私も幸いながら日本語にはあまり不自由しません。まぁ日本人だから当たり前ですけど。最近のホットな話題は極右政党が誕生しそうだというものです。ここの番組でも是非とも取り上げてくださいよ。さまざまな勢力との癒着が薄いので、日本に変革をもたらすことが有望視されています。今度の参院選で失敗すれば元も子もないんですけどね。
　わたしゃ口は悪いけど、意地悪なやりとりはしたくないです。もう一度言いますけど、すぐにでもコメント欄を消しといてくださいませ。ではまた。

US citizens tend to jump at crimes of Imperial Japanese possibly because they may overshadow what US did at that time.

Certainly…that’s one point I agree with very strongly. Every nation has its selective memory, and its very easy for the ‘winner’ to go on thinking that his or her nation did everything right.

I’m one of the first to say that China has used the issue to further their political agenda, but that’s hardly surprising…

Enjoy staying in Japan. Speak Japanese and read Japanese if you wanted to be treated as a grown-up or understand the opinion of silent majority, not of mass media like Asahi.com.

Interesting viewpoint. I’m not staying here, I’m living here, have been for a long time, I own a Japanese company and I’m fully fluent in both spoken and written Japanese.

And you might want to take your own advice, should you ever come to Japan. I wonder if you get much chance to use Japanese over in Norfolk, Virginia?

The reason I brought up Iraq is to remind of a significance of various perspectives. My previous post obviously biased, being lack of criticism against the dictator’s regime. The recent terrorisms have been killed many civilians, and one may say that US is striving to maintain a peace. Accusing of US with just pictures of tortures or dead babies may not only agitate people but also prevent the world from making a rational discussion. Therefore, if a country in the later period ever makes a film on “Iraq’s massacre” and starts a one-sided story, you should stand up and defend your father.

So, going back to Nanjing, one should neutrally see that incident, listening to minority, too. US citizens tend to jump at crimes of Imperial Japanese possibly because they may overshadow what US did at that time. Knowing that Japanese rightists are in the side of minority in the world, their claim is still worth hearing. I’m recently scared of the attitude of US, a little bit judgemental one as far as I see a public hearing on “comfort women”, too. (The people here in this blog seem to have a very good discussion on the contrary.) Is freedom of speech really maintained in US?

If Chinese intentionally raised the number of victims, it’s natural to question it and ask for cooperative search together with China. Apology can be done after reaching truth. Someone may say that “it’s not a matter of the number.” However, those who say that typially don’t notice Tongzhou incident where Japanese were raped and massacred prior to Nanjing. History is a chain of causality, that may be a result of amplification of hatred. It’s not easy to judge like “He’s evil.” Dualism is easy, though. I’d be happy if US people have ever investigated Sino-Japanese war even a little bit and make a speech.

I may not fully support what Ishihara says, but not accept all the claims from Chinese communism, either.

Hoping you find any relevancy.

Well, my story is diverting from your topic, so I’m out. Nice blog, BTW. Enjoy staying in Japan. Speak Japanese and read Japanese if you wanted to be treated as a grown-up or understand the opinion of silent majority, not of mass media like Asahi.com. That’s a tough work to know Japan beyond mass media’s filter.

But the main point is that is simply isn’t relevant. Alex is talking about Ishihara’s comments on the “Nanking Incident,” “Nanking Massacre” or “Rape of Nanking.” Again, what we choose to call it does not change what actually happened.

When discussing one incident, and debating over what happened during the course of that incident, bringing up other incidents is a diversionary tactic and a logical fallacy. No one here is going to fall for that.

As Ishihara points outs, Nanjing is a total propaganda from Chinese communists. Here’s a case in point. Is Iraq war an invasion, right? Rapes and killing children or women actually happened. So I’ll call it “Iraq massacre” from now on. If you deny it, prove that no rape or murder occurred.