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Had I been misled? I sang this song in the camps without knowing the lyrics.
« on: October 20, 2011, 12:08:19 AM »


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Re: Had I been misled? I sang this song in the camps without knowing the lyrics.
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2011, 11:18:23 AM »
It appears you were misled.



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Re: Had I been misled? I sang this song in the camps without knowing the lyrics.
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2011, 02:27:55 PM »
Quote from: Peachy Fish on October 20, 2011, 11:18:23 AM
It appears you were misled.

Haha...singing that "Thai blood", etc...when I'm not Thai blood. I'm not even in love with a Thai star or Thai farmer, let alone being anywhere close to being Thai blood.


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Re: Had I been misled? I sang this song in the camps without knowing the lyrics.
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2011, 04:17:39 PM »
Lol. I'm quite surprised no one else told you what it meant or perhaps they didn't know the meaning of the song either.



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Re: Had I been misled? I sang this song in the camps without knowing the lyrics.
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2011, 04:22:26 PM »
Quote from: Peachy Fish on October 20, 2011, 04:17:39 PM
Lol. I'm quite surprised no one else told you what it meant or perhaps they didn't know the meaning of the song either.

I think the Thai teacher was trying to brainwash me and my classmates with those lyrics. We just sang along like little kids in grade schools singing along a teacher here.



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Re: Had I been misled? I sang this song in the camps without knowing the lyrics.
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2011, 04:33:34 PM »
Quote from: Reporter on October 20, 2011, 04:22:26 PM
I think the Thai teacher was trying to brainwash me and my classmates with those lyrics. We just sang along like little kids in grade schools singing along a teacher here.

Oh, hmm, it does sound like it. Tu sab kawg yog le nas.



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Re: Had I been misled? I sang this song in the camps without knowing the lyrics.
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2011, 04:35:01 PM »
Quote from: Peachy Fish on October 20, 2011, 04:33:34 PM
Oh, hmm, it does sound like it. Tu sab kawg yog le nas.

When you live on some of the inches of Thailand, the Thais have got to indoctrinate you, right? Or else you may start to claim those inches as Hmong inches. :2funny:



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Re: Had I been misled? I sang this song in the camps without knowing the lyrics.
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2011, 04:36:21 PM »
Quote from: Reporter on October 20, 2011, 04:35:01 PM
When you live on some of the inches of Thailand, the Thais have got to indoctrinate you, right? Or else you may start to claim those inches as Hmong inches. :2funny:

True, guess they were just being careful, or they were planning on recruiting you to fight for them later on. Good thing you came to America Reporter. hehe



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Re: Had I been misled? I sang this song in the camps without knowing the lyrics.
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2011, 06:48:41 PM »
When you are little, you just scream to songs without knowing their political effects or meaings.










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Re: Had I been misled? I sang this song in the camps without knowing the lyrics.
« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2011, 12:47:55 AM »
if you're thai, it's not so bad. but it's just like we are "americans"....do you feel american? if not, you could say you were misled too.



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Re: Had I been misled? I sang this song in the camps without knowing the lyrics.
« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2011, 06:02:37 PM »
Quote from: genuinely on October 23, 2011, 12:47:55 AM
if you're thai, it's not so bad. but it's just like we are "americans"....do you feel american? if not, you could say you were misled too.

In America, the anthem is not ethnic specific--the brave, the free--anyone can be that. I fit in.  So do you.  But the Thai anthem says "Thai blood..." Do you and I fit in there? No. It needs to be changed to say Thai citizens or things like that rather than Thai blood...I'm not protesting for change. It's up to Thailand to embrace or not to embrace its diverse populations. But since I'm Hmong blood, I believe I have been misled by singing a song that says something like I am Thai blood.



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Re: Had I been misled? I sang this song in the camps without knowing the lyrics.
« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2011, 07:22:23 PM »
I enjoy it though. I feel like it's part of me now. And I like how they have even sensationalize d it.



And make the lyrics more clear with animations like this:




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Re: Had I been misled? I sang this song in the camps without knowing the lyrics.
« Reply #12 on: October 23, 2011, 07:24:33 PM »
See how good the indoctrination has been? 30 years later, I still remember the lyrics and even enjoy the song. When I hear it, I feel so at home that I want to sing along with it.



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Re: Had I been misled? I sang this song in the camps without knowing the lyrics.
« Reply #13 on: October 23, 2011, 07:32:10 PM »
Quote from: genuinely on October 23, 2011, 12:47:55 AM
if you're thai, it's not so bad. but it's just like we are "americans"....do you feel american? if not, you could say you were misled too.


Look at the lyrics of U.S. anthem:






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Re: Had I been misled? I sang this song in the camps without knowing the lyrics.
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2011, 08:37:57 PM »
I'd sung the song unknowingly too, very much like the Pledge of Allegiance. Being a child, didn't know any better or know the meaning. At least, I didn't take it to heart but did what every mate does... Reason why I wasn't indoctrinated is probably because they'd banned shortly after...

I guess anyone that's not Thai and thinking that they're Thai must be feeling stupid now. :2funny:



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