13 hours ago, jas007 said:

Ever see the movie called "The Book of Eli"?  

 

Or watch the Apple TV+ series called "Silo."  

 

Nope.

I'll look them up. Thanks.

 

13 hours ago, connda said:

  China in turn will probably occupy Thailand much like the Japanese did during World War 2.

 

In WWII Japan occupied Indonesia because it wanted its resources to wage conventional war. If a nuclear war breaks out, why would China occupy Thailand? It wouldn't be a conventional war.

 

What does Thailand have that China wants that would help it wage war? Longan?

4 hours ago, save the frogs said:

 

Nope.

I'll look them up. Thanks.

 

 

You'll be wasting your time.

 

 

11 hours ago, Celsius said:

 

You'll be wasting your time.

 

 

 

Why is that, smarty pants?

 

6 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

Why is that, smarty pants?

 

 

Silo season 1 was promising and God knows I love Tim Robbins, but they did their usual with season 2 where they have no idea what they are doing and instead give you 10 filler episodes that are a complete waste of time.

 

Book of Eli is a Bible thumping movie.

 

Might as well watch clueless 

On 6/4/2025 at 6:32 PM, Celsius said:

Book of Eli is a Bible thumping movie.

It's more than that.  It shows the aftermath of a global thermonuclear war.  Sure, there are religious overtones, and it seems silly at times, but I think it's worth watching.  

On 6/4/2025 at 2:30 PM, Cameroni said:

Longan?

Durian.

Welp, I think I’m much safer in Isaan, or the beach areas than New York City, Washington DC, London, Paris, Moscow, Taiwan, Beijing Kiev, etc.

On 6/3/2025 at 7:49 PM, Patong2021 said:

 Nowhere will be  safe.

Nuclear fallout follows the wind and would eventually contaminate the earth, even remote areas.

The dust and debris fields would create a nuclear winter, with  a negative impact on agriculture,  forests and animal life.

Social order would collapse  and no matter how well armed one was, the hordes would eventually over run resistance.

Wealth would be lost. Savings would be lost. Income support and social benefits would disappear and the health system would collapse.

Luckily, most people will be dead so they would not have to endure the above.

In my view, this is the post that summarises everything best.

 

OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO FARANG PENSIONNERS LIVING UNDER PALM TREES: Your monthly monetary transfers from your Western Home Countries will stop.

 

Better be "rich" in Thailand and have 50 sacks of rice stored in your bunker.

 

On 6/3/2025 at 2:47 PM, connda said:

Given the degree of Western hatred and loathing for the non-Western cultures of Russia, China, and Iran, it's just a matter of time before the global hostilities blows up into a world war.  Everywhere you look there is open hostilities and talk of war.  I see World War 3 coming although most AN members probably don't due their continuity bias (the unconscious cognitive bias to continue with the original plan in spite of changing conditions). 
The rhetoric toward non-Western nations has been the same most of my life: The West and especially the US are the bastions of freedom and democracy, and most other countries who are not vassal-states of the West, especially Russia, China, Iran and all countries labeled as "The Axis of Evil", are "aggressive, authoritarian dictatorships all seeking to militarily take over the world.

So therefore they must be destroyed. Peace Through Strength will prevail!  And by golly, the US and NATO will be the ones to do it!  Just turn on the main-stream news and listen to the rhetoric from the West.  "Russia, China, Iran, and the DPRK must be stopped by the West whatever it takes."

So I'd like to know - when World War 3 arrives it will involve the US and NATO countries as well as their Asian allies in Japan and S. Korea, fighting against Russia, China, Iran, and the DPRK all of whom have interlocking mutual defense pacts - so, what are you going to do?  Once this fighting starts, it will quickly accelerate to a global confrontation specially due to these interlocking mutual defense agreements.

To quote The Clash:

"Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go, there will be trouble,
And if I stay it will be double,
So come on and let me know."

So - will you stay or will you go?
If you stay, what are you going to do?  How do you plan to weather the storm of global war even if Thailand again takes a neutral stance?
If you go, what's your plans?  Where are you going to go and what are you planning to do?

First of all there will be Civil War in US. So there will be no time to start WW3. 

On 6/3/2025 at 3:15 PM, unblocktheplanet said:

Everybody should watch Dr. Strangelove, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) again! Thai govt is too cheap, right to the end, to hand out cyanide pills!

Mrs. Am Cyanide had all the connections and distribution network.

On 6/3/2025 at 4:30 PM, johng said:

I think that after nuclear  holocaust  that wont matter too much ?

but I could still eat a banana from the tree in Thailand  and not freeze to death in winter.

I thought I read somewhere radioactive banana plants(they are not trees) become carnivorous...

I'm not convinced that WW III has to be an all out nuclear war.

Still could be a limited nuclear war restricted to the northern countries.

Could take years for the radioactivity really threatens the southern parts.

South America , most of Africa , South Asia , Australia will have more time.

 

100 's of above ground test detonations by various countries , yet we're not

contaminated.

 

But yes with europe in ashes , no money transfers.

Will Thailand throw us out if we don't have the 800k ?

I will stay in Thailand but if I was younger I would try to get as far away as possible from the likely worst of the action. South of Chile probably, or the Falklands.

I will stay in Thailand but if I was younger I would try to get as far away as possible from the likely worst of the action. South of Chile probably.

