chucky3176's past comments

  • -6

    chucky3176

    I don't see anything wrong with American soldiers having sex with paid Japanese prostitutes who offered their services after Japan's defeat in a war that they started. I'm not sure why the Japanese think they were rapes. There were no rapes, they were all paid prostitutes.

    Posted in: Defiant Hashimoto says U.S. troops abused women during occupation

  • -4

    chucky3176

    For the sake of argument, let's say they weren't forced or fraudulently lead to battlefield comfort stations. Let's say that for the sake of argument. So the next question is then, did these women who were hired as prostitutes, have the choice to quit after they arrived and saw the conditions? What happened to the women who refused to continue to do their work? Did they have the choice to say, I'm not doing this, I'm going home?

    If the answers are no, then it's still forced prostitution or sexual slavery, even if they were prostitutes. Even in common laws of most civilized nations, it is still against the law to rape prostitutes. So the entire argument that it was OK, because these were paid women, just cannot be justified by using the line that they were professionals.

    Posted in: Defiant Hashimoto says U.S. troops abused women during occupation

  • -2

    chucky3176

    For those people who keeps insisting there were no proof that the sex slaves were forced, I urge you to read Japantoday's ariticle again and pay particular attention to these sentences:

    Up to 200,000 “comfort women” from Korea, China, the Philippines and elsewhere were forcibly drafted into >brothels catering to the Japanese military during WWII, according to many mainstream historians.

    There is no mainstream evidence that modern militaries other than Japan’s have employed a formal sex >slavery system.

    So instead of insisting on posting garbage hack job selective 'evidences' from 2ch and others, if you want to argue with mainstream historians, you better do a better job of convincing them first. That way, your views become the mainstream views, and Japan's problem of convincing other countries that sex slaves were fake, is also solved.

    Posted in: Defiant Hashimoto says U.S. troops abused women during occupation

  • -3

    chucky3176

    All South Korea said was Japanese diplomat visiting North Korea to talk is unhelpful and won't do much other then help the North Korean propaganda. And people at Japantoday are foaming at their mouths and shaking their fists at South Koreans with hate.

    Whatever...

    Posted in: S Korea, U.S., China differ over visit by Abe's envoy to N Korea

  • 1

    chucky3176

    You're not going to get that simply because the evidence or the lack of it indicates that most of these >women became comfort women because of economic hardships or forced by private individuals. This, in >essence, is the heart of the debate.

    The problem with the orgnization like the ones in Korea today are that they should of stopped being so >irrational during 2002 when monies and apologies were made where at that time, the general population >within Japan were very sympathetic towards them. Now, there are pretty much fed up with their ongoing >memorial building overseas campign, statutes in front of the Japanese Embassy, and the ever changing >testimonies of the Korean comfort women.

    Yes indeed, that's the crux of the debate isn't it? Japan says these women were volunteers. Korean women says they aren't. Japan says they are sorry that these women suffered through the war, so here's a few dollars, now please go away. Korean women says not good enough, we don't want your worthless sympathy, we just want you to recognize what you did to us and make it official. Japan says no way, you whores are liars. Round and round it goes.

    Posted in: Hashimoto offers to meet 'comfort women' to apologize

  • 2

    chucky3176

    888naff, the BBC misquotes Hashimoto, either because they got the misquoted story from Asahi Shimbun, or because of some deliberate mistranslation by a Japanese who was too embarrassed to let the world know what Hashimoto really said. The misquoted translation was from the Asahi. What Hashimoto said was that he was sorry those women had to go through the war like that (providing sex for soldiers which was necessary to keep the Japanese soldiers happy and in good fighting condition) so Japanese must be kind to them - but he never admitted Japan had forced these women.

    The bbc was one of only a few English language sites I could find that made an attempt to report more of >Hashimoto's original speech and add a bit of "context" to it. Most other English language reports just >reported the headline comfort women necessary and didn't report the rest of what Hashimoto had to say. I >would expect that from news sources/governments/china/SK that are just trying to stir emotions or get web >page clicks.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22519384

    Posted in: Hashimoto offers to meet 'comfort women' to apologize

  • 2

    chucky3176

    So says you. I mean it really makes sense that over 80 to 90 year old women are there for the sole reason of making a profit. Yes that makes sense. They must be determined to make money at all costs because they have been standing in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul as a protest, for over 20 years now without missing a single day. Now that they are dropping dead one by one, they want to erect a statue to represent them when the last of them dies. They really must be desperate to make a buck.

