Thailand's Bizarre Hitler Worship

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Hitler is Huge in Thailand: Chicken Joints, T-Shirts, and A Govt.-Issued Propaganda Video
From a KFC-like chicken joint named “Hitler” to clothing, Thailand has a serious Nazi fetish. A recent propaganda video courtesy of Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha is the latest example.

John Galliano would love it in Thailand.

Yes, these days, Nazism is all the rage in the land formerly known as Siam. The first major episode occurred back in September 2011, when a group of students at Sacred Heart Catholic School, a high school in Chiang Mai, showed up to its annual summer sports day dressed in full Nazi regalia and carrying large Swastika flags.

The brigade was led by a young woman dressed as Adolf Hitler, followed by a procession of students sporting SS uniforms and fake machine guns. Then, in June of last year, a KFC-like fast food joint named “Hitler” sprouted up, replete with a logo of the effete führer, pencil mustache and all. And the following month, art school students at Chulalongkorn University unveiled a massive billboard bearing the word “Congratulations,” and showing a superhero-like Hitler giving the Nazi salute nestled between Batman, Captain America, Iron Man, and the Incredible Hulk. Nazi t-shirts are also very popular in Thailand, which is one step away from staging a revival of Springtime For Hitler.

In all these cases, the students and even faculty members plead ignorance. Since the Holocaust isn’t taught in many Asian schools—including those in Thailand—these oblivious youngsters merely view Nazi symbols as attractive iconography, rather then hateful reminders of the systematic slaughter of 11 million people, including 6 million Jews.

But a recent propaganda video issued by Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha—and screened nationwide in cinemas on December 6—bears the distinction of being one of the first examples of state-sponsored Nazi worship.

The short film is titled 30, and directed by Kulp Kaljaruek as part of the Thai Niyom (Thai Pride) movie—a propaganda film promoting the “12 core values” of Gen. Prayuth’s regime. These “values” include discipline, morality, respecting one’s superiors, upholding traditional Thai customs, steering away from “religious sins,” and eschewing greed. The “values” are displayed in large banners outside Thai schools, and schoolchildren are forced to recite them twice daily in poem form.

30 is a didactic movie about a young, blue-blooded Thai boy learning to accept his goofy slacker of a best friend. But, during the film’s animated opening sequence, the rich protagonist is seen standing proudly in front of a portrait he drew in art class of Adolf Hitler. The clip received heaps of Internet criticism after it went viral, and has since been pulled down from state channels.
Still, director Kulp Kaljaruek doesn’t quite see what the big deal is.

“I didn't think it would be an issue,” Kaljaruek told Khaosod English. “As for Hitler's portrait, I have seen so many people using it on T-Shirts everywhere. It's even considered a fashion. It doesn't mean I agree with it, but I didn't expect it to be an issue at all.”

On Wednesday, Simon Roded, the Israeli ambassador to Thailand, issued a statement explaining how “deeply saddened” he was to see this troubling image in an official Thai government film.

“Hitler and the Nazi regime were responsible for a systemic, horrific and racist murder of 11 million people during the Holocaust,” Roded’s statement read. “I was surprised that throughout the screening process this movie must have gone through to be approved for public broadcast, none of the smart, well educated people checking it had identified it as being problematic and offensive.”
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Thai Niyom is comprised of 12 short films helmed by 12 different directors, and was commissioned by Gen. Prayuth in October to both celebrate His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 87th birthday on December 5, and also promote nationalism.

Gen. Prayuth launched a military coup on May 22 to overthrow the government before pushing through an interim constitution that granted him ridiculous power. Since he was elected prime minister in August by a handpicked national legislature, he has transformed the country into an Orwellian nightmare where talk of democracy and criticism of the government has been banned. Hundreds of dissidents have been jailed, the news media is censored, the name of the previous prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has been stricken from school textbooks, and students are required to have “merit passports” where they keep a detailed record of their behavior.

Student protesters have adopted The Hunger Games’ three-finger salute as an act of silent, anti-authoritarian rebellion against the military government—one punishable by imprisonment, and which has led several Thai theater chains to ban The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1.
Where’s Katniss when you need her?

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[StonyArabia]

What the hell? That's so weird. Though he did not much against Mongoloid people.

[Fortis in Arduis]

https://vid.me/K1sr <--- video link

Perhaps it fits with the current authoritarian ideals of their government.

[StonyArabia]

Well Thailand was highly influenced by India , maybe they want to connect to the distant aryan past. Quite comical though .

[Dictator]

nazi vests are fashionable and we all know that thai men are prone to be ladyboys.

[Toca]

Been there many times ,never saw that
weird and out of the place movement.

[Unome]

East Asians are not indoctrinated/educated to see Hitler as negative, and therefore see him as a powerful European leader/warlord.

Western countries necessarily demonize Hitler as a result of the war loss.

[StonyArabia]

East Asians are not indoctrinated/educated to see Hitler as negative, and therefore see him as a powerful European leader/warlord.

Western countries necessarily demonize Hitler as a result of the war loss.

Thais are not East Asians they are southeast Asian and their civilization is highly influenced by India with little influences from China. The nazi appeal has nothing to do with politics just fashion.

[zhaoyun]

Thais are not East Asians they are southeast Asian and their civilization is highly influenced by India with little influences from China. The nazi appeal has nothing to do with politics just fashion.

This. Thais are not East Asians.

But anyways, I wouldn't read much into this. I don't think there is any significant intellectual or political reason for them to do this, it's more like some kind of stupid fad that some businesses or individuals take part in.

[StonyArabia]

This. Thais are not East Asians.

But anyways, I wouldn't read much into this. I don't think there is any significant intellectual or political reason for them to do this, it's more like some kind of stupid fad that some businesses or individuals take part in.

