Comment in the <i>Economist</i> on an article comparing Japanese record and supposed "racism" with that of western record and racism in Americas:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->tanky18 wrote:
July 11, 2008 04:30
the world gotta understand that Japan, copied the imperial western nations of 19th century, instituted a process of forceful assimilation on the native of territory they colonized or conquer. They impose on the native their language, reliqion, culture and others to the extent that the natire is either assimilated or exterminated.
The historical responsibilities clearly lies with the western imperial power including japan who now shamelessly claim for moral authority in the international sphere. This is particularly so with the american, french, british governments. The colonized and the conquered have much longer memory because they sufferred and the colonizer and conqueror have selective momory.
An observation to share. Not on politics. I travelled to Tibet just 3 years ago and I saw a the vibrant Tibetan culture.Monks were chanting. Tibetan costumes were seen everywhere. Tibetan language was still spoken ( i did learn a few). It is so difficult to understand if this is cultutal genocide as alleged by certain quarters.
In the same vein, will any western country ask the Japanese to quit Hokkaido in favor of Ainu? Will Australia be returned to aborigine and NZ to Maori, New Mexico, california to mexican?
It is all politics! please stop being hypocrite!<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->tanky18 wrote:
July 11, 2008 04:30
the world gotta understand that Japan, copied the imperial western nations of 19th century, instituted a process of forceful assimilation on the native of territory they colonized or conquer. They impose on the native their language, reliqion, culture and others to the extent that the natire is either assimilated or exterminated.
The historical responsibilities clearly lies with the western imperial power including japan who now shamelessly claim for moral authority in the international sphere. This is particularly so with the american, french, british governments. The colonized and the conquered have much longer memory because they sufferred and the colonizer and conqueror have selective momory.
An observation to share. Not on politics. I travelled to Tibet just 3 years ago and I saw a the vibrant Tibetan culture.Monks were chanting. Tibetan costumes were seen everywhere. Tibetan language was still spoken ( i did learn a few). It is so difficult to understand if this is cultutal genocide as alleged by certain quarters.
In the same vein, will any western country ask the Japanese to quit Hokkaido in favor of Ainu? Will Australia be returned to aborigine and NZ to Maori, New Mexico, california to mexican?
It is all politics! please stop being hypocrite!<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->