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2008.05.09, 12:11 PM | #471 |
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The sequel really sucks.
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But please do not assume just because jigenbakuda did not pay attention in school, that americans are dumb or were never taught... I have no idea how intensively it was done in the florida school systems, but I don't feel I missed that much... To be honest I don't think it was covered that much... maybe in ap history or something. @EmilScherbe How educational! 乙GJ!!! But that time period was pretty serious. Is the current japanese military mindset the same?
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2008.05.09, 12:21 PM | #473 |
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I'm not assuming anything about you jigen, if yer refferring to me. I just enjoy a good ol' American bashing
And the thing about WWII, is that in HS its always at THE END of the semester so the teachers tend to rush through it
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2008.05.09, 06:25 PM | #474 |
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Americans are not dumb, the school system is just broken. There are so many teachers that are just simply disinterested and it's not entirely their fault.
Kids coming out of school in Europe are much more knowlegeable about the world around them, you can have conversations with them on anything, but high school students from the U.S...god, all my friends are examples of this, they know nothing beyond their own neighborhood.
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I think Koreans and Chinese alike shoudn't hold grudges, but you can kinda understand the ones that do, especially since people who lived under a colonized Japan are still alive.
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2008.05.09, 10:29 PM | #476 |
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Are you talking about the sequel to Alien or WWII? Because both really suck...
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2008.05.10, 12:51 AM | #477 |
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also, jigenbakuda, lets not forget that Japan did just as many shitty things during WWII as the Americans did. Bomb hot air balloons? Anyone remember that? They're right there in the Tokyo-Edo Museum in Tokyo. They were sent over by Japan to North America. Largely ineffective, sure, but with malicious intent? Yes. And many other things too. It's not like the U.S. randomly attacked poor victim helpless Japan who didn't do ANYTHING to provoke the conflict. As much as places like the Hiroshima Peace Museum (*cough*) want to make you think is what happened. 9_9
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2008.05.10, 05:00 AM | #478 |
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Doesn't it feel weird comparing atrocities? Slavery vs. Japanese war crimes?
Most of the countries we know have done something in the past 100 years that they can truly be ashamed of. U.S. has led more than its fair share of inhumane wars, much of its territory was gained through conquest. Is it disgusting how the Japanese try to cover up their crimes? Hell yeah, but Americans do it too. U.S. textbooks rarely expose the heinous aspects of conflicts like the Mexican war, or how about the fact that the Japanese was forced to take up a stance of imperialism after the U.S. appeared on the shores of japan with a navy and forced the government to sign an unjust treaty. If you connect the dots, Japan's policy of colonization during WWII can be directly attributed to American policy.
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2008.05.10, 07:13 AM | #480 |
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America colonized pacific islands tho cuz the americans were either too fat and lazy to go back home, or their high school teachers never taught them where America was on a map so they just figured they were in Rhode Island or somesuch.
Japan, however, took over most of east Asia to better spread things like Hello Kitty and Robotech. In fact one could argue china and korea welcomed them. Compare this to the resistance of Guam to America. America sux guyz is what im sayin I am going to punch anyone that doesn't know this is a joke...cuz americans only know things like corporal punsihment -- amirite guyz?? =D
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