The Hazards of Contrast
>> 14 August, 2005
FUKUOKA, Japan - I'm sitting here wondering, as many Americans must when they visit Japan, if at least a few Japanese don't resent me for what the United States did to end World War II. Without getting into a strategic or politcal debate, we can all agree that bombing the place wrecked more than a few of their Sundays. Given the local senitments, though, most Japanese people would probably think that living in Korea is punishment enough for the sins of my country (if sins they be).Korea, as I've mentioned here before, is to Japan what Mexico is to the USA: a ratty-ass collection of dark-skinned, uncultured shitkickers, good only for their food, films and as a low-cost shopping destination. Apparently, though, the Japanese and Americans don't realize - or don't care - that there has to be a human force behind these contributions to mankind, in this case a Korean or a Mexican.
No doubt some of you are now thinking that any comparison between Japan and Korea is specious at best. Japan is a much wealthier country and has been for longer than any of us have been around. Korea was a third world nation thirty years ago. Japan is a world power and has been for some time. Korea's brush with world domination came in being sacked by a new imperial force every week. But put all those differences aside. You can't really compare Japan and Korea because one is Japan and one is Korea.
You can't, but I can and I will.
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pics by Aaron
2 comments:
There's a lovely park in Fukuoka with lakes and swans and traditional music. I suggest you go there with a note pad and plan your escape from Korea.
you forgot to mention 'jews' against Nazzi.
here's tip of iceberg i learned from my mom what her country had done terrible thing to korea which is my father's.
that was much worse than nazi'd done to jews
nazi tried to liquidate all jews from world. nazi lasted 1933 to 1945 ONLY for 12years.
JAPAN TRIED FOR 36years.
12years vs 36years
what japan did was similar regime that to liquidate korean nation. killed more koreans than nazzi did to jews.
and don't forget, big amount of japan soldiers who died during the war were KOREANS. about 7millions(1/3 of korean who were still alive at the moment)-from 1939 to 1945- were forced to service japan's war, 603,385 were forced to fight at the front line. they were used simply as 'shield' otherwise them and their family in korea would've been killed.
let's talk about atomic bombing.
from the ancient time, korean's been living in japan land.
as well in hiroshima.
1945/8/6 and 1956/8/9 the 2 a-bomb.
40,000 koreans were killed instantly too. 30,000 koreans got illness caused by a-bomb radiation. half century past ,yet, 23,000 korean a-bomb victimes are suffering from it
so it wasn't only japan's tragedy.
i don't wanna mention how japanese were chased and killed koreans in japan land blamed korean for all their failure.
what i learned from husband's land mexico has reasons for it.
all japanese i know feel deeply sorry for what they'd done in the past.
all koreans i know do know well japan is richier than them and don't want to be compared either.
so zip your mouth up and dig some books. morons.
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