BrightEyes said...

BrightEyes at 03:15 AM JST - 17th August

Sailwind,

I understand the bond between military men on opposite sides. I just don’t believe it’s worthy of the blind respect you seem to believe it is. That’s all.

You see, that’s the bond that made American military officers fete Goering like royalty after he surrendered himself to them. That’s…

Posted in Yasukuni at 03:15 AM JST - 17th August
BrightEyes at 01:26 AM JST - 17th August

Cleo,

You know, I am still having trouble understanding the argument that you are trying to make. I wonder if you have an argument at all. This is our exchange as I understand it:

You assert that winners write history.

I point out that that is total nonsense and I…

Posted in Yasukuni at 01:26 AM JST - 17th August
BrightEyes at 10:48 PM JST - 16th August

Cleo,

In your last post you have come very close to achieving high comedy, managing to pull off the difficult feat of not only contradicting an assertion that you made earlier but to actually be wrong in both of them.

Allow me to elaborate.

In an earlier post you wrote:…

Posted in Yasukuni at 10:48 PM JST - 16th August
BrightEyes at 02:12 PM JST - 16th August

Sailwind,

Apology accepted.

Posted in Yasukuni at 02:12 PM JST - 16th August
BrightEyes at 01:38 PM JST - 16th August

Sailwind,

Perhaps I should use less expensive words next time. You seem to be having some trouble digesting the 10 dollar variety.

You see, this idea:

*I'm gathering that anyone the is willing to give their lives in the defense of others no matter what the background for making that…

Posted in Yasukuni at 01:38 PM JST - 16th August
BrightEyes at 12:46 PM JST - 16th August

Cleo,

There are so many points that you raise in your post that one hardly knows where to begin.

I suppose the first thing that should be noted is that you have associated me with a position that I never took, namely that not commemorating the war dead would lead…

Posted in Yasukuni at 12:46 PM JST - 16th August
BrightEyes at 06:35 AM JST - 16th August

See if you can follow me here, Imagawa:

You always have a choice.

Even if that means that you choose between sacrificing your own life or taking that of an innocent, or worse yet, someone whose cause is just, you still have a choice

Once again: War is not just…

Posted in Yasukuni at 06:35 AM JST - 16th August
BrightEyes at 02:28 AM JST - 16th August

It matters nothing at all if the war is a just one or not

See if you can follow me here:

Yes it does.

War is not primarily about facing danger or about sharing hardships. It is not about risking one's own life. War is first and foremost about killing.…

Posted in Yasukuni at 02:28 AM JST - 16th August
BrightEyes at 02:15 AM JST - 16th August

Cleo,

I am having some trouble following your logic.

You seem to be suggesting that we should commemorate the war dead regardless of what cause they supported because even though that will likely lead to more wars (which are a bad thing), all war is wrong and no cause is…

Posted in Yasukuni at 02:15 AM JST - 16th August
BrightEyes at 01:25 AM JST - 16th August

Sorry, but you are quite simply wrong.

People do in fact go to war for horrible reasons.

Many, but not all times, most of the people involved think that they are right.

One of the reasons that they do is that they don't actually give the problem enough thought.

They…

Posted in Yasukuni at 01:25 AM JST - 16th August