I've seen the same on a motorcycle and a truck, I even bought a tshirt with the same on it.

I am not sure why Thais are obliged to echo Western sensitivity to the swastika. It's a Hindu/Buddhist religious symbol that's been part of Eastern culture eons before Hitler's shenanigans.   

4 hours ago, Why Me said:

I am not sure why Thais are obliged to echo Western sensitivity to the swastika. It's a Hindu/Buddhist religious symbol that's been part of Eastern culture eons before Hitler's shenanigans.   

 

Also with the same colors as in the photo?

 

 

6 hours ago, Yinn said:

How many Thai war hero you know about?

 

Are there any?  I thought Thailand always 
* immediately surrendered
* and whatever happened they lost

 

In the first week I was in Thailand I made 1 conclusion about the Thai population. "You are not going to win a war with Thai people in your army". And that opinion has never changed ????

 

 

 

 

6 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

 

This one is an affront in most countries in Asia.

I  think its beautiful

It's a BMW delivery truck

28 minutes ago, bodga said:

I  think its beautiful

It was the ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and carried on thru to the Japanese Marine Defence Force and,as such, is seen in many ports of the Pacific including Pearl Harbor on occasion.

32 minutes ago, bodga said:

I  think its beautiful

Its the Japanese flag of war .

They fly that flag when they are warring 

1 minute ago, CorpusChristie said:

Its the Japanese flag of war .

They fly that flag when they are warring 

It is the navy ensign.They fly that flag every day from their ships and naval shore installations.

14 minutes ago, Odysseus123 said:

It is the navy ensign.They fly that flag every day from their ships and naval shore installations.

Its very similar to the Japanese Imperial Army flag 1868-1945 

 

About the only good thing about Nazi attitude is it would have got rid of those Black and White Looters faster than Aircraft Carrier Captain does with his rubbish.

12 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

Its very similar to the Japanese Imperial Army flag 1868-1945 

 

So not just warring eh?

I don't believe that the Japanese navy (JMSDF) is warring with anyone at the moment and has not done so since it's creation post WW2.

 

However back to the main topic-the Thai love bold symbols and colour and I doubt very much that many Thai would give some souped up psuedo Aryan symbol (a la the Hitlerite gang) a second thought.

 

Oh..the Finns used the symbol too..ssshh...

 

All in all,I agree with poster "Ying" on this one.

Edited June 27, 20206 yr by Odysseus123

8 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

well the west tolerates the black lives matter fist, and you see idiots walking around still in Che shirts, he was a self confessed rapist and executioner. This sort of thing in the pic is just down to ignorance and the paucity of the Thai education system.

hahahah, look who is calling the kettle black

 

 

8 hours ago, PatchinExPat said:

This is correct

I would not paint it on my vehicle

but it was present in Asia 100s of years before Nazism

The Nazi swastika is a different orientation to the Asian representation, it is not the same

5 minutes ago, Odysseus123 said:

So not just warring eh?

I don't believe that the Japanese navy (JMSDF) is warring with anyone at the moment and has not done so since it's creation post WW2.

 

 

Two different flags , the Navys flags sun is further to the left and the Imperial Armys flag is in the middle .

  Due to the flags connection with the Japanese military , the flag is still offensive in some Asian Countries .

 

22 minutes ago, pineapple01 said:

About the only good thing about Nazi attitude is it would have got rid of those Black and White Looters faster than Aircraft Carrier Captain does with his rubbish.

Well..as the Nazi Brownshirts were champion rioters,thugs and looters-think Kristallnacht- I cannot quite see your point.

2 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

Two different flags , the Navys flags sun is further to the left and the Imperial Armys flag is in the middle .

  Due to the flags connection with the Japanese military , the flag is still offensive in some Asian Countries .

 

That's correct-the photo posted is the Navy's flag.The army flag is banned.

Just as to why the old IJN flag was retained is the subject of some debate,and of course,some rancor especially on the part of the Chinese and South Koreans.

9 hours ago, VictorInBKK said:

I post it here so members of this forum can illustrate what is the reason for this and more importantly, why it's tolerated in the Kingdom. 

