And yet somehow, remained independant when England and France took everything else.

Malaysia might have the weirdest monarchy on the planet.

You want to endorse Benedict Arnold behavior, that's on you.

I won't change it.

I don't really have an opinion on them one way or the other I got pulled from the exercise so I don't have any first hand experience.

I just find it odd that you talk like Thailand owes the surrounding nations something.

Do you owe Thailand something?

Yeah, you don't stab your neighbours in the fucking back, for one.

That's rich, coming from that area.

Like I said, it's a den of vipers.

You want to endorse that behavior, like I said, you stick to that principle.

Centuries of bloodshed and infighting.

Are you telling me that such behavior was unheard of in the lands which are now Malaysia?

Are you telling me were it to happen in your region, you'd be sympathizing with your version of Thailand and defending the behavior as warranted?

You say yes to that, I'll concede the point.

Of course. It would be grossly hypocritical of me to say a nation is wrong for looking out for its own interests.

@xorgy I’m going to be writing a whole section for intellectuals like you who are too cool for school

I wouldn't expect another nation to die by our side for the sake of principle, if they could live or even thrive by not doing so.

"Hey dude, we're just here chilling with your diplomatic allies the Brits, don't mind us"
"OK"
>Assists in the Japanese sneak attack on Penang
"MOTHERFUCKER"

"Okay World War 2 is over and we're both rebuilding, Thailand, let's let bygones be bygones and start rebuilding"
"OK"
>Houses the Communist Incursion and hides its leaders
"GOD FUCKING DAMN IT"

There's a saying "fool me twice, shame on me"

You expect me to open my arms wide?

No thanks.

Okay, then don't trust them.

I concede to your principle, but I'm not about to hold a nation to its word when I know it has no intention of keeping it ... and subverts it in the worst ways possible.

That's fine. I'm simply saying, your area is as well a history of deceit, treachery and opportunism. Simply because such behavior has been more effective for the Thai recently does not make the Malaysians some untouchable paragon standing above them.

yeah international trust is the only way nations can exery power outside of military force

if there isnt much trust dont expect anyone to even come close to telling you the truth about their plans

America is lucky in that regard, sharing a friend and frenemy as borders.

The US has always been frenemies with our neighbors

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There have been over three hundred border battles between the US and Canada since the war of 1812.

and right now sane Canadians would wish that the US would invade...

eeerrrr.... guys..... put "r/cute" on the search bar in google or duck.
look for the autocomplete options.

or rather every sane person everywhere in the World wishes to have Trump and not the garbage they have right now.

The last "Invasion" was a bunch of drunken Irish Patriots in New York state trying to create a war between the US and The British Empire so the US would liberate Ireland

Slaps Solidhalon

a more humrous News Cast:
https://youtu.be/YBZNpu4mtAM

something where you don't think "WE'RE GONNA DIE TOMORROW"....

I think there's something really dark and sickening happening on reddit.

Reddit is already dark and sick.