Comments on: EU Condemns Japan Over Comfort Women http://rokdrop.com/2007/12/17/eu-condemns-japan-over-comfort-women/ Serving on the Forgotten Frontier Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:35:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: PSL http://rokdrop.com/2007/12/17/eu-condemns-japan-over-comfort-women/#comment-110033 PSL Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:56:16 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/12/17/eu-condemns-japan-over-comfort-women/#comment-110033 I agree that Korean government and its people tend to get overboard sometimes for issues such as Dokdo, comfort women, and Yasukuni shrine, but here are the facts. I don’t understand why this is such a hard concept to grasp for you: Germany – The chancellor kneels and apologizes on behalf of his nation at the Holocaust memorial. Japan – The prime minister shows “regret” for causing pain to Asian neighbors. Germany – Accepts Holocaust as fact and makes it illegal to deny it. Japan – Denies performing human experimentation, denies government role in comfort women, denies the “Rape of Nanking” and other war crimes, cleanses its textbook of any atrocities and war crimes, tries to actively discredit people who bring up the subject. Germany – National borders brought back to what it was to pre-war level. Japan – Still disputes borders gained through war and colonialism with Korea, Taiwan, and Russia. Germany – War criminals prosecuted, some still being sought for in South America today. Japan – Only a few select Class A criminals convicted, then later added to the Yasukuni shrine as “martyrs”. Germany – Swastika is illegal. Japan – The “Rising Sun” flag is still flown by Japan Self-Defense forces. Hmmm… I agree that Korean government and its people tend to get overboard sometimes for issues such as Dokdo, comfort women, and Yasukuni shrine, but here are the facts. I don’t understand why this is such a hard concept to grasp for you:

Germany – The chancellor kneels and apologizes on behalf of his nation at the Holocaust memorial.
Japan – The prime minister shows “regret” for causing pain to Asian neighbors.

Germany – Accepts Holocaust as fact and makes it illegal to deny it.
Japan – Denies performing human experimentation, denies government role in comfort women, denies the “Rape of Nanking” and other war crimes, cleanses its textbook of any atrocities and war crimes, tries to actively discredit people who bring up the subject.

Germany – National borders brought back to what it was to pre-war level.
Japan – Still disputes borders gained through war and colonialism with Korea, Taiwan, and Russia.

Germany – War criminals prosecuted, some still being sought for in South America today.
Japan – Only a few select Class A criminals convicted, then later added to the Yasukuni shrine as “martyrs”.

Germany – Swastika is illegal.
Japan – The “Rising Sun” flag is still flown by Japan Self-Defense forces.

Hmmm…

]]> By: NATO Requesting Japanese Troops Deploy to Afghanistan at ROK Drop http://rokdrop.com/2007/12/17/eu-condemns-japan-over-comfort-women/#comment-109485 NATO Requesting Japanese Troops Deploy to Afghanistan at ROK Drop Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:23:47 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/12/17/eu-condemns-japan-over-comfort-women/#comment-109485 [...] want Japan to send them instead.  The further irony in all this is that the Europeans have just passed a resolution condemning Japan for their World War II past, but they want Japan to help them [...] [...] want Japan to send them instead.  The further irony in all this is that the Europeans have just passed a resolution condemning Japan for their World War II past, but they want Japan to help them [...]

]]> By: Dr.Yu http://rokdrop.com/2007/12/17/eu-condemns-japan-over-comfort-women/#comment-109224 Dr.Yu Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:44:58 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/12/17/eu-condemns-japan-over-comfort-women/#comment-109224 One step at a time. First step Comfort woman, latter ...... Dont be so quick to point the finger to EU. You also have problems with your past. One step at a time.
First step Comfort woman, latter ……
Dont be so quick to point the finger to EU. You also have problems with your past.

]]> By: James http://rokdrop.com/2007/12/17/eu-condemns-japan-over-comfort-women/#comment-109034 James Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:03:47 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2007/12/17/eu-condemns-japan-over-comfort-women/#comment-109034 If the EU is going to play the historical apology game, they should be looking at the brutal imperial pasts of many of their member states. If the EU is going to play the historical apology game, they should be looking at the brutal imperial pasts of many of their member states.

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