tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post2516170723832383431..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: Mad Rant: The Perpetual Apology of JapanMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-69904140009745340932013-04-26T15:22:54.114-05:002013-04-26T15:22:54.114-05:00I too wish Japan wuld rebuild itself. Its the grea...I too wish Japan wuld rebuild itself. Its the great Tragedy of the Republican Era that basically American Ideals ( which, contrary to neocons actually formed the basic framework of the Communism they desopise) has been forced both from outside and from a small band of elites sot hat Nations have no Identity any more.<br /><br /><br />The oly thing Japan can do to placate its critics is disband as a ntion, change its name, and become a Republic with a gagle of Lwyers who become legislators.<br /><br />heck, that almost happened anyway, and we're only fortinae that McCarthur didnt allow the usual Americanisation of conquered lands.<br /><br /><br />Im rather tired of this nee Religion we seem to be following abotu Democracyandhumanrights.<br /><br />its rather depressing.<br /><br />ZAROVEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668854596329493360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-22402947811641692352013-04-25T18:59:26.447-05:002013-04-25T18:59:26.447-05:00Well said MM, well said. The sooner Japan stands u...Well said MM, well said. The sooner Japan stands up for herself and her traditions the better.ACMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862663206650564252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-79365900252970608742013-04-24T17:27:20.356-05:002013-04-24T17:27:20.356-05:00No doubt, as there are many non-communist republic...No doubt, as there are many non-communist republicans in Asia who betrayed their own monarchs, history and traditions who I would certainly not agree with and who certainly wouldn't agree with me. President Rhee was anti-communist but he was still a republican usurper. Chiang Kai-shek was anti-communist but he was still a traitor to his emperor. I don't like the fact that he or Mao or Sun Yat-sen have huge temples in their honor where people go to worship them but that is their business. <br /><br />But your comment is a perfect example of what the anti-Japanese crowd does every time. Anyone who speaks out about Japan being treated unfairly and being subject to a gross double standard is immediately accused of being a Nazi or being a supporter of every horrible thing Japan ever did. It's stupid and painfully obvious. There is no similarity at all between what happened to the Chinese or Koreans and what happened to the Jews. Yasukuni Shrine is not dedicated to war criminals, or war in general as the Shinto religion says all killing is wrong. <br /><br />The Shrine honors everyone of every background who died in the service of the Emperor of Japan. There are names of people from Korea and Taiwan listed there as well and, in fact, some Chinese officials from Taiwan have gone there to honor them. Your twisted logic would be like saying that a monument to all German soldiers was a tribute to Hitler because Hitler had served in the German army or that anyone who visits a chapel dedicated to British war dead was honoring the soldiers who put Boers in concentration camps. It's stupid, it's gone on too long and enough is enough. MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-86434420847837241502013-04-24T09:11:43.121-05:002013-04-24T09:11:43.121-05:00Many anti-communist Asians (Chinese, Korean, etc) ...Many anti-communist Asians (Chinese, Korean, etc) don't agree with you about this. Just compare Japan to Germany, and we can see clearly why the former is forgiven but not the latter. Yasukuni shrine in Korean and Chinese eyes is like a church/temple/monument to Hitler in Jewish eyes. Do you also think that it's fine to have a shrine to Hitler in Germany that will be visited by government officials every year? Andrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292576116884049409noreply@blogger.com