From: ntetsuya@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Nishimura)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong,soc.culture.japan,soc.culture.taiwan
Subject: Re: For those of you that HATE japaneses
Date: 26 Aug 92 07:40:52 GMT
Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO  80523

In article <9223916.22226@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> dht@cs.mu.OZ.AU (Joyous Dave baby) writes:
>alee@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Alexander Lee) writes:
>
>>Let me make it simpler for "slow to catch on" individuals:
>
>>Who demands apology and compesation? Chinese victims PEOPLE.
>>           (NOT Chinese GOVERNMENT! Damn it.)
>>Who do they (Chinese victims) demand apology and compensation from?
>>       Japanese GOVERNMENT.  (NOT Japanese PEOPLE! Damn it.)
>
>Wrong, the government represents the people (whether they do or
>not in reality is another question... :) ), the Chinese government
>could take the money and invest in infrastrutures, buildings, and
>social engineerings to make up for the loss suffered by China as
>a nation.  The Japanese government taxs the Japanese people, so
>the Japanese government could pay for it for the people.
>
>>Japanese people suffer NO LESS than Chinese people during the war initiated
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>by the Japanese GOVERNMENT in the name of then Emperor Hirohito. They are
>>also the victims of the Japanese Military Government. They are to be 
>>sympathied, cared for and loved in the same way as Chinese victims are.
>
>HuH?
>
>Facts:
>
>3 million Japanese died as a result of WW II.
>15 million Chinese died as a result of WW II.
>
>Chinese people suffer much more than Japanese people in terms of
>numbers, loss of loved-ones, loss of an entire city! (which was
>the Capital of ROC at the time!), and WW II also contributes to
>the loss of China to the Communists which literally pulled China
>backwards 30 years.  If Japs didn't invade, then the Taiwan (ROC)
>government would've been in power for the past 50 years, and
>China will be one of the most advanced and powerful country in
>the world... no doubt about it, just look at current day Taiwan
>and HongKong!
>
>-- 
>1)-----------------------Rev 6:8 "... They were given authority over a quarter
>of the Earth, to kill by the sword, by famine, by plague, and wild beasts."
>2)-----------------------There is nothing worse than betraying a long-term
>friendship, like what the South Koreans did!          * my own opinions ONLY *

	I honor your opinion and take it to educate myself, though, would you
	PLEASE PLEASE go back to read what readers on this group have been 
	talking about?  Please go back and read all these flame war, fruitfull
	discussion, another issue, etc.  They will surely give you opinion of
	other readers', to which you can say "yes" or "no,' whichever you like.
	But please consider what we have been doing to make this issue 
	constractive.  We, I mean ANYONE that responded someone's post, that
	read any posting, and anyone that has flamed and been flamed.
	Yes, of course you ARE one of us, if you like.

	I would like to ask you, and other new readers, not to use impolite 
	words or expressions even if you hate them.  This is not the place for
	those who flame and be flamed.

	Any comment and flame regarding this posting should be directed to 

			ntetsuya@lamar.ColoState.EDU

	TO FELLOW NETTERS	
		Let's make this article the last one regarding "Japs" or any
		other inappropriate use of language in Mr. Joyous Dave baby's
		posting.  Opinions about this, as long as they are not flaming
		him, should be posted, though.


						Tetsuya Nishimura
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong