stanleycoin Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 16 minutes ago, soalbundy said: but at the same time there a millions of Brits who are in holocaust denial, probably wasn't mentioned on 'Love island' I would like to visually see just who those 3 million so called British citizens were that they asked. I think that would paint a very different picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 8 minutes ago, sanemax said: The World has moved on from 1945 , that is history now . Pity that the Israelis can't do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 3 hours ago, Lingba said: The country of Thailand should apologize for not properly educating their children world history 3 hours ago, wellred said: I wonder why WW2 is not taught in Thai schools. Did they not get invaded by Japan in 1941 and later form alliance with them? Or is it more a case of 'yeah that bit didn't look too well on us I.e loss of face, so we'll just not mention anything about it. I'm not supporting her nor the Thai education system, but.... you will be surprised by the lack of knowledge of Western kids, especially in the UK & USA relating to past history or geography. Basically, thick as a plank, unless it's related to football, fashion, celebrities, music & smartphones. Oh i forgot, social media and the Kardashians. Spelling. Ask your average 15-16 y/o on the street in the UK or USA about WW II, or Holocaust, or Vietnam war, or Khmer Rouge atrocity details and you're in for a dumbfound expression. Like a rabbit in the headlights stare. Que? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAIPEN Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 How can anybody be so ignorant? Of course it had to be one of Thai idol group BNK48. What do they learn in school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 the proof will be in the pudding... - out on the street (today) - is there a sudden surge of emblazoned Tshirt sales going on? - is there 'shock omg the horror! out there? aka now she will find out whether she was already popular or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Both Israel and Germany left out one important ingredient, the Asian allowance, take that into consideration and you have a understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 5 hours ago, webfact said: The timing alone was terrible, coming just two days before International Holocaust Remembrance Day yesterday, meant to honour the victims of Germany’s World War II attempt to exterminate Europe’s Jews It wasn't limited to Jews. Anyone considered inferior was also killed: Gypsies, gays, people with disabilities............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 3 hours ago, wellred said: I wonder why WW2 is not taught in Thai schools. Did they not get invaded by Japan in 1941 and later form alliance with them? Or is it more a case of 'yeah that bit didn't look too well on us I.e loss of face, so we'll just not mention anything about it. Running away at accidents, has it's roots very deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 13 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said: It's just a PR stunt. Their pictures are all over in media but only a very few understand what it's really about. Their pictures were already all over the place, even on the side of buses, they do not need publicity stunts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles45 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 My daughter-in-law is Japanese and when she came to Australia 20 years ago she couldn't understand why many older males were quite hostile to her. My son explained Japans invasion of SEA countries and there bad treatment of the people there. She was shocked as she had no idea, nothing about this was taught in their schools or appeared in text books. It is still the same today apparently. Thailand is not the only country that glosses over the past and ignores world events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 15 minutes ago, Rugon said: Hindu actually. When Thais say 'sawat di ka' it comes from Sanskrit. Sawat means 'WELL-BEING' Yes, 'Sawsdee' was introduced into the Thai language as a formal greeting in the 1940s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cabrão Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 While I'm reading the comments on this post, I starting to get more and more irritated by many of them. It seems there are a lot of you who feel the West (and the education systems in some of the Western countries) is still superior. Well, last week I read about a survey in the UK which showed that 20% of the questioned persons didn't believe that the prosecution of Jews in WWII and the Holocaust actually happened... Says a lot about the education of British in general, no..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgarbo Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 5 hours ago, Justgrazing said: She after a part in a Thai soap opera .? Should also apologise for the turgid crap called music they inflict upon us .. Shouldn't the Nazis apologize for stealing and besmirching a revered Buddhist symbol? The swastika has been a peace symbol for >2500 yrs. Take a look at any Buddhist temple or spirit house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairynuff Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 1 hour ago, jspill said: The Swastika has been a Hindu & Buddhist symbol used all over Asia for over a millennium before a bunch of German dudes rotated it slightly for a few decades. Israel is way too sensitive Wow you really have a way with words. Shame on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krobert6 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 My wife is Thai 34 and was never taught anything about any of the ww's never even heard of the Vietnam war. Very sad keeping the population ignorant about a range of things that Thailand may be embarrassed about. Instead they