tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post115346223923430531..comments2024-01-02T12:25:23.102+09:00Comments on Kyklops: 'The Peaceful Country'Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630742048605089548noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-1153801471238465432006-07-25T13:24:00.000+09:002006-07-25T13:24:00.000+09:00Speaking from the planned southern outpost of the ...Speaking from the planned southern outpost of the Japanese Economic Prosperity Zone (ahem) I'm not surprised this shrine pisses neighbours off. The barbarity practised by the imperial army in WWII is a stain on all of Japan. It's always a bit dodgy to mentions Nazis but I have trouble seeing how this shrine is any different to a german shrine to Nazi war criminals. Imagine the chancellor going to visit that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-1153553006383662022006-07-22T16:23:00.000+09:002006-07-22T16:23:00.000+09:00Thanks for the kind words, Pierre. I don't really ...Thanks for the kind words, Pierre. I don't really have any kind of plan for this stuff, but I have found that the more I write the more interested I am in writing. I haven't written much since my university days, but blogging has stirred a desire to begin doing more of it...Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630742048605089548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-1153533027074067952006-07-22T10:50:00.000+09:002006-07-22T10:50:00.000+09:00This is a really interesting subject that seems to...This is a really interesting subject that seems to have been simmering away for a while. I read some things about Yukio Mishima years ago. He was quite a puzzle. He thought the emperor hadn't done enough or something.<BR/>By the way, Kyklops, these posts are getting very polished and informative; publication? Elaboration?P. Drānohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412231793647016993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-1153500009006040342006-07-22T01:40:00.000+09:002006-07-22T01:40:00.000+09:00Hi Maliha,Don't worry about not being expert on Ja...Hi Maliha,<BR/>Don't worry about not being expert on Japanese politics/religion/etc. I'm not either, by any stretch. My learning process is a big part of why I write this blog.<BR/>I'm not really surprised by the concept of Muslim 'saints'(although I'm completely unfamiliar with it).<BR/>The "Fox" version of history will only become "official" when people like us stop expressing our opinions.<BR/>I don't know that book, but I will check it out... Hoping for the underdog is natural (and therefore good). It's irrelevant that we are often frustrated, this is part of nature's 'education' program.<BR/>Rambling? Heh, all I do here is ramble (with links!)...Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02630742048605089548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5160223.post-1153497427988918732006-07-22T00:57:00.000+09:002006-07-22T00:57:00.000+09:00Salamaat,very interesting. My political/otherwise ...Salamaat,<BR/>very interesting. My political/otherwise knowledge of Japan is embarrassing...<BR/><BR/>"Book of the souls" how poetic! Calling them "dead" or "heros" or a myriad other terms doesn't capture it as well as "Souls" does. <BR/><BR/>Worshipping the dead..you'd be surprised that there is a strand within Islam that believes in the concept of praying to 'saints' for intercession. It's a very touchy subject. I can't pretend to understand.<BR/><BR/>i love how those in power always get the privilege of re-writing his-story. I look at the Media spin today on world affairs; and think what Fox news claims today might end up in history books as the "official" version. That concept sends chills down my spine.<BR/><BR/>Ever read the "The people's history" by Howard zinn?(or something to that effect? It's been on my list for a while but i haven't gotten a chance yet...<BR/><BR/>I am the one that's always rooting for the underdog. Why do i set myself up for dissapointment i have no idea.<BR/><BR/>sorry for my rambling..i know it has little to do you with your actual post:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com