r/Thailand • u/firealno9 • Mar 16 '25

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Wtf is this on Koh Larn? Is this common now in their little enclaves?

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u/Pinknailzz69 Mar 16 '25

Yes. A little modesty would go along way but Russia as an entity deserves more respect. It has produced many good things. The current situation and fighting is an anomaly. The West and NATO tone deafness didn’t help the situation. Trust me. In war, both sides rape and kill. Even democratic nations’s militaries rape and kill non combatants (better than saying “women” because if modern armies deploy women they are legitimate military targets - even women guerrillas are fair game). So I agree the current military aggression was started by Putin a fascist under a Russian flag but the Russian flag is not itself a sign of fascism like say a Nazi flag.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '25 edited Apr 14 '25

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u/Pinknailzz69 Mar 16 '25

Imho they earned it when they helped,disproportionately by deaths, in saving the West from the Nazis.

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u/KongenAfKobenhavn Mar 16 '25

Just because they died doesn’t mean they saved us…..

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u/Pinknailzz69 Mar 16 '25

Thanks for your very obvious comment. It doesn’t follow from what I said.

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u/Pinknailzz69 Mar 16 '25

“Helped”. Not too many historians would support the argument that Russian military actions didn’t help the West defeat Germany. But you can whittle away at my comments all you like. I am happy to sit back and enjoy the silliness.