Comments by "The Folder" (@thefolder3086) on "Whatifalthist"
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If depression is so widespread that the population decrease rate and societal response literally borders the Black Death, this will probably be the worst time to live in in history. At least people who caught the plague got it quick and they didn’t always have a terrible life beforehand.
Edit:so many people are posting depressing stuff in the reply so I’ll share what I beliebe, and use to go through this.
In times of apocalypse, it’s better to die in battle than die immediatly. There’s a reason people read about zombie stories where the Mc fight them, not die immediatly to them. You can’t carve your setting but you carve your story, how you react with it. How other perceive you doesn’t even matter, bc there’s no “chad looking” person in this decadence, and if there is it’s likely they just ride the crowd. imagine if you can re read a cosmic book recording your life, how would you write the story next? That’s what you should do.
There is a value to struggle. Sure, physical achievements have values, but the stuff that matters more is how one fight struggle. With no struggle and sadness happiness and achievement is meaningless. Climbing an infinite mountain is good, bc you know you are getting higher, and there’s always more mountain to climb. The world won’t be perfect but it can be better.
Don’t worry if others won’t remember your name. Nobody knows who invented the wheel, but every time we drive a car it reminds all of us that the wheel was invented. One will forever live through how they impact history, even if ever so slightly. Keep doing your thing, you all means a lot.
I would also give all of you guys a hug as well🫂, we csn support each other here 😄
(My biggest fear is complete authoritarianism, it’s not likely but it can happen. Where whether through culture or law one is forced to have no choice. Cancel culture is leading to that already where rebelling means very little and the consequences to not conforming is severe . It’s a culture so not tied t9 a few elites who can die. That makes life less meaningful bc you can’t choose what to do so you aren’t really climbing your mountain.
But, a culture that bad would be mass opposed anyway and all my fellow who is willing to die in battle will help bring it down. )
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@onlyfacts4999 unlike common belief it’s more complicated
But long story short, they didn’t surrender, at leats to the Thai government they thought they are allying with Japan
It’s a complicated situation so let me explain
It started with general p(plaek phibunsongkram) when he take power. He was a strong nationalistic right winged authoritarian leader, not exactly facist but pretty similar. He was trying to take back Cambodia and Laos with some even claiming he has a plan of “greater Thailand” but idk how true it is. He install large authoritarian cultural reform movement making many old cultural aspects illegal and creating nationalist norms for Thai people making stuff like standing in front of the national anthem every morning and evening legally required. Additionally, along with him being a general he knows Thailand couldn’t really resist the sheer Japanese strength so he allied and allow them to go pass Thailand since their goal is to attack Myanmar. Afaik the Japanese also tell general p they will help him get parts of Cambodia and Laos and if they won the entirety of it will be given to Thailand under the Asian co prosperity sphere so he falls for it.
However, this does not reflect the thai population at all with large numbers of people already hating general p from his questionable rise to power and many dislike Japanese rule. However, the general Thai people prioritizing peace and harmony doesn’t really want to rebel at first so you don’t see massive anti Japanese movements alone and they know they would lose anyway. However, later in the war, the Japanese started losing grounds and with back up from the Americans the free Thai movement rebel and overthrow general p. They then, with American backing, say that the alliance was “unofficial” and the country have stayed “technically neutral” with the alliance being jsut th decision or general p alone which most people don’t agree with and he just do bc he know he won’t win anyway. This is also to keep the country from paying war reparations from being in the axis. Thailand have always been amazing at diplomacy so it’s not surprising to me they pull this off.
I don’t think the same thing will happen with the Chinese. It’s not as unwinnably strong as the Japanese.Japan have defeated multiple strong nations inside and outside south east Asia like Vietnam and China and general p have a similar ideology. None of that exist in Thailand today and If China pour in a small number of troops struggling over the mountains of Laos they will be resisted. Japan also target the city of Bangkok as well with its navy which is extremely important due to how centralize Thailand is so China fighting in the north east will likely be resisted and it will be a long while before they take enough of the country to surrender. There’s a large leftist ideology in the north east so maybe China can pull on that but I doubt they will fall for it. With so much Thai identity being around liberty from foreign powers I doubt they will give up to the Chinese
This also depends on th action of ofc, asean and the Americans. ASEAN isn’t that strong but it does influence how south East Asian nation respond. currently they are anti Chinese with the problems in the South China Sea, especially from Indonesia. From what I’ve heard from my Indonesian friend on the internet they are extremely anti Chinese with even anti Chinese racism rising among young generation,something expected for a nation with a rough history agaisnt its Chinese minority. it’s too wrapped up in its own problem to fight China tho but it could still influence asean decision if it doesn’t break first.
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