another excerpt straight from the horses mouth: In the wake of defeat In recently defeated Japan, the most compelling issues of the day were modernization and democratization. These, in turn, were matters indivisible from the problem of how to represent the “West” and “Asia.” As one might expect, contemporary intellectuals advocated democratization and modernization modeled on “Western modernity,” and were inclined to look askance toward “backward Asia.” This inclination, however, was related in a number of ways to the historical context of the day. http://japanfocus.org/products/details/2350 yeah buddy, it sure sounded like they hated us.
an article written by a japanese: http://www.youthlinks.org/article.do?articleID=1101&sl=e yepper we was hated man!
japans post war recovery has been labeled numerous times as a miracle. imagine that sam. yes buddy the japanese hated us.
oh my god! war criminals were executed!! it's a travesty!!! the emperor had to say he really wasn't a god after all !!!! another travesty!!!!
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-03/01/content_816384.htm Yeah rightPlease Register or Log in to view the hidden image! And:
Not war criminals, only the people with the ability to militarize the Japanese.Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
liar. nowhere does it say "only the people with the ability militarize . . ". stop twisting words sam.
there is no comparison between the two. one is about the supposed overthrow of the japanese government, the other about spying on russia.
I think around 10,000 protestors at the command of Muqtada al-Sadr is significant. That's more people than estimations of insurgent numbers.
