My friend asked me if it's hatred that the Japanese soldiers did the unimaginable in Nanking in 1937. I thought of the fall of Paris in 1940. The animosity between the French and the German was deep in history. But, the German soldiers didn't ravish Paris or the Parisians. I don't know what Hitler was thinking???
What the Japanese hold against the Chinese is not hatred but disgust. Despite a major part of the Japanese language (and culture) is borrowed from the Chinese more than a millennium ago, the Japanese are very different from the Chinese. They are neat, clean, organized, disciplined, efficient, and focused. Anything that the Chinese are not. Since the 19th century, many Japanese view the Chinese as rats, subhuman beings. They have no problem killing, raping the subhumans, like they did in Nanking in 1937, and many other occasions.
My friend was puzzled by the smugness showing in those Japanese interviewees in the documentary. I know why. Many Japanese historical samurai stories boast the feat of raping women. Most notably, Miyamoto. Rape is not a sin or something to be shameful about in the spirit of samurai.
I don't hate the Japanese. I'm just wondering when I watch Clint Eastwood's movie "Letters from Iwo Jima". I wonder how much unnecessary blood had been in those Japanese soldiers' hands before the battle of Iwo Jima? How many Chinese civilians had they killed? How many Chinese women had they raped? How many American soldiers had they disembodied and disemboweled?
I don't hate the Japanese. I only question the hundreds of thousands of people who believe the Japanese didn't deserve the atomic bombs in 1945 in order to end WWII.
I don't hate the Japanese. But I don't understand why the WWII criminals are honored in the shrines and worshiped everyday. Maybe they should not have been punished, as killing rats is certainly not a crime.
What the Japanese hold against the Chinese is not hatred but disgust. Despite a major part of the Japanese language (and culture) is borrowed from the Chinese more than a millennium ago, the Japanese are very different from the Chinese. They are neat, clean, organized, disciplined, efficient, and focused. Anything that the Chinese are not. Since the 19th century, many Japanese view the Chinese as rats, subhuman beings. They have no problem killing, raping the subhumans, like they did in Nanking in 1937, and many other occasions.
My friend was puzzled by the smugness showing in those Japanese interviewees in the documentary. I know why. Many Japanese historical samurai stories boast the feat of raping women. Most notably, Miyamoto. Rape is not a sin or something to be shameful about in the spirit of samurai.
I don't hate the Japanese. I'm just wondering when I watch Clint Eastwood's movie "Letters from Iwo Jima". I wonder how much unnecessary blood had been in those Japanese soldiers' hands before the battle of Iwo Jima? How many Chinese civilians had they killed? How many Chinese women had they raped? How many American soldiers had they disembodied and disemboweled?
I don't hate the Japanese. I only question the hundreds of thousands of people who believe the Japanese didn't deserve the atomic bombs in 1945 in order to end WWII.
I don't hate the Japanese. But I don't understand why the WWII criminals are honored in the shrines and worshiped everyday. Maybe they should not have been punished, as killing rats is certainly not a crime.