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Militarization of Japan should be done ASAP. We need them to contain China!!!
I rather they contain the US first
Militarization of Japan should be done ASAP. We need them to contain China!!!
China didn't kill your ancestors. Japan did - many Singapore CIVILIANS were executed in cold blood by the Japs during the Japanese occupation of Singapore. Please get this fact clear!
Yes, Japan killed many Singapore civilians. This is a documented historical fact. Japan also killed many civilians in countries like China, Thailand, Malaysia, Korea etc. This can't be disputed.
But America also killed many Japanese civilians by dropping not one but two nuclear bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
If Japan should be made to apologise (and pay reparations to the victims' families) should the USA not be forced to do the same?
Why is the US allowed to maintain a strong military and to continue to stockpile its nuclear arsenal, whereas Japan is not allowed to re-militarise itself?
Yes, Japan killed many Singapore civilians. This is a documented historical fact. Japan also killed many civilians in countries like China, Thailand, Malaysia, Korea etc. This can't be disputed.
But America also killed many Japanese civilians by dropping not one but two nuclear bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
If Japan should be made to apologise (and pay reparations to the victims' families) should the USA not be forced to do the same?
Why is the US allowed to maintain a strong military and to continue to stockpile its nuclear arsenal, whereas Japan is not allowed to re-militarise itself?
Yes, absolutely. The USA should apologize to Japan for killing millions with the two atomic bombs.
In fact, from the release of formerly classified information, we now know that many USA generals were against dropping the A bombs. Even those generals who weren't opposed did not like the idea of dropping the bombs in the two cities which had so many civilians. There was no real need to drop those bombs. Japan was already on the verge of surrender. The surrender negotiations were already underway before the dropping of the bombs. The thing holding up the negotiation was the status of the Emperor. Allied forces insisted on abdication which was a no go for the Japanese*. There are many theories put forward for the real reason for dropping the A bombs, and the most convincing one is the Americans wanted to end the war fast before the Russians could come in to get a part of Japan. The official reason of wanting to save American soldiers' lives in a land assault wasn't the real reason.
Now, why don't you ask why the Germany isn't allowed to re-militarize itself? Why don't you ask why the Germans were forced to apologize? Why did the Germans sincerely apologize and even made repatriation to their victims?
The Japanese isn't allowed to re-militarize itself for the same reason as the Germans. They were the aggressors in the war, and MORE Importantly, they lost the war. This is no different from an ex-convict facing some restrictions to his liberties. This is how the world operates. Also, since time immemorial, losing a war has serious repercussions - and it doesn't matter who's right or wrong in the war, you lose, you pay.
Anyway, it is silly to think that Japan today does not have a proper military when it already has the most powerful navy in Asia.
And make no mistake. Given the hold of the ultra-right on Japanese politics today, a nuclear Japanese military is a danger to world.
* Here, I think, the Emperor was partly responsible for the millions of death from the two bombs. While it was indeed highly probable that the Emperor had been a puppet and could not do anything to stop the Japanese government from starting WWII. But towards the end of the war, the Cabinet had probably become very weak, and if the Emperor had said he would abdicate, the surrender negotiations would have concluded before the bombing. But the Emperor was a weakling right till the end, and at the expense of millions of his people's lives.
Screw you. What makes you thinks a world ruled by China will be better than America? I'm not saying the Americans are saints, but America >>> China, when it comes to treating others with respect (except when it comes to oil). China is made up by a bunch of xenophobic racist people. If they had it their way, they would exterminate every other race on the planet, even those "unpure" Chinese like Singaporean Chinese. They are no different than the Nazis of WW2 Germany... In fact, I think they are worse!!!
You've been brainwashed by Western education and media. All the books and newspapers you read present only one side of the story.
First, I am not saying a world ruled by China will be better. I am saying an unipolar world is bad. Having a sole world superpower is bad.
Second, which countries went thousands of miles away to conquer and colonize foreign lands? The European countries. Which country exterminated the natives of the land it occupied? The USA - basically committed genocide because the earlier British settlers slaughtered some entire Indian tribes.
