To paraphrase Mao on atomic war and whether a given nation’s people would survive (and I am sure he would approve of this in particular were he asked): “What makes you think the world needs [Japanese]?”
The Japanese are heading down the road to war with China under a fascist PM as a US dog and battering ram. China and Russia both have the right under foundational international law established by the victorious powers of WW2 which gives the victors non-time-limited rights to use ANY force necessary to prevent re-aggression by Axis powers. In this view China has the right under international law should Japan grow too clearly belligerent (including seeking nukes or seeking to host them for clear use against China) to nuke Japan into a smoldering crater and would owe no one an apology for doing so on legal or moral terms.
Knowing this the Japanese should be rioting, they should tear down their government for the sake of their lives. But they do not it seems have a strong survival instinct and like USians are well beaten and trained dogs of fascism and empire. Hopefully their fascist rulers have one and a modicum of restraint as if they do not and war draws near I for one hope China does nuke them to prevent attack and not to the tune of one or two cities but the ruin of the Japanese nation and the total destruction of American and Japanese armed forces and related industry (and may Amerikkka collapse as well). An example for the whole world of the fate of fascists, of brutes, of barbarians.
Japan may be occupied but it does not have to choose this path, it can resist as occupied Korea does at times (and that is a dog whose military is fully controlled de jure by the US unlike Japan which has some freedom as written) and choose the path of non-belligerence.
I hope for the sake of the Japanese people that things do get out of hand and that they make the right choice and expel the Americans, refuse to repeal article 9 and refuse to seek atomic weapons or a massively expanded military and instead seek peace and cooperation with the rest of Asia rather than domination.
Japanese people aren’t generally anti-china. Most I’d argue its more of a minority that is open in china hatred. There’s a trend of anti-china hostility by the government and leading reactionary parties. But it’s not a view that is held very closely by Japanese as a whole. Even with ignorance to the history of Japan in WW2, particularly among younger generations, the hate just isn’t there for the people as a whole.
There is constant anti-racists protests since the rise of 参政党 sanseito. But, while theres a history of it, Japan still lacks a strong central revolutionary movement. Particularly among younger generations. 共産党 Kyosanto party, which is the communist party of Japan, is doing a horrible job at appealing to younger generations, lacking any movement on social media at all. Even then 共産党 is largely a reformist party, but at least they are anti war and want positive relations with China. What is amusing is that in Japan, Anti-china sentiment is also an older idea. Leaving a lot of the older generation as Communist party supporters who are also Anti-China.
The people of Japan lack education and an organization to unite the acute contradictions of capitalism and imperialism for the people. They’re basically the same as liberals in the west with the exception of the US intervention. Failures of the working class movement should be critiqued most, as they are the only ones in the position to properly address these issues in Japan, and have fallen to the same issues movements in America do. Including believing Japan would be the first communist nation in Asia and bring about a communist wave.
Japan does have a long history of revolutionaries that acted against the empire and they’re celebrated as such in China. I wish they were taught more in Japan.
To paraphrase Mao on atomic war and whether a given nation’s people would survive (and I am sure he would approve of this in particular were he asked): “What makes you think the world needs [Japanese]?”
The Japanese are heading down the road to war with China under a fascist PM as a US dog and battering ram. China and Russia both have the right under foundational international law established by the victorious powers of WW2 which gives the victors non-time-limited rights to use ANY force necessary to prevent re-aggression by Axis powers. In this view China has the right under international law should Japan grow too clearly belligerent (including seeking nukes or seeking to host them for clear use against China) to nuke Japan into a smoldering crater and would owe no one an apology for doing so on legal or moral terms.
Knowing this the Japanese should be rioting, they should tear down their government for the sake of their lives. But they do not it seems have a strong survival instinct and like USians are well beaten and trained dogs of fascism and empire. Hopefully their fascist rulers have one and a modicum of restraint as if they do not and war draws near I for one hope China does nuke them to prevent attack and not to the tune of one or two cities but the ruin of the Japanese nation and the total destruction of American and Japanese armed forces and related industry (and may Amerikkka collapse as well). An example for the whole world of the fate of fascists, of brutes, of barbarians.
Japan may be occupied but it does not have to choose this path, it can resist as occupied Korea does at times (and that is a dog whose military is fully controlled de jure by the US unlike Japan which has some freedom as written) and choose the path of non-belligerence.
I hope for the sake of the Japanese people that things do get out of hand and that they make the right choice and expel the Americans, refuse to repeal article 9 and refuse to seek atomic weapons or a massively expanded military and instead seek peace and cooperation with the rest of Asia rather than domination.
No, china using nuclear weapons on japan would not be moral or reasonable. What a psychotic idea.
Oh that’s easy, don’t let the fascist government host or point nukes at China then. Very low risk of that accidentally happening, don’t you think?
Japanese people aren’t generally anti-china. Most I’d argue its more of a minority that is open in china hatred. There’s a trend of anti-china hostility by the government and leading reactionary parties. But it’s not a view that is held very closely by Japanese as a whole. Even with ignorance to the history of Japan in WW2, particularly among younger generations, the hate just isn’t there for the people as a whole.
There is constant anti-racists protests since the rise of 参政党 sanseito. But, while theres a history of it, Japan still lacks a strong central revolutionary movement. Particularly among younger generations. 共産党 Kyosanto party, which is the communist party of Japan, is doing a horrible job at appealing to younger generations, lacking any movement on social media at all. Even then 共産党 is largely a reformist party, but at least they are anti war and want positive relations with China. What is amusing is that in Japan, Anti-china sentiment is also an older idea. Leaving a lot of the older generation as Communist party supporters who are also Anti-China.
The people of Japan lack education and an organization to unite the acute contradictions of capitalism and imperialism for the people. They’re basically the same as liberals in the west with the exception of the US intervention. Failures of the working class movement should be critiqued most, as they are the only ones in the position to properly address these issues in Japan, and have fallen to the same issues movements in America do. Including believing Japan would be the first communist nation in Asia and bring about a communist wave.
Japan does have a long history of revolutionaries that acted against the empire and they’re celebrated as such in China. I wish they were taught more in Japan.