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Korea's Hidden WWII History
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Zed



Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Shakedown Street

PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 1:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

VI-Ryleeys. That was one of the most interesting exchanges that I have ever seen on this board. Thanks for the info VI and the input Ryleeys.

I also was a history student so I understand your point about looking beyond what is considered "acceptable" or "understood" history. I also see Ryleeys point that every revisionist claim must be accepted at face value. You've given me some interesting things to consider. Perhaps I'll track down one of those books to give the subject a little more attention.

I wasn't a student of North American history, in fact, only the WWII course I took and some International Politics classes touched on NA issues at all. I was a Russian history student so these kinds of issues weren't part of my concern at the time.
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shakuhachi



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 4:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maybe all the welsh stuff is interesting, but it derailed the talk about korea. Maybe discussion of welsh america can be discussed here while someone else starts another thread about korean history.
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Lyrt



Joined: 26 May 2004
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

shakuhachi wrote:
Maybe all the welsh stuff is interesting, but it derailed the talk about korea. Maybe discussion of welsh america can be discussed here while someone else starts another thread about korean history.


Should we start another polemic ? Wink
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mindmetoo



Joined: 02 Feb 2004

PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 9:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lyrt wrote:

Truth is of all occupied countries by Nazi Germany, France is the one that saved the greatest number of Jews (more than 75%).


Ummm try Denmark. Typical frenchman, really.
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Lyrt



Joined: 26 May 2004
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 11:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
Ummm try Denmark.

Can't you even read answers ?

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Typical frenchman, really.

Even if true, it��s not relevant to the topic at hand.

Plus I note you fail to deal with the fact that I pointed up your assertions were only misinformed, childishly anti-french, prejudiced BS. So the debate is over. Have some liberty fries.
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Zed



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 1:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Statue of Liberty Fries?
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Lyrt



Joined: 26 May 2004
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 1:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Zed wrote:
Statue of Liberty Fries?


If they really exist, I'd like to see some. Laughing
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endo



Joined: 14 Mar 2004
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 8:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well since we are talking about the ambiguity of history, how about this one:

Jesus was not a man. He was a mushroom. The fly agaric mushroom to be specific.
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rok_the-boat



Joined: 24 Jan 2004

PostPosted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 10:52 pm    Post subject: Re: Korea's Hidden WWII History Reply with quote

JacktheCat wrote:
Through both my university studies and my own interest I've studied quite a bit of Korean history. And what a tragic and fascinating history it is.

However, I've come to realise that Koreans have a curious gap in their knowledge of their own history. Few Koreans seem to know about this and there is no mention in any of Korea's museums.

That is, Korea's extensive involvement in WWII on behalf of the Japanese Empire.


The extensive involvement is hardly surprising. And if you want to know more, look no further than the postwar trial records of war criminals - several Korean names in there. Japan, I think, regarded Koreans as Japanese citizens - albeit, lower class ones. Ask any Malaysian about Koreans - they all know who the prison guards were - I have heard - in person from Malaysians, that the Japanese were scary, but predictable in their cruelty; the Koreans were scary and unpredictable - a worse prospect.

And as for fearsome fighters in the Vietnam War - well, where do you think they got their training? In the Japanese Imperial Army, that's where. Either that, or they were on the receiving end of it.
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