Throughout its long history, China has seldom gone out of its way to conquer and occupy foreign lands (annexing surrounding nearby land is a different thing - because for strategic reasons, most big powers would annex neighboring small countries if the countries weren't friendly - not saying this is right - but this is different from going thousands of miles away to conquer new lands).
I'm also not saying China is a good guy. In fact, the reason China seldom went out to bully others is because it was always too busy bullying its own people - even killing its own people.
You wrote: "If they had it their way, they would exterminate every other race on the planet, even those "unpure" Chinese like Singaporean Chinese. They are no different than the Nazis of WW2 Germany... In fact, I think they are worse!!!"
You are obviously racist. But don't worry. The Chinese are forever too busy fighting amongst themselves to try to conquer the world through military means.
But if there is peace and no major conflicts in the world in the next one hundred years, like it or not, China is going to dominate the world economically - because the Chinese will be everywhere doing business, and owning businesses. And I am not just talking about China's Chinese but ethnic Chinese.
Do you know history at all?
The Koreans hate the Japanese 100 time more than they hate the Chinese.
Very few Koreans would buy Japanese cars or products. Why do the Koreans hate the Japs so much? Read up history.
You think the Americans are the good guys? In international affairs, it's all about self interests.
America does not want a strong China, and is now doing everything to contain China.
Now, if you think a world with America as the sole superpower is a good thing, you are mistaken. Go ask the millions of innocent civilians killed by USA in the past 20 years.
You think the Iraq war is about spreading democracy? It's about Oil and more. It's actually about protecting the Petrodollar system - i.e., preserving the status of the US dollar as the currency for the Oil trade - so that every country in the world has to accept the US dollar because almost everybody needs to buy oil. Saddam Hussein had wanted to trade his oil in Euros, and that's why USA had to get rid of him. And Gaddafi didn't learn the lesson. Gaddafi wanted to trade his oil in GOLD (worst!)- and probably at the urging of the USA, the France put a stop to Gaddafi's life. Now, unlike Saddam, Gaddafi had been quite tame before his end. Why the sudden downfall? Did you bother to ask? And now, the US is in Syria and soon Iran. Again, Iran had also wanted to start a oil trading system based on Gold - and the US now has to change regime in Iran. But this time, it is going to be trickier - because Russia and China are on Iran's side - but the US military is still the biggest in the world - and the US will still eventually attack Iran.
And why is the US so desperate to protect the US dollar oil trade? Because since 1970, the US dollar is not backed by gold anymore. That is, it is a pure fiat currency, and the US can print any amount of dollars it likes and nobody can reject its currency - like Zimbawee. Now, what is the effect of US printing all these trillions of dollars since 2008? High inflation all over the world. High property prices in Singapore is caused mainly by the monetary policies of the USA - ZIRP and QE's. The super rich (those with plenty of real assets) gets richer and the poor gets poorer. Those who have only one property and think they've become rich because their property has appreciated in value are silly.
America needs an counter force (like the former USSR). For the good of the world, China needs to rise up against America.
Some people predict that the world will be divided into two in the future: the West with USA as leader, and the East with China as leader. But I think it could be a repeat of the Three Kingdoms of ancient China - the US dominated West, the China-dominated Asia, and the Russia-dominated Eurasia.
Read http://www.crisishq.com/why-prepare/world-war-3-preserving-petrodollar/
<<Japan need to foster a concerted effort with the South Korean Navy and the US Navy to keep a right military balance in the Pacific.>>
Your wrote: "I rather my country kill other nation ppl then its own ppl . "
Of course, so would I because I don't want to die - BUT that's NOT the question put to you!
We are talking about another country - would you prefer another country to kill its own people or to kill you?
Would you prefer living near a country which kills its own or to one which kills people in your country? Which is a "good" country and which is a "bad" country"? (Good and bad from your own interest - because in reality both are bad - but we are talking about self interest here).
China didn't kill your ancestors. Japan did - many Singapore CIVILIANS were executed in cold blood by the Japs during the Japanese occupation of Singapore. Please get this fact clear!
Only an idiot would include Mao's killing his people in a discussion on Japanese war atrocities.
Hitler killed millions of other country's people. He is taboo. Even if the Germans had wanted to sell Hitler souvenir, other countries would not allow it.