It's probably 'tolerated' because it's an ancient Buddhist/Hindu symbol.

 

"In Buddhism, the swastika is considered to symbolize the auspicious footprints of the Buddha. It is an aniconic symbol for the Buddha in many parts of Asia and homologous with the dharma wheel. The shape symbolizes eternal cycling, a theme found in samsara doctrine of Buddhism."

Edited June 27, 20206 yr by BritManToo

9 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

well the west tolerates the black lives matter fist, and you see idiots walking around still in Che shirts, he was a self confessed rapist and executioner. This sort of thing in the pic is just down to ignorance and the paucity of the Thai education system.

Che = absolute scum

Let him suffer in hell

27 minutes ago, simple1 said:

The Nazi swastika is a different orientation to the Asian representation, it is not the same

Not true, the orientation and direction of rotation vary, not only in Asia, but also in the German symbolism.

10 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

It's probably 'tolerated' because it's an ancient Buddhist/Hindu symbol.

 

"In Buddhism, the swastika is considered to symbolize the auspicious footprints of the Buddha. It is an aniconic symbol for the Buddha in many parts of Asia and homologous with the dharma wheel. The shape symbolizes eternal cycling, a theme found in samsara doctrine of Buddhism."

I was once looking at the site of an old Roman villa at Conambriga in Portugal and there was a beautiful mosaic floor-all of 1800 years old-laid out with swastikas..isn't the German one officially called the Hakenkreuz? (crooked cross)?

Edited June 27, 20206 yr by Odysseus123

3 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Not true, the orientation and direction of rotation vary, not only in Asia, but also in the German symbolism.

No, the Nazi swastika is unique as it was designed by the Nazis .

No other swastika is the same , the Nazis swastikas' colors are unique

 

I would for once, like to stop and ask a Thai person who display and uses the swastika signs what their rationale for displaying said signs and whether he/she knows what are the meaning of such signs and see what their answers will be...

Edited June 27, 20206 yr by ezzra

Wasn't Thailand an ally of the Axis powers during WW2. Maybe they have a different view of Nazism.

8 hours ago, Yinn said:

Hitler love white people hate another race

Bit more to it than that.

 

 

when i first saw the heading was expecting a night of the broken glass,not some berk painting a swastika on his van.perhaps hes a neon nazi.

2 hours ago, dimitriv said:

 

Are there any?  I thought Thailand always 
* immediately surrendered
* and whatever happened they lost

 

In the first week I was in Thailand I made 1 conclusion about the Thai population. "You are not going to win a war with Thai people in your army". And that opinion has never changed ????

 

 

 

 

We have many wars, defend Thailand. And win. 

If not have, thailand be Burma. 

 

eg

Naresuan, also called Phra Naret, (born 1555, Phitsanulok, Siam [now Thailand]—died April 25, 1605, on the Salween River), king of Siam (1590–1605), regarded as a national hero by the Thai people for having liberated the country from Myanmar

 

Your post was in my opinion an insult to every Thai who die protecting Thailand.

8 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Your post was in my opinion an insult to every Thai who die protecting Thailand.

 

Yinn, the only time your country ever fights with any severity is when its on its own defenseless people. You guys allowed Japan to invade and declared war on the USA because they forced you to, and thousands died building the death railway right under your noses. The only reason you guys weren't bombed into oblivion is because it was known to every allied nation that Thailand was trying to avoid conflict by surrendering and declaring war even though they didn't mean it. 

 

These are the hard facts about Thailand. 

1 minute ago, Mama Noodle said:

You guys allowed Japan to invade and declared war on the USA because they forced you to

Forced

2 minutes ago, Mama Noodle said:

 

Yinn, the only time your country ever fights with any severity is when its on its own defenseless people. You guys allowed Japan to invade and declared war on the USA because they forced you to, and thousands died building the death railway right under your noses. The only reason you guys weren't bombed into oblivion is because it was known to every allied nation that Thailand was trying to avoid conflict by surrendering and declaring war even though they didn't mean it. 

 

These are the hard facts about Thailand. 

bit off topic but did you have a restaurant in hua hin,went there a couple of times.