teach ancient rubbish decrying neighboring countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgarbo Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Fairynuff said: Wow you really have a way with words. Shame on you. Shame on your ignorance. Telling the truth is not "a way with words" - that's called lying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, cabrão said: While I'm reading the comments on this post, I starting to get more and more irritated by many of them. It seems there are a lot of you who feel the West (and the education systems in some of the Western countries) is still superior. Well, last week I read about a survey in the UK which showed that 20% of the questioned persons didn't believe that the prosecution of Jews in WWII and the Holocaust actually happened... Says a lot about the education of British in general, no..? Says a lot about the reach of Holocaust denial propaganda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 this is horrible. the poor girl is obviously devastated. if she needs time to heal from her emotional trauma the whole troupe of girls are welcome at my house. I have plenty of room for them to rehearse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairynuff Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 1 hour ago, OmarZaid said: Nuts ! Political histrionics --- besides this, the Swastika is Buddhist And the holocaust never happened right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 11 minutes ago, Orton Rd said: Their pictures were already all over the place, even on the side of buses, they do not need publicity stunts. There's no such thing as to much publicity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugon Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, NCC1701A said: this is horrible. the poor girl is obviously devastated. if she needs time to heal from her emotional trauma the whole troupe of girls are welcome at my house. I have plenty of room for them to rehearse. Rather repulsive, how old are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 8 minutes ago, NCC1701A said: thanx, t'was worth watching it again! ...since your archived original screening: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080887-thai-idol-group-bnk48-member-wears-nazi-flag-on-stage/?page=13&tab=comments#comment-13779563 but is there a sequel? ... Hitler in the Fall... ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairynuff Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 26 minutes ago, Spidey said: Pity that the Israelis can't do the same. Yeah let’s just forget they tried to wipe out an entire race of people and a whole lot more non Aryans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Rugon said: Rather repulsive, how old are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigC Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 These countries need to grow a pair Nazis dont exsist anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoMill Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 3 hours ago, Lingba said: The country of Thailand should apologize for not properly educating their children world history European history* Europe isn't the center of the world. A concept hard to accept for many westerns. 3 hours ago, wellred said: I wonder why WW2 is not taught in Thai schools. Did they not get invaded by Japan in 1941 and later form alliance with them? Or is it more a case of 'yeah that bit didn't look too well on us I.e loss of face, so we'll just not mention anything about it. Probably for the same reason that we (Dutch) had to find out about Pearl Harbor through Hollywood, and not our textbooks in school? The pacific part of the WW just wasnt significant enough to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanemax Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, jgarbo said: Shame on your ignorance. Telling the truth is not "a way with words" - that's called lying. No, the Nazi swastika is different to the ancient Buddhist swastika . Two different symbols with different meanings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Not sure if ignorance of world history, WWII, and the holocaust is an excuse for wearing a symbol that alot feel offended by, for good cause. The period between 1914 and 1945 was a period of two of the greatest wars in recent history, and some of the greatest amounts of (needless) suffering and death, this planet has faced, within the past few centuries. And there is absolutely no excuse for any nation to not devote time to the study of it. If anyone is to blame, it is the government, the elites and the educational system, for not encouraging, or teaching world history, geography, and knowledge of the outside world. Thailand is just a relatively small player on the world stage. Making it seem like the center of the universe cannot be healthy for young minds. Nationalism, and xenophobia should be discouraged on all levels of society. At least in a society that is interested in moving forward in this age of globalization. Get rid of the small minds. Let Thailand elect men and women who are capable of real leadership. Will that happen? Are there such potential leaders out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileydude Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 More Chinese (labeled racially inferior) were killed by the Japanese then Holocaust victims yet no one seems to protest (except the Chinese) against official visits to the Yasukuni Shrine by members of the Japanese government. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties Unit 731 crimes were just as terrible as what happened at Auschwitz. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731 Most kids nowadays don’t have much knowledge about their own nations’s history let alone world history. Don’t blame the kids, blame the educators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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