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[rumpolestitskin]

I would agree with the above two comments.

Just currious however. . . If periwinkle is not going to buy any more Japanesse products because of the horrible things they did, what country is she going to buy products from. I can't think of a single country in the world that has not done anything bad at some time. Either in war time or in fact to their own.

I'm fairly sure that if you looked back long enough every nation would have done things almost on parr with the Japanesse.

[Bulsajo]

[Bulsajo]

[jajdude]

Hmmm... I think I tried to read that book. As well as the memoirs of JHon Rabe in the "Good German of Nanking" but I think the story and photos bummed me out too finish.

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Read in the paper today about how much the Chinese hate the Japanese but still love Mao, who led his own to more deaths by starvation than the Japs by brutality. Seems like we see this all over the place. Blame them devils/foreigners, overlook ourselves.

[whitebeagle]

Re: Japanese Apologists
I find it hard to believe anybody seriously trying to defend or euphemise anything the Japanese did under Hirahito, the man who encouraged his people to view all others all sub-human and therefore not worthy of living at all.
My problem with the Japanese is even now they cling to a long dead Imperialist dream and still won't give their old victims the one thing that could start to make amends; their dignity.

[periwinkle]

If the Japanese did apologize to the Korean comfort women, and if a lot of the women really did become comfort women voluntarily, then why do they still protest at the Japanese embassy, and why are they helped by sympathetic Japanese support groups? I've seen interviews with these old women on tv, and they still have a lot of anguish. If they did indeed receive money and an apology, what are they doing on tv saying they want justice?

Alright, alright, I'm not going to boycott Japanese products (don't buy them as it is because they are too pricey). However, once you read the book or see some of those photos, you just wish you could do something. Even something small to honor the victims. Every time I hear of innocent civilians being brutally tortured and killed, I get really upset. I guess I'm on violence overload these days- it's everywhere and its getting worse, and we're helpless to stop it. Note to self: stop watching CSI, Law and Order, and Medium.

[tzechuk]

Periwinkle............

*Much wants More*.

Ever heard of the saying??

It doesn't matter how much they apologise or how much money is given out, people will still not be satisfied. They will probably have to dig up all the graves of the soldiers who did wrong to condemn them and to say that they were no heroes before these women are happy. Even then, they will still grumble and want more.

Korea, without bashing it, is a country full of people who think they are the only victims in this universe, so they demonstrate to persuade people to feel and think the same...

I might not be right but this is my view.

[Summer Wine]

I read a book written by an ex brit POW, it was shocking what the Japanese did and he called it pretty right about thier mentality. He also said that the Korean guards were worse than the Japanese.

Does this mean we can't like koreans now?

By the way, attrocities were common in world war 2. 300 british prisoners were made to make an airport in the Solomon Islands and then disappeared. Rumor is they are under the airfield.

Things happen. Do we hate for ever?

[paperbag princess]

i think it's time to forgive the japanese. sure, they should appologise officially, but the koreans should appologise for what they did to the veitnamese.

[joe_doufu]

[ulsanchris]

[url]Re: Japanese Apologists
I find it hard to believe anybody seriously trying to defend or euphemise anything the Japanese did under Hirahito, the man who encouraged his people to view all others all sub-human and therefore not worthy of living at all.
My problem with the Japanese is even now they cling to a long dead Imperialist dream and still won't give their old victims the one thing that could start to make amends; their dignity.
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I'm not trying to defend Japan's history. I would like to see a more honest history of the time. I would also like to see it put into proper perspective. As i said before i don't think you will find anyone who says that japan didnt' do bad things. What I don't like is people purposely distorting history. Korea purposely distorts its history so its young people hate Japan. One way to build national unity is to have an enemy. I personally think this is dangerous. I also hate the way koreans are also trying to convince themselves that they are unique and special. It is a very insular way of thinking.
I should also like to say that I don't like what Japan is doing with their history. They did a lot of bad things and the young people of Japan should know it.

Why do the comfort women protest? Here are a couple of thoughts. There were the 20% or so that were forced into it. So maybe quite a few of the protesters are part of that 20%. I also don't think that the ones who did volunteer would not likely come forward and say that they volunteered. Also I don't think that any of the comfort women, volunteer or forced, liked the job and protest for a bit of revenge and compensation.

[billybrobby]

ah, Gord pops up like clockwork to deny the rape of nanking. but where's gwangjuboy and shakuhachi? no doubt watching old episodes of sailor moon and gazing at their favorite purikura.

i love these threads. it's cool how on message boards, a few people can get together and manufacture their own reality.

i don't know about this idea of boycotting japanese products. i like to get my used schoolgirl panties in a safe and legal way.

[shakuhachi]

[Captain Corea]

[paperbag princess]