[QUOTE=snapshot32;40646627]Is it at all possible he was referring to war-time japan, or are you just suggesting that we have a racist mod?[/QUOTE]
He clearly was not referring to war time Japan because the article is a modern day politician. I don't think you understand the context of his post go back and read it by itself.
[QUOTE=Truckasaurus1;40646636]He clearly was not referring to war time Japan because the article is a modern day politician. I don't think you understand the context of his post go back and read it by itself.[/QUOTE]
I doubt Starpluck was calling everyone in Japan disgusting.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;40646472]Why is this an okay thing for a fucking moderator to say
It's totally fair to paint all of japan based on what some dumbass nationalist says[/QUOTE]
Our mods say similar things about Israel but no one ever comments on that either.
[QUOTE=jewdozer;40640915]The Japanese must get sick of having to apologise for things another generation did. The Germans were paying compensation to Israel for years over the holocaust. There has to be a point where you put things to rest as recorded history everybody can learn from.[/QUOTE]
Yeah the difference is that this guy doesn't represent the entire Japanese people. His comments just make him a pretty disgusting guy. I don't expect the German nation to continue feeling sorry for what they did, like you said it's in the past. But if a German individual tried to argue that the holocaust was for the greater good I'd see something wrong in that.
[QUOTE=Megafan;40641303]I'm not sure why anyone thinks these kinds of comments are exclusive to Japan.[/QUOTE]
or maybe people just only know about the good stuff/part's of Japan
[QUOTE=Zeke129;40646472]Why is this an okay thing for a fucking moderator to say
It's totally fair to paint all of japan based on what some dumbass nationalist says[/QUOTE]
Japanese government is highly nationalistic and has a tendency to whitewash their history, it's no surprise to see this sentiment come from Japan. Please don't try to spawn bullshit from thin air.
[QUOTE=Starpluck;40641264]To be fair, a lot of American elected officials (i.e. primarily Republican) also say outraging and despicable shit too.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Sgt Doom;40640842]I cannot believe Japanese politicians are so ignorant of their wartime atrocities, almost convinced they say these things just to annoy China and the Koreas.[/QUOTE]
It isn't just Japan, pretty much every country ever has written off their war crimes or sketchy shit.
[QUOTE=Starpluck;40647707]Japanese government is highly nationalistic and has a tendency to whitewash their history, it's no surprise to see this sentiment come from Japan. Please don't try to spawn bullshit from thin air.[/QUOTE]
The post was poorly worded. You never specified the Japanese government as the target, you just said "Japan".
[QUOTE=Truckasaurus1;40647729]The post was poorly worded. You never specified the Japanese government as the target, you just said "Japan".[/QUOTE]
You should be able to figure that out on your own from the context of the article. Directly from the article: [quote]The comments made on Monday are already raising anger in neighbouring countries that bore the brunt of Japan's wartime aggression, and that have long complained that Japan has failed to make amends for wartime atrocities.
It asked Japan's leadership figures to look back on their country's imperial past, including grave human rights violations that were committed, and correct their anachronistic historical views.
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Thus no surprise to see this coming from Japan.
[QUOTE=Starpluck;40647783]You should be able to figure that out on your own from the context of the article. Directly from the article:
Thus no surprise to see this coming from Japan.[/QUOTE]
No surprise compared to what exactly?
[QUOTE=FlakAttack;40646664]Our mods say similar things about Israel but no one ever comments on that either.[/QUOTE]
You mean Starpluck does
the same mod I'm complaining about now
newsflash, the japanese are fucking insane
more insane than the rest of us
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