I can certainly agree with the latter statements, but given that the Nazis developed a system of industrialised genocide the likes of which the world had never before seen (and thankfully has never seen since) I would hesitate to call practically anyone worse. The Japanese in particular got off eas...
Worse than the Nazis. The textbook definition of "empire". Absolutely disgusting. I can certainly agree with the latter statements, but given that the Nazis developed a system of industrialised genocide the likes of which the world had never before seen (and thankfully has never seen sinc...
No lmfao, the US did throughout the Cold War. Japan and its empire was literally nothing more than shattered ruins by 1945. Lmao. Then why didn’t US develop DR Congo (which was called Zaire)? Mobutu was pro-Western. Did he earn a Major Non-NATO Ally status as a result? It is not about being 'pro-we...
And yet those same independence movements were also involved in fighting off the Japanese. Does this suggest that they were particularly interested in Japanese 'help'? That is factually wrong. After World War Two, and estimated 5,000 former Japanese soldiers served with the Viet Cong, Việt Minh, Ca...
Yes, because they were both terrible . Europeans doing bad things doesn't excuse the Japanese doing bad things. That's not what I was talking about. I was mentioning how Japanese troops after the war helped Indochinese independence movements. And yet those same independence movements were also invo...
What exactly is the logic behind this statement? In what way do you believe that the Japanese invasion of China helped East Asian peoples? Because you've repeatedly mentioned that it was in some way beneficial, but you haven't explained how or why. If Japan actually conquered China the global socia...
The really short answer? Militarism and nationalism. WWI happened because of competing interests between imperialist countries. It would have happened regardless of whether the Archduke was assassinated or not. Pretty much this. The alliance system that was supposed to prevent another European war ...
Tell that to the 20+ millions of Asians that the Japanese massacred. You sacrifice morals for a vague cause. Not exactly good here. It’s because of Japan that not even more got massacred. What exactly is the logic behind this statement? In what way do you believe that the Japanese invasion of China...
As I see it, the Co-Prosperity Sphere project was an attempt to develop a hegemonic empire centred on Japanese dominance under the guise of opposing European imperialism. The people of Asia would not have been any better off under Japanese imperial-colonial rule than they would have been under that...
As I see it, the Co-Prosperity Sphere project was an attempt to develop a hegemonic empire centred on Japanese dominance under the guise of opposing European imperialism. The people of Asia would not have been any better off under Japanese imperial-colonial rule than they would have been under that...
As I see it, the Co-Prosperity Sphere project was an attempt to develop a hegemonic empire centred on Japanese dominance under the guise of opposing European imperialism. The people of Asia would not have been any better off under Japanese imperial-colonial rule than they would have been under that ...
The thing is, I'm not so sure that the dreaded Twitter mob is really as terrible and powerful as the 'anti-cancel culture' crowd would have you believe. What can they do to force a company to fire someone? If a company decides that they don't want to work with someone because of their controversial...
With that being said, being a bit controversial should not be worthy of an instant firing unless they're like an actual Nazi or something. They're aught to be more of a backbone against Twitter mobs. The thing is, I'm not so sure that the dreaded Twitter mob is really as terrible and powerful as th...
Nothing necessarily. I'm not a socialist, I'm a social democrat and a capitalist, but to say it's completely innocent is to whitewash its history. Capitalism led to slavery and famines in India and Africa and unchecked capitalism can lead to nothing short of corporatocratic totalitarianism. I mean....
We can change the world without being radical or divisive, we can do it by bringing people together. Why do you assume that radicalism and division go hand-in-hand? Why do you assume that radicalism and uniting people are mutually exclusive? They aren't. We need to stop this nonsensical belief that...
No your right, the only bad thing moderates are doing is destroying the environment and ensuring people starve God these type of posts just kill me Historically speaking, it's the communists who ensure that people starve. I'm talking about investing capital in people. I would recommend that you ref...
How? Racism is perpetuated by human nature People pretend otherwise because it’s easier to fight methed out chuds instead of the one percent. It's not human nature. Racism was around before then, but it really took off when wealthy slaveowners noticed the poor sympthizing with the enslaved so they ...
This a fairly obvious ploy by Macron to try and outflank Le Pen and the National Rally prior to the presidential election next year. He has grown increasingly unpopular during his term, as evidenced by mass protests against his neoliberal policies, and (likely correctly) sees the National Rally as ...
I see the issue here. I am discussing nationalist unity. That is not the same thing as political unity. I view the nation as a stabilizing force because it is a pre-political allegiance, and the lack of positive and unifying national mythology causes societal dysfunction. Without it we are not all ...
This a fairly obvious ploy by Macron to try and outflank Le Pen and the National Rally prior to the presidential election next year. He has grown increasingly unpopular during his term, as evidenced by mass protests against his neoliberal policies, and (likely correctly) sees the National Rally as t...
Saw this in a CNN article about the debate. I didn't know Joe Biden was trying to compete with Trump in denying reality. Also he used some good old bothsame rhetoric. That just sounds like traditional head-of-state calming down and uniting the public speak that we used to get. A bit outdated, but B...
It would be even worse when the US break apart. First, who owns the national debt when it is now 50 instead of one? A default on trillions of dollars would trigger a financial depression even worse than the Great Depression. Eh, maybe. To be honest the debt is one of those arcane issues where peopl...
It's together and interconnected now, and looks to be working very badly. It would be worse if dissolved into multiple countries. It needs to be fixed, not cleaved apart. Ordinarily I might agree, but my confidence in the possibility of America ever being fixed has been steadily eroded over the pas...