    Posted in: Hashimoto offers to meet 'comfort women' to apologize

  • 3

    chucky3176

    Upgrayeddy, read the treaty itself, nowhere does it say specifically, "comfort women".

    Posted in: Hashimoto offers to meet 'comfort women' to apologize

  • -1

    chucky3176

    Uh.. no it doesn't. But I'm surprised you called it "colonial rule", the rest of your colleagues say it was a "union". Are you aware that you are blaspheming?

    It covered everything that happened in Korea under Japanese colonial rule, 1910-1945. Comfort women compensation would fall into that blanket lump sum.

    Posted in: Hashimoto offers to meet 'comfort women' to apologize

  • 1

    chucky3176

    zichi, the 1965 treaty between Korea and Japan did not cover the Comfort Women compensation.

    Posted in: Hashimoto offers to meet 'comfort women' to apologize

  • 1

    chucky3176

    Leave it to Upgrayedd and Jiji to take civilian deaths during Communist insurgencies during the Korean War, then bloat up the number of deaths (no one really knows how many died and what the circumstances of those deaths - either they were innocent or they were Communist fighters, probably both), then use it to justify Japan's lost memories during WWII. You guys really should read up on those massacres and should have realized that the Korean government already made a massive apology to the innocent victims of the dead and their families, have erected monuments and memorials all over the country, and the history text books in classrooms have been changed to reflect the incidents. There are practically no-one, certainly not government officials who would dare to deny the massacres that happened during the Korean War, without risking their political lives. Can we say the same with Japan's amnesia? The whole point of this is that every country has done bad things in the past, Korea and Japan included. The whole point is not about laying blame on those countries that did those bad things. You guys still don't get it, and probably never will.

    Posted in: Hashimoto offers to meet 'comfort women' to apologize

  • -1

    chucky3176

    gas07lisa, if you didn't notice, those are mainly reactions from Korean politicians to the stupid statements like Hashimoto's. If Japanese politicians stopped making inflammatory statements like that, there wouldn't be any statements made by a Korean president. But yes, she did make one or two statements asking Japan to be honest, big deal that is.

    Japanese politicians keep making remarks of WW2, just like Korean/ Chinese government keep claiming Japan to acknowledge history correctly, and keep asking for apology and compensation. Korean representative stated in her speech Japan should acknowledge history correctly, when she won the election. It's not like Japan is suddenly making remarks out of nowhere.

    Posted in: Hashimoto offers to meet 'comfort women' to apologize

  • -1

    chucky3176

    I found Hashimoto's comments to be frank and realistic. Way more balanced than the hysterical rants representatives of the governments of ROK and PRC are known to make on this issue.

    His statements are frank, but realistic, no. Most of the hysteria is coming from Japan with their constant re-issuing of comments about how Japan is a victim of world conspiracy to label Japan as a "rape nation". If you check the Korean media, hardly anything was mentioned on Hashimoto, other then just few disdains. But mostly it's been, oh so what else is new type of responses, with the story buried in the newspapers. I also must admit though, there are some Koreans who are secretly grinning at the way how Japan is making themselves look bad even without any help. Again, why Japanese politicians keeps making remarks on WWII, I have no ideal. If they got nothing good to say, then don't say them. Then you and others have the nerve to complain Koreans are the ones who are hysterical. Christ almighty. The Comfort Women who are demanding justice are 80 and 90 year olds now, they can't be such a danger that Japanese government must bring them down a peg or two.

    Posted in: Hashimoto offers to meet 'comfort women' to apologize

  • 2

    chucky3176

    I don't know why Japan keeps raising this issue with constant hurtful comments. We get it, that you don't think Japan did anything wrong, but why keep making comments on these issues, and bringing up WWII, then blaming Koreans for not accepting the "apologies"? Is it because the Japanese politicians are trying to use this to steer Japan towards a more nationalistic stance based on unity? What makes guys like Hashimoto, Abe, and others to keep blurting out offensive comments against bunch of 80 and 90 year old grandmothers who are ready to pass away? Do these guys find these women so dangerous to Japan, that they must bring them down?

