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**vladekad** · 09-21-2012, 10:38 AM

LOL that always makes me laugh. Most Americans don't know that we actually at war with Thailand during WWII. After Pearl Harbor, Thailand was instructed by Japan to declare war on the US and they did. Their embassy in Washington DC was simply afraid to make the statement public, and before anyone realized it Hiroshima and Nagasaki were devastated.

I am sure that after seeing what happened in Japan that ambassador was grateful he had kept his mouth shut and disobeyed his superiors. It would surely have to be considered colonization to some degree. The definition I gave above certainly falls into line with what happened in the 1940's, Japan gave an order and Thailand complied. That is a rulership from a far nation > colonization.

No matter if the language and taxes were or were not forced upon them. Even the close ties to the British 130 years ago would have to be considered borderline I would think.

09-21-2012, 10:38 AM	#3
vladekad Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 445 Senior Member	LOL that always makes me laugh. Most Americans don't know that we actually at war with Thailand during WWII. After Pearl Harbor, Thailand was instructed by Japan to declare war on the US and they did. Their embassy in Washington DC was simply afraid to make the statement public, and before anyone realized it Hiroshima and Nagasaki were devastated. I am sure that after seeing what happened in Japan that ambassador was grateful he had kept his mouth shut and disobeyed his superiors. It would surely have to be considered colonization to some degree. The definition I gave above certainly falls into line with what happened in the 1940's, Japan gave an order and Thailand complied. That is a rulership from a far nation > colonization. No matter if the language and taxes were or were not forced upon them. Even the close ties to the British 130 years ago would have to be considered borderline I would think.
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