r/TerrifyingAsFuck • u/TheMrMorbid • Mar 14 '24

war Chinese prisoners being buried alive by their Japanese captors outside the city of Nanjing, during the infamous Rape of Nanjing, 1937.

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u/Nathaniel_higgers_ Mar 14 '24

They were brainwashed by their government to see them as less than human. Super racism

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u/indefilade Mar 14 '24

It’s not brainwashing, it’s nationalism. Brainwashing implies effort. There was no effort needed to get the Japanese military to do this. Same for the Nazi army.

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u/meanpride Mar 15 '24

What? Nationalism just means devotion to their country. Do people who support their National football team also massacre the opposition?

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u/meanpride Mar 15 '24

Being a dick to who? Don't get trigerred so quickly. Also no, you can love your country but at the same time, not be murderous.

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