On 6/3/2025 at 2:47 PM, connda said:

Given the degree of Western hatred and loathing for the non-Western cultures of Russia, China, and Iran, it's just a matter of time before the global hostilities blows up into a world war.  Everywhere you look there is open hostilities and talk of war.  I see World War 3 coming although most AN members probably don't due their continuity bias (the unconscious cognitive bias to continue with the original plan in spite of changing conditions). 
The rhetoric toward non-Western nations has been the same most of my life: The West and especially the US are the bastions of freedom and democracy, and most other countries who are not vassal-states of the West, especially Russia, China, Iran and all countries labeled as "The Axis of Evil", are "aggressive, authoritarian dictatorships all seeking to militarily take over the world.

So therefore they must be destroyed. Peace Through Strength will prevail!  And by golly, the US and NATO will be the ones to do it!  Just turn on the main-stream news and listen to the rhetoric from the West.  "Russia, China, Iran, and the DPRK must be stopped by the West whatever it takes."

So I'd like to know - when World War 3 arrives it will involve the US and NATO countries as well as their Asian allies in Japan and S. Korea, fighting against Russia, China, Iran, and the DPRK all of whom have interlocking mutual defense pacts - so, what are you going to do?  Once this fighting starts, it will quickly accelerate to a global confrontation specially due to these interlocking mutual defense agreements.

To quote The Clash:

"Should I stay or should I go now?
If I go, there will be trouble,
And if I stay it will be double,
So come on and let me know."

So - will you stay or will you go?
If you stay, what are you going to do?  How do you plan to weather the storm of global war even if Thailand again takes a neutral stance?
If you go, what's your plans?  Where are you going to go and what are you planning to do?

read your history, Thailnd and switerland have been the safest plases to live, especially duruing WW1 and WW2, thailand always backed the winning side and if they were loosing then they would just change sides  SIMPLE!!

I am old and retired, so in case of WW3, I would stay in the middle of nowhere in a small village in Isan with a few local bar girls who would take care of my essential needs . . .

WW 3 has been going on for a long time

On 6/3/2025 at 3:50 PM, Hummin said:

Got 3 different continents as options, so better wait and see. The war is coming, when is the question.

 

5 years warning we got for the moment, tic tac, tic tac, 

 The sky is falling the sky is falling

 

This has as much a chance of happening as BOB getting a Free long time from Stumble Inn

1 hour ago, portisaacozzy said:

read your history, Thailnd and switerland have been the safest plases to live, especially duruing WW1 and WW2, thailand always backed the winning side and if they were loosing then they would just change sides  SIMPLE!!

Any war now will be in the skies.

 

Ww3 line up

 

Uk NATO India SK

 

China NK 

 

Russia does not have the capability at this point to be a player

 

Iran has to worry about other Arabian countries and israel

1 minute ago, kingstonkid said:

 The sky is falling the sky is falling

 

This has as much a chance of happening as BOB getting a Free long time from Stumble Inn

A 3. WW doesn't mean sky is falling, but can indeed complicate life for some of us in more than one way. 

 

And it will for sure make border conflicts around the world a bit more tense when world focus changes. 

 

 

 

Personally I think a small village in rural Thailand is one of the safest places to be.

 

Only a moron would send a ICBM into the rice fields and buffalo sheds but then there are plenty of morons with a finger on the nuclear buttons.

 

Fat boy in NK, Pooh Bear in China l, KGB murderer in Moscow, The Ayotollah in Tehran to name but a few...

On 6/3/2025 at 9:47 AM, connda said:

Given the degree of Western hatred and loathing for the non-Western cultures of Russia, China, and Iran

Right, and the behavior and actions of Russia, China and Iran have nothing to do with that, of course. It’s probably a coincidence that they’re all totalitarian states, that oppress their own people by brute force, while at the same time trying to undermine democracy in western countries, or even openly waging war against it. There is plenty to hate and loathe about the countries you named.

39 minutes ago, Andycoops said:

there are plenty of morons with a finger on the nuclear buttons.

 

Fat boy in NK, Pooh Bear in China l, KGB murderer in Moscow, The Ayotollah in Tehran to name but a few...

And the dick in the White House!

2 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

This has as much a chance of happening as BOB getting a Free long time from Stumble Inn

Well, maybe kneel & bob...

On 6/3/2025 at 11:56 AM, Cameroni said:

 

This is why you need to download all your porn to hard drive.

That's why it's called a "hard" drive 🤪

Yes much better than the 5 and 1/2 inch floppy disk

On 6/3/2025 at 4:27 PM, impulse said:

 

Can't say I've ever tasted any of those.  I won't miss 'em.

 

Try My Buscuit - excellent digestives.

2 minutes ago, eastlight said:

Try My Buscuit - excellent digestives.

 

Gotta admit.  Not in the market for digestives.  I usually have the opposite issue in LOS.  I'd like to think it's because I eat so much fresh fruit while I'm in Thailand, but it's probably a little grosser, since I don't cook for myself in the hotel.

 

 

It has already been mentioned in this thread but worth repeating.  If you stay in Thailand there is a good chance none of your foreign income or assets will be available to you in this setting.  How welcome will you be and what will you live on.  it is as much a factor as trying to avoid the actual conflict.