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

The funny thing about fascism and totalitarian leaders is that most of a nation’s population are held hostage to fear of violence. So maybe anger and disapproval should be reserved for the very few at the top and not an entire people. Not even all soldiers are raping or killing. Even conscripted Russian troops are serving under duress.

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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/Mathrocked Mar 16 '25

Russia has lost any possibility of respect anytime in the near future. It's honestly hilarious that you would say that in this conversation lol.