As for the Chinese selling Mao's souvenir. That's just commercialization. Don't read too much into it. Also, like I said, eventually, the Chinese will see Mao for what he was - a brutal dictator.
The whole of japan did not kill my ancestors , the Japanese army did and they already dead . The new generation of Japanese did not kill my ancestors , please get your facts right . You are asking me if I rather want other nation to kill me ? That is a stupid question , Nobody wants that . But that's how war is all about .
Why can't I used Mao as example ? It's because you are Chinese , and you don't want to talk about what happening in your own backyard ? Yes other country ppl would not allow Germany to sell hitler's souvenir because he had killed so many people . So why did the Chinese allow Mao's product to sell as souvenir if they hated Mao ? Eventually the Chinese will see Mao as a brutal dictator ? When will that happen , Maybe never .
Why the Korean hated the Japanese ? Because those Korean have been brainwashed since young by education and media .
I have always doubted the sincerity of america in its attempts at "peace" and democracy" when time and time again, they have proven themselves to be evil and selfish. What has happened in history has tauight us one clear thing about the americans, they do everything for their self interest ... from the way their own severe economic problems (subprime) had been exported to Europe and the rest of the world to the manipulation of oil and gold prices and to the way, Iraq/Libya/Syria were dragged into unjustified and meaningless wars......
The ameircans are seeking to gain access to China's banking system in order to cripple it. The biggest problems for America right now are the BRIC countries and Iran. America needs to fight another war to continue with its plunder of the world. It knows that if it doesn't destroy China's navy within the next 10 years, there will be at least another 3 aircraft carriers which China will build to rival its supremacy in the sea. Japan and Diaoyus could provide the best platform since the pinoys are clowns who would be shot out of the water if they ever dared to tamper with the chinese.
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Agree with most of what you wrote except for this "The biggest problems for America right now are the BRIC countries and Iran."
Not all of the BRIC's. Only Russia and China. India (in spite of being a top member of the non-aligned movement) is now firmly on the side of USA because of Pakistan and China. Brazil, despite all the noise it's been making (against US monetary policies), will still listen to USA when it comes to the crunch - although there is now a movement in Latin America started by Chavez to break away from USA's influence.
It is very interesting that you are much more interested in Mao's killing his own people than the Japanese military killing your people. Why are you so concerned for the Chinese?
Why don't you answer my question? Would you prefer your neighboring country to kill its own people or to kill your country's people? Who's the really bad guy for your own interest?
The truth is - China had been a relatively peace loving country while Japan was not.
"Why can't I used Mao as example ? It's because you are Chinese , and you don't want to talk about what happening in your own backyard ? "
Whether I am Chinese or not is irrelevant. Talking about Mao's killing his own people is totally irrelevant to a discussion on Japanese war atrocities. In fact, it isn't just irrelevant. It's illogical and disgusting.
If you were to start a thread on dictators killing their own people, I would not be afraid to say that Mao killed millions of his own people without blinking his eye and that he was a cruel dictator. But hey, we are discussing what Japan did in WWII here.
The Brits tortured the Jews before and after WWI and WWII.
You should go live in Japan for a few years and experience for yourself what real racism is.
After that, you wouldn't suck up the Japs like you do now.
The Koreans have very valid reasons to hate the Japanese.
Well, in reality, the ordinary Korean people do not hate the ordinary Japanese people, i.e., the hoi polloi.
But they do hate The Powers That Be (i.e. the Elites in control of the country) in Japan and so very few Koreans would buy Japanese cars and other products.
The Koreans do not need to be brainwashed to hate the Japanese for the atrocities they did to them.
Many Western commentators opined that the anti-Japan sentiment in China over Diaoyu Dao was whipped up by the CCP. They are wrong because the Chinese people not need to be brainwashed into hating the Japanese. Because what about HK? The Hong Kong people are a fiercely independent and freedom loving people and yet they also protested against Japan over Diaoyu Dao. The HK'ers are so fiercely independent that they took to the streets in thousands to protest against Beijing wanting to introduce Patriotism Studies in their school curriculum because they rightfully saw it as brainwashing. So you cannot accuse of the HK'ers of being brainwashed.