Comments on: Flame War http://webel.net/archives/979 The blog and website of Lance Webel. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:49:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Sarah Sears Webel http://webel.net/archives/979#comment-11809 Sarah Sears Webel Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:48:44 +0000 http://webel.net/archives/979#comment-11809 Yes, there's certainly the economic background. But then the military atrocities from the 1930s are really hard for the elderly to put behind them. Especially consider the Second Sino-Japanese War and try typing Nanking or Nanjing Massacre into Google. There's plenty of ugly stuff to read on that topic... It's not an excuse for racism and holding grudges against entire nationalities, but there is some historical background to the whole mess. Yes, there’s certainly the economic background. But then the military atrocities from the 1930s are really hard for the elderly to put behind them. Especially consider the Second Sino-Japanese War and try typing Nanking or Nanjing Massacre into Google. There’s plenty of ugly stuff to read on that topic…

It’s not an excuse for racism and holding grudges against entire nationalities, but there is some historical background to the whole mess.

]]> By: xiang http://webel.net/archives/979#comment-11782 xiang Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:49:44 +0000 http://webel.net/archives/979#comment-11782 I am a chinese ,and I also hate Janpanese .The reason is simple ,they hurt us ,but they can not face their mistake .Maybe the war have passed for a long time ,but i could not forget ,our nation lose so many pepole and come through so much pain .But as long as the Janpanese apologzige sincere desire ,i believe most of us could forgive them ,and become friends . I am a chinese ,and I also hate Janpanese .The reason is simple ,they hurt us ,but they can not face their mistake .Maybe the war have passed for a long time ,but i could not forget ,our nation lose so many pepole and come through so much pain .But as long as the Janpanese apologzige sincere desire ,i believe most of us could forgive them ,and become friends .

]]> By: Lance http://webel.net/archives/979#comment-11762 Lance Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:13:20 +0000 http://webel.net/archives/979#comment-11762 When I ask, they usually either say something about a war or say "mei-shen-me" (no reason). I then ask them if they hate my friend, who is half-Japanese. Their answers vary pretty widely on that one. Then I always conclude the conversation by saying, "That's silly. I think China and Japan should be friends again." Chinese children are conditioned by their parents, government, and even pop idols to hate Japanese people. Most of them don't really know why, they just do because they are "supposed to". It makes me sad. :sad: When I ask, they usually either say something about a war or say “mei-shen-me” (no reason). I then ask them if they hate my friend, who is half-Japanese. Their answers vary pretty widely on that one. Then I always conclude the conversation by saying, “That’s silly. I think China and Japan should be friends again.”

Chinese children are conditioned by their parents, government, and even pop idols to hate Japanese people. Most of them don’t really know why, they just do because they are “supposed to”.

It makes me sad. :sad:

]]> By: Willy Wong Ka http://webel.net/archives/979#comment-11761 Willy Wong Ka Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:09:03 +0000 http://webel.net/archives/979#comment-11761 The Chinese have a very good reason to hate the Japanese. The Japanese started WW2 and lost. For that, they were rewarded by having the US rebuild their economy, and lots of American tourists visiting their historical areas. The Chinese won, and all they got was Mao, 5 Year Plans, and the Cultural Revolution.. You'd be mad, too. Maybe that's why much of the world hates the US. We're nice to the losers and make the winners tote their own bales. The Chinese have a very good reason to hate the Japanese. The Japanese started WW2 and lost. For that, they were rewarded by having the US rebuild their economy, and lots of American tourists visiting their historical areas.

The Chinese won, and all they got was Mao, 5 Year Plans, and the Cultural Revolution..

You’d be mad, too.

Maybe that’s why much of the world hates the US. We’re nice to the losers and make the winners tote their own bales.

]]> By: Sarah Sears Webel http://webel.net/archives/979#comment-11760 Sarah Sears Webel Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:34:29 +0000 http://webel.net/archives/979#comment-11760 You know why some Chinese hate the Japanese, right? You know why some Chinese hate the Japanese, right?

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