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Originally Posted by KyokoUK
I am sure that Japan welcomes America's friendship and any help in any conflict, as would Japan be at America's side if they were attacked. I would just like to see things start returning to normal after all these years. Will another century of keeping the boot of America on Japan's neck work toward any good whatsoever?
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No,it won't do any good. at all. ever.
In order to see why there is such animosity now,we must travel back.
in 1940,the vast majority of Americans did not know where Japan was. They didn't even know it existed. This all changed midway through 1941,when the US decided to stick it's nose in and say,'no Japan,you can't invade China for oil.' To which Japan promptly responded(i'm cutting down a lot here to the basics,or this post would be pages long) "we can do whatever we want,but we will negotiate with you." Fair enough. Now,the vast majority of American's knew of the Empire of Japan,but they still knew nothing of the country itself. It was just'that one that they talk about on the radio.'
This all changed on december the seventh,1941. Peral harbour immediately thrust America into a war in which the general public knew nothing about the enemy. All they knew was that they had been attacked,so it was time to respond in force. The news immediatley responded with the kind of propaganda that any war brings,that of the"savege Japanese,who still use swords,who eat their captives(really,they said that) and live in wooden huts.' This was broadcasted for four and a half years,and so naturally people who never saw a Japanese person themselves started to believe it. Then the atomic bombs droped,and people were happy. The war is over,they said. Let's bomb them all and have done with it. Fortunatley more bombs were not used. After the war,soldiers brought home tales of the war,and naturally,as any soldier will do,they focused on the bad parts,namley,the enemy. and so the 'savage' image continued.
It continues to this day,because while the propaganda has stopped,people by and large still belive in the'them Japs' image brought home by the war.
Should Japan have it's own army? Definitley. It is any one country's right to have an army to defend itself,and attack another should it be nessescary. There is no reason for Japan not to have it's own army.