I think that's something widely taught in America, Europe and some anti-china countries. Similarly Americans and Europeans are always told Japan is the best Asian country but maybe half of them know nothing about Japanese culture and would never go there. Interestingly these people would often upvote everything about Japan on reddit and defend shits they don't know about.
We dont even learn about Japan's history. Its just said that they were in the axis powers but not why or really why any of the axis powers were in the war. Same with the USSR being with the allies,... i was super confused by this as a kid because we learn the USSR is an evil dictatorship but they fought against the nazis?? Then we learn America came in and got all the nazis out of japan's government and made it into a utopia /hj
Dontcha worry - everything Japanese did to Asian nations, Nazi coalition did to Jews, Sinti/Romas and Slavs. Sex slavery? Check, Poland is still keeping silent about it because the government's chauvinist mind doesn't accept that rape exists. Medical experiments? Boy oh boy, who do you think were the first "lab rats" for penicillin?
Now, let's consider all the ways whites destroyed Qing China AND hurt the population....
I suppose that would make a lot more sense, but he never pointed that out and none of our class materials suggested that it was in their viewpoint, so thank you for clarifying that.
Japan's constitution was imposed on them by the US, so Japan's success reinforces the idea that the US is a benevolent power bringing peace and prosperity.
Similarly, S Korea would not exist were it not for US military involvement. They were a dictatorship then, but gradually reformed into a democracy. This again stands as proof of US good intentions. Taiwan ran a similar course.
The US can't take credit for the success of any other Asian society, so they are seen as wholly "other".
ROK and ROC are hardly democratic. Both began as military dictatorships and transitioned into bourgeois dictatorships as the USA pumped billions of dollars into their economy. Despite this South Korea and Taiwan both have incredibly low approval ratings for their presidents and government. Just like in the USA. Wonder why that is?
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u/talionpd Jun 03 '23
I think that's something widely taught in America, Europe and some anti-china countries. Similarly Americans and Europeans are always told Japan is the best Asian country but maybe half of them know nothing about Japanese culture and would never go there. Interestingly these people would often upvote everything about Japan on reddit and defend shits they don't know about.