Well many people think everything is political or racial to some especially with these type forums. People just like the fashion but could not give a fuck about the ideology or politics.

[Unome]

Thais are not East Asians they are southeast Asian and their civilization is highly influenced by India with little influences from China. The nazi appeal has nothing to do with politics just fashion.
I've seen pictures of Japanese doing the same though, hence the reason for my explanation.

And I presume the Chinese also do not demonize Hitler, at least, as Western cultures do.

In the West, Hitler-bashing is due to politicking. If Nazis had won WWII then we'd all be typing/writing/reading in German instead of English.

[zhaoyun]

Well many people think everything is political or racial to some especially with these type forums. People just like the fashion but could not give a fuck about the ideology or politics.

I doubt some 19 year old Thai girl dressed in a sexy SS outfit does it out of some deep allegiance to National Socialist politics after a prolonged period of research and soul searching. LOL

Common sense people, COME ON.

[zhaoyun]

I've seen pictures of Japanese doing the same though, hence the reason for my explanation.

And I presume the Chinese also do not demonize Hitler, at least, as Western cultures do.

In the West, Hitler-bashing is due to politicking. If Nazis had won WWII then we'd all be typing/writing/reading in German instead of English.

Because the war between Germany and Britain/France is largely considered a European affair and resonates little amongst East Asians. Therefore, Hitler is not a big topic of interest.

[StonyArabia]

Because the war between Germany and Britain/France is largely considered a European affair and resonates little amongst East Asians. Therefore, Hitler is not a big topic of interest.

Yep East Asian should care about East Asian stuff, same with everyone the world does not revolve around Europe honestly maybe to the racialist idiots it does.

[GoliOtok]

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Perhaps it fits with the current authoritarian ideals of their government.

I think if one could look at National Socialist Germany objectively they would think it was a pretty good ideal with genuine merits. National Socialism is a much better political and economic system for a country than Capitalism or Communism. National Socialism did without predatory central banks, and eliminated social issues such as poverty. National Socialism is a more efficient way to run a country and it is more humane because everyone is taken care of. In Capitalism people are selfish and don't care about anyone but themselves, leaving the less fortunate to die in the streets. Communism is just a complete fraud and is proven to not work. The only reason people hate Hitler is because of the propaganda. The Jews are the only ones that didn't like National Socialist Germany because Hitler hated the Jews. National Socialism is appealing to anyone except the Jews. But this is not to say that Jews are morally superior. They live by their code that they are God's Chosen people and everyone else was put on this earth to be their slaves. If people were aware that this is the true attitude of the Jews then could you blame anyone for hating them? Hitler didn't just hate Jews for no reason, he saw that they were selfish and only cared about Jews, and didn't mind destroying Germany for their own benefit. That is the primary reason Hitler came to power and why world war 2 happened. Hitler tried to take his country back, and free his people from the Jewish poison, but other countries like America, England and Russia, where all under Jewish influence (and still are) so they had to put a stop to Hitler, because if Hitler won, then the Jews would lose their parasitical existence in Germany, and eventually in the rest of the world. Even though Hitler was working against the Jews, he did not intend to commit genocide against them. He wanted to relocate the Jews from Europe to Madagascar. Jews were allowed to live in Germany freely before the War started, but they were removed from positions of power. They were also allowed to leave Germany with all of their wealth too if they wanted. The Jews declared war on Germany in 1933, and world Jewry started a world wide boycott of German goods. Yet some Jews still traded with Germany from Palestine even though other Jews were boycotting German goods. Economic warfare is just as powerful as military warfare. So because of all that the Germans began putting Jews in concentration camps. Most of the deaths in the concentration camps occurred towards the end of the war when typhus broke out and rations were depleted. There were no gas chambers at Auschwitz or anywhere else. That was proven by an America Gas chamber expert named Fred Leuchter during the Ernst Zundel trials in Canada. There were delousing chambers in the concentration camps to kill lice which spread typhus. The claim that 6 million Jews died in the "Holocaust" was also a lie. The plaque at Auschwitz originally said there where over 5 million Jews killed there, but that number was changed twice and ended up with 1.4 million dead. Jewish encyclopedias also say that the number of Jews in Europe before and After the War were not much different. Despite all of this Major Jewish organizations such as the ADL still claim there were gas chambers, and that 6 million Jews died.

[Leto]

This. Thais are not East Asians.
There are lots of Chinese people in Thailand. Or part Chinese. Including the elite. Actually, the Chinese are very influential in many Asian countries, such as Malaysia.

[zhaoyun]

There are lots of Chinese people in Thailand. Or part Chinese. Including the elite. Actually, the Chinese are very influential in many Asian countries, such as Malaysia.

Yeah, but im talking about the native Thais, of course many have some Chinese blood too especially around Bangkok but those you can tell easily because they are light skinned with more east asian featurees.

[StonyArabia]

Yeah, but im talking about the native Thais, of course many have some Chinese blood too especially around Bangkok but those you can tell easily because they are light skinned with more east asian featurees.

China did influence Thailand some what, and of course their going to be Chinese people in Thai land , just there is some Indian people there. Honestly when you look at Thailand its culture is like India and China combined in harmony. It's cool to see, Combodia is more influenced by India, well Vietnam is heavily Sinized.

[Aviator]

Other than the factor of time passed, is it really so different than us thinking Genghis Kahn was badass?

[StonyArabia]

I doubt some 19 year old Thai girl dressed in a sexy SS outfit does it out of some deep allegiance to National Socialist politics after a prolonged period of research and soul searching. LOL

Common sense people, COME ON.

Yep it's just playing dress up nothing more than that.