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Originally Posted by Barone1551
I feel "keeping the boot on" is a bit strong. Japan is not the US lap dog. America cannot make Japan do whatever it wants. That is why the peace and security treaty exist. But I ask you, whats normal? For Japans most recent military history, "normal" is what they were like in WWII. Before that "normal" was samurai. Japan has greatly benefited from this relationship, and can greatly benefit from it. Especially now with the recession.
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Are you saying Samurai were a bad thing? Do you think there are no more Samurai? And why is it that it seems so many Americans want to take karate, to wave about swords and say they are samurai. May I quote, okay sort of quote, O-rin Ishi-I "Silly white girl, likes to play with samurai swords."