    To Mr. Hashimoto, if you don't really mean to apology (and if you're only going to apologize because what you really mean is that you are just sorry that these women suffered in a war that Japan had not started), then just please be quite. No matter what your opinion on this issue, all we ask is that you stop offending these women by opening your mouths, and muttering words you don't mean, then going back and try to make Japan look like the victim by using these women.

    Posted in: Hashimoto offers to meet 'comfort women' to apologize

  • -8

    chucky3176

    That 731 plane had the name "S.Abe" inscribed on it, clearly showing that they had thoughtfully picked out this plane.

    Also, Abe knew fully well what the number 731 represents:

    http://mickhartley.typepad.com/blog/2013/05/unit-731.html

    coupled with the fact that he has been saying pretty provocative things, including challenging the War Crimes Tribunal in Tokyo, and the definition of "invasion" which was carried out by Japan.

    Out of dozens of planes he could have used, he had to pick this one. It's coincidental as Bin Laden taking a picture in a jet plane with the number 911 and Bin Laden inscribed on the plane. It's not just a number, it's a combination of all the actions and words Mr. Abe has said, that makes people suspicious of this picture.

    Posted in: S Korean media slam Abe's 731 jet photo

  • 3

    chucky3176

    Unlike some others, this turn of event doesn't surprise me, nor does it even offend me. When a pig is rolling in its mud, does that make me surprised? When the rain comes tomorrow, does that make me shocked and mad? Japan being what they are, Japan.. this is all to well... expected.

    Posted in: Gov't - but not Ishihara - backs away from Hashimoto's comfort women comments

  • 5

    chucky3176

    Japanese government trying to distance themselves from the Osaka mayor who is thought to be a strong candidate to be the next PM of Japan. Not because what he said was vile, but because they are worried about the reactions from their neighboring countries. As others have noted, for a country that has supposedly sincerely "apologized" and showed enough contrition, how does this man and the people like him, still get to keep their jobs unless those apologies were just convenient lip service to shut down the criticisms towards Japan? Not only keep their jobs, they get reelected year after year, and get to be Prime Ministers.

    Remember, this man, up to only a couple of weeks ago, was saying there was no evidence that comfort women existed at all. But then one of his buddy Shinzo Abe, just recently had to admit they found some documents that the comfort women did exist. So, what does Hashimoto do now? Why, come up with the excuse, "everyone did it, it was part of war". There's an explanation for everything, don't you know.

    Posted in: Gov't - but not Ishihara - backs away from Hashimoto's comfort women comments

  • 2

    chucky3176

    It took the threats from the US government, to put a fear in Abe to retract his nationalist plans. Irate Obama basically told Abe, if you ever rewrite history, it's not going to be good for Japan's relations with the US. So how does Abe extract himself out of this predicament that he put himself in, trying to please his right wing constituency without offending the US? Come up with this excuse that they have new documents - evidence that the comfort women claims may have some merits (without fully acknowledging that it did happen), so we'll just leave things the way they are for now.

    Posted in: Japan pulls back on denials of WWII sex slaves

  • 3

    chucky3176

    Peter Payne, there are no such slogans or such advertisements in South Korea against Japanese tourists. But I understand that's a pretty common belief amongst the Japanese net right wingers who keep spreading that myth around, that Japanese are going to get raped and murdered if they go to Korea. South Korea pretty much welcomes both Japanese and Chinese tourists, if you even bother to look around, all the signs in Japanese, and all the clerks in shops and restaurants who speak Japanese to cater to their foreign customers.

    Like slowguy2 says, I have never heard such racist slogans being thrown around in Korean streets against Japanese people in Korea, but I do know that such racist marches against Koreans in Japan are almost a weekly and a daily occurrence on Japanese streets.

    Posted in: S Korea sees marked decrease in number of Japanese tourists

  • -2

    chucky3176

    Have a look at the picture of the "celebration".

    http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/international/japan/584924.html?_ns=t1

    It looks straight out of 1930 Japan where the "emperor" is hailed as a living human god.

    It's obvious Japan desperately wants to turn the clock back, way back.

    Posted in: Abe says restoration of sovereignty day signals hope, pride

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