Re: Japan - WTF?
Japanese children are taught from birth that:
1) Japan is the greatest country on earth.
2) The Japanese people are superior to all other races.
3) Japanese government and rulers are wise and just.
All of the idealogical building blocks of facism are there. The only difference is that in addition to the three above they are also taught that militarism was a mistake. Not so much a mistake because killing the foreign devils is wrong, but LOSING the war was wrong. Japan doesn't engage in wars today because people well understand the high price of war, not because there has been a fundamental shift in their believes about foreigners.
Why all this? Japan is racially homogeneous which is a breading ground for such attitudes. The country was long cut of from foreigners and it is deeply rooted in culture and tradition.
Why do politicians promote it?
1) Honestly, most genuinely believe it, given the way they are raised and the cultural background.
2) It's a big seller. If you haven't noticed our own politicians score votes of flag waiving and race bating.
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