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Art_from_Ark

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15. While Japan did some nasty things in China,

Thu Aug 22, 2013, 10:11 PM

Aug 2013

it was also at a time when Chinese were fighting each other in the long, bitter Chinese Civil War (1927-1950). While the Communists and Nationalists supposedly joined together to fight the Japanese beginning around 1937, one of Mao Ze-dong's tactics was to slaughter Nationalist supporters and blame it on the Japanese. So the Chinese government likes to blame all those deaths on the Japanese, when in actuality a lot of them can be attributed to Mao, who has gone down in history as the worst mass-murderer of all time.

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In my opinion, ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #1

K&R GP6971 Aug 2013 #42

I don't have a problem with what he said. The Link Aug 2013 #2

Really? KT2000 Aug 2013 #5

We can just disagree. The Link Aug 2013 #6

Me too. Japan's government has not exactly been apologetic about the Invasion of China. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #7

Yes, they have been EXACTLY apologetic. Bonobo Aug 2013 #9

Diplomacy aside, there's the matter of overall cultural attitude. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #10

Thanks for admitting you were totally wrong in your statement. Bonobo Aug 2013 #11

"Japan did not engage in an organized holocaust like Germany did. Period." dairydog91 Aug 2013 #18

They did not kill 20 million people and even YOU did not say they did. Bonobo Aug 2013 #19

I said 20 right there in the original post. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #22

How many did the US kill in Vietnam? nt Bonobo Aug 2013 #25

Several million. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #28

Well we agree on something. Bonobo Aug 2013 #31

At least in the early stages, the US might claim that it was trying to stop a war between factions. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #33

And THAT is what Abe meant when he said that different countries see things differently. Bonobo Aug 2013 #34

And at the time of WWII, many Germans justified their own country's invasion. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #37

I completely agree. Bonobo Aug 2013 #38

This is no different from Holocaust denial. nt Romulox Aug 2013 #58

... Scootaloo Aug 2013 #12

LOL. +1 nt Bonobo Aug 2013 #13

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You are a feisty little rascal. Enjoy your incredibly brief stay. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #46

I was just on the jury for a rare 6-0 call for his head... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #49

Another troll was just nixed below me. Probably the same loser. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #51

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Jesus Christ, dude. Go away. Tell your mom to make you a grilled cheese or something. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #53

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While Japan did some nasty things in China, Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #15

Interesting point. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #20

Yet you think drawing a distinction between aggression and a meticulously planned genocide is Bonobo Aug 2013 #21

Mass murder is mass murder. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #24

How many millions have the US killed? Is that mass murder? Bonobo Aug 2013 #26

And had the Vietnamese sent agents to blow up American pro-war supporters... dairydog91 Aug 2013 #32

Post-WWII Germany was incredibly unapologetic. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #48

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Please...Israel of ALL nations doesn't have Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #57

. bunnies Aug 2013 #3

'it's too early to assess the damage to Israel's image that it caused' markiv Aug 2013 #4

Well, the statement IS from the Israeli ambassador. Scootaloo Aug 2013 #14

diplomacy is his job, too markiv Aug 2013 #17

That may not have been intended for public consumption. Jim Lane Aug 2013 #44

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the consequence of Japanese aggression, that is clear. tritsofme Aug 2013 #16

Wow, I hardly recognize DU these days Hydra Aug 2013 #23

How does one qualify for that? Same way the Germans "qualified" for urban bombing. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #27

Ah, but that's might makes right Hydra Aug 2013 #29

When is it ok to use a weapon that will definitely kill civilians? I don't know. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #35

You have slipped into incoherence. Bonobo Aug 2013 #30

"As for what Abe said, I agree and support what he said." - Bonobo Romulox Aug 2013 #60

I'd take a diplomat like Chiune Sugihara over a Daniel Seaman anytime. Generic Other Aug 2013 #36

Good man. I guess I've got a soft spot for people who "betray" their group to save innocents. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #39

WW2 never rests in peace for long Generic Other Aug 2013 #43

awesome story, thank you nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #55

So the world shouldnt be sympathetic to Japan, and the Japanese people shouldnt comemorate darkangel218 Aug 2013 #40

LOL. Good perspective. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #41

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. Jesus. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #47

Seaman was definitely the wrong guy for the job. PotatoChip Aug 2013 #54

Regardless of how one feels about the bombings davidpdx Aug 2013 #56

Japan engaged in a genocidal war of aggression during WWII that killed in excess of 10 million Romulox Aug 2013 #59