This shit is dark AF lmao
Yeah a lot of people might not be aware just how heinous Japans actions were in The Second Sino-Japanese War (the Chinese War of Resistance) in the lead-up to Asias involvement in WWII.
The Rape of Ninjing and Unit 731 are just two of the atrocities we know of.
Implying that Japan is now “back for more” and with frens this time is indeed pretty dark.
I think that’s probably true - Japan has such a sanitized reputation now (which, frankly, isn’t entirely deserved), and most people probably don’t ever take a history class after high school, so a lot of people probably genuinely don’t know how bad it was. I did a little over 3 years of an undergrad history major and never heard a word about it. The only reason I know anything about it is because my AP US History teacher in high school told a few of us about it after a class on WWII. I had nightmares about some of the pictures for a few nights. I see why they don’t generally teach it to kids.
Let me correct you, only otakus didn’t known. Japan is known to be worst than germany in thoses old times
Comfort Women are up there too. Japan was twisted af
A group of humans so bad the nazis saved people from them
The funny thing about John Rabe is that he was probably the only Nazi in any sort of power after The Night of the Long Knives to think they were still a socialist party, because he was off chilling in China and everyone forgot about him.
Yeah a lot of people might not be aware just how heinous Japans actions were in The Second Sino-Japanese War
Unless if you’re from Asia.
Let’s not forget the entire colonization of Korea.
The Imperial flag too 👀
It’s actually their Navy flag that’s still in use
Imagine if Germany still used the Nazi flag.
Their Navy flag predates the rise of State Shinto and Imperial Japan. It’s not really the same thing
The swastika predates Nazi Germany, but is forever tarnished by it. In Asia, the flag of Imperial Japan is often seen as a symbol of fascism, Imperialism, and war crimes.
There are actually efforts to reclaim the swastika for cultural reasons predating the Nazis. It’s not hard to tell a Nazi swastika from a Hindu one
Behind the Bastards did a two part episode on the history of it.
I know what the Rising Sun flag means in Asia. I’m just saying that they’re not quite the same thing.
More power to them for trying to reclaim it! It was stolen anyways.
The difference with Imperial Japan is that the flag is still being used by the same group that committed war crimes. The Rising Sun can’t simply be reclaimed, unlike the Swastika.
Japan isn’t actually demilitarized, they have gundams under the mountains.
Everyone knows this.
I’m more worried about the potential of seeing Evangelion units.
Just cut the cable and kite for 5 minutes. Or psychologically traumatize the pilots. That’s probably easiest honestly.
Yea, we’d have bigger problems than China at that point lol
with frens
I think this needs an asterisk, pretty sure South Korea and the Philippines would be happy if Japan and China somehow simultaneously destroyed each other.
Edit: astrix to asterisk. Sorry, English isn’t my first language. I mean it’s been my primary for nearly 30 years, but it’s still a removed sometimes.
Asterisk 😘
Asterix, like my boss used to say 😐
bien sûr
Philippines would not want to see Japan hurt. We are taught about the ugly history for most of our childhood but the general public is pro-Japan in the present. Pop culture aside, they funded projects and research without much debt traps and is curently much less evil than what China is doing these past decades.
That’s understandable, i guess you guys wouldn’t have the historic animosity. Plus, they probably aren’t still attempting to do historic revisionism on your entire country’s existence.
It’s a nice meme but their population is turning geriatric, and they’re literally unable to pass any policies to make the birth rate go up.
population is turning geriatric
So… the Japanese will not only fight China, but that’s going to be the very same Japanese that invaded China last time?
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So is China’s…
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I feel like your intentionally misrepresenting Japan
Every country has racist people and Japan’s younger population are more open
You get a timeout.
Oh I don’t like this
Isn’t fren one of those words used by 4chan as a dogwhistle? Feels a bit icky when talking about WW2 Japan
urban dictionary says it stands Far-Right-Ethno-Nationalist turns out you’re probably right. But I like saying frens 😅
Is that like Kids In Satan’s Service? Or is it a real thing?
Originating from 4chan means it occupies a little of both.
For example: 4chan intentionally trolled mainstream American media to make the ‘ok’ finger gesture be white supremacist, because it wasn’t a symbol. But then the media reported it was a symbol AND white supremacists started using it. So the ‘ok’ symbol now being a white supremacist symbol is quite real.
Any amount of sewage in a soup makes the soup sewage. Only question is was the soup made with sewage or was the sewage added later. This meme being related to current events indicates the likelihood the creator is aware of the connotation as ‘high.’
Ah. Well there ya go.
We can take it back.
I learned something today, and I’m disappointed
It meant friend long before that
If you dilute their ability to use it as a dog whistle then it loses the ability to
The okay symbol worked because people typically didn’t use it that often
Isn’t Japan like super demilitarized?
Kinda. They do have fun stuff like a cruiser that has a flat deck and carries aircraft, not an aircraft carrier (!!!), a cruiser. And they have been rearming the last two years as it becomes clear their neighbors might need a stick, or at least the threat of one.
In 2015, Japan amended its constitution to allow it to come to the defense of its allies.
A bit concerning, perhaps, but at least they’re on our side this time.
The real question is who changed, them or us?
BY GOD, IT’S INDIA FROM THE WEST!
Hey wait a minute, that isn’t PLA07 Desert pattern. This shit post is a phony.
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Helloooo
They are ready to loose again
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What is this tankie happy hour? All of you fucks came into the thread at the exact same time.
2nd shift starting in Novosibirsk
Just that the Chinese never miss an opportunity to hate the Japanese. Especially when the meme brings up the PLA
