialism) and France (in regards to their colonialism, as well as religion: 'a true French has to be a Catholic')...

[Justgrazing]

On 8/18/2018 at 1:36 AM, rooster59 said:

Wissanu noted that King Rama VI even developed a new shade of blue for the flag. “It’s a mixture of blue and purple,” he said. “Blue is widely recognised as the colour of the monarchy, while purple is the colour associated with King Rama VI’s 

Not a lot of good for those with Protanopia .. 

[DrTuner]

Nations should be an outdated idea already. With internet tech you could have real time elections on all the time and organically form Edo-period styles villages for people who think the same. Would be nice to have a proper clash once in a while and tourism would be far better, like going to a rabbit food eating village full of feminists to create some mayhem. No need for centralized power struggles.

[kevvy]

On 8/18/2018 at 8:02 AM, Eligius said:

Yes, take great care of that precious flag - while trampling human beings and their rights underfoot on a daily basis.

not just Thailand does that .. There are counties worst than Thailand

[DM07]

37 minutes ago, kevvy said:

not just Thailand does that .. There are counties worst than Thailand

....oh for #$@%6 sake!

Seriously?!

 

[DrTuner]

1 hour ago, kevvy said:

not just Thailand does that .. There are counties worst than Thailand

Yeah, like China, Thailands new owners.

[tomta]

11 hours ago, Nyezhov said:

Reductio ad hitlerum, Im gone from this one.

Nevertheless, why is it a good thing to respect a piece of cloth?

[Nyezhov]

7 hours ago, DrTuner said:

9 hours ago, kevvy said:

not just Thailand does that .. There are counties worst than Thailand

 

Naw, not to the posters here.

[kannot]

2 hours ago, Nyezhov said:

Naw, not to the posters here.

forum rules  matter to some

[ZeVonderBearz]

Control and keeping people in their place within the pecking order. 

[StayinThailand2much]

On 8/18/2018 at 2:18 PM, Father Fintan Stack said:

It was a flag that could fly comfortably alongside those of Russia, France, Britain and the United States.

Yeah, esp. as the coloured stripes were just copied from the flags of the last three on the list.