2014-01-08, 15:37 | Link #32481 |
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If there is one country on the planet that has been spending its defense money on defense, is it Japan. Country has probably the most advanced anti-air systems and anti-submarines systems on the planet. Their navy is designed to defend the islands these days rather than power project. They leave te power projection and offensive actions to the Americans.
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2014-01-08, 15:44 | Link #32482 | |
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2014-01-08, 16:50 | Link #32485 |
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i don't get much news form the other side of the Atlantic much. But does GB does rerwrite the history and play down its role or the number of dead in the Irish potato famine? or does things that is certain to riles its neighbors?
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2014-01-08, 17:03 | Link #32486 | |
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Historians tend to go for ballpark figures between both sides. Not "Ireland's number is more accurate than the GB version". It is not some grand insult if the numbers don't match up. Not unless you think Ireland had no incentive to inflate their own casualties for political gain. It happened; that doesn't mean the numbers are precise.
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2014-01-08, 20:17 | Link #32489 | ||
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My point was there are reasons to be concerned. While hey might not be militarizing right now, the current political trend is something that is not exactly direction towards peace.
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2014-01-08, 20:22 | Link #32490 |
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The British Isles nations have their own ways to needle each other over their respective pasts.
There is a battleground in Scotland were many died. In one area there are lots of cairn stone to the men that died from all the various Scots clans as they were mass buried by tartans. No dogs allowed. On the other side of the field is a Dog Walk. This is where the English soldiers were buried.
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2014-01-08, 20:40 | Link #32491 | |
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Japan officially doesn't have a military. South Korea does, and so does China. Do you think Japan can't have a military because they are lesser people to the other two nations? If they want to change their own constitution, that's their right. Japan bringing back its army would only mean it finally got its right to self determination back. You can complain once it starts invading other people.
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2014-01-08, 21:01 | Link #32492 | |
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And wtf is about this lesser people? Why would you write that down? Well good attempt on you for trying to make me look like a racist
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Considering how Germany keeps becoming a bigger player inside NATO with well-equipped forces and very professional troops, I don't mind Japan expanding its role as long as they answer to the Diet like any professional force. This bit about the Bundeswehr's mission is something Japan can aspire to as a change in their constitution: Quote:
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2014-01-08, 21:25 | Link #32494 | |
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And as for intent... Why would the Japanese have more evil intent than the Chinese or Koreans? What is is exactly that made you think Japan have dark intentions, more so than the other two countries? That's why I am proposing that you consider the Japanese, a lessor people. Because "intent" is something you can only guess from the outside. And the only way you could single them out as having "dark intent" is if you consider them lesser than you.
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2014-01-08, 21:44 | Link #32495 | ||
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And see, I used words like LDP and political, meaning I wasn't talking about Japan as whole, but rather its current political situation and regime.
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2014-01-08, 22:19 | Link #32496 |
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Uh, because said past involve invading other country? If you have a friend who used to be a drug addict or serial killer, wouldn't you be wary if he start to show signs of recconecting to their bad past like hanging out with his/her drug addict friend? If someone make a big mistake in the past, they do not become lesser because of it, but he/she is expected to sever himself from his past as to not repeat the same mistake.
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2014-01-08, 22:38 | Link #32497 | |
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But for examples sake, I was quite surprised to learn that Mao is looked upon so well in China. The Western portrayal of him is one of a monster, who might have done some good in modernizing China (debatable) but cost the lives of millions during his rule. And of course, the west isn't one to talk, because they all have mud on their faces too. I especially love it when some journalist or politician starts making the rounds with digs at China (or Iran or other "easy" target), completely missing the ironies of things their own nations have been doing.
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2014-01-08, 22:54 | Link #32498 | |
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2014-01-08, 23:06 | Link #32499 | |
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There's also the US itself to be concerned with. Not only is the US an ally of Japan, but so are many other nations in the region. China is also one of the largest trade partners with the US. This means if Japan motions toward war they will be cut off by an immediate US and Chinese presence as well as losing the support of the two single largest economies on the planet. This isn't including other nations like South Korea, India, Pakistan, Australia, Indonesia, Russia....you get the idea. A Japan with the ambitions of war is never going to happen again. Ever. Just like the old Allied factions are still watching Germany and Russia, the US, Russia, and Asia are always watching Japan. This is why I shrug when someone makes a big deal out of the symbolism that stems from "diplomatic incidents". I also get why some nations feel there can never be enough apologizing, but frankly it stems from all the wrong reasons. But fear? Many of these nations are losing their own grips. Worrying about the return of Axis powers is laughable when there are far bigger issues to tackle.
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2014-01-08, 23:08 | Link #32500 | |
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I repeat my point: Those who seriously consider the Imperial Japan rising again, can only consider Japan as either stupid or evil. Ether of witch requires that the person believing that the Japanese are a lessor people.
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