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Having lived most of my life with the Rev. Ian Paisley on the T.V. I think a churchman can be what they want to be, they are all very good with words and messages. The Marxist ideal "from each according to their abilities and to each according to their need" can strike a chord in the Christian church.The churchmen might have described themselves as socialists, but I doubt communists or Bolsheviks and even less likely Marxists.
You should not be surprised Shinpachi, the British people had and have a positive impression of the Japanese and Japan had been a big customer of British battle ships etc. In the early 1900s many new parks were made and some had "oriental gardens" here is one from near my home built in 1911So many informative posts again. Thanks.
I'm also impressed with British people's kindness like this placard
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Shinpachi, it was not until I was working with Japanese in Saudi Arabia in 1985 that I learned Satsuma was a region in Japan, I thought it was a Japanese word for "Orange"Awesome oriental garden and cultural exchanges through citrus between two countries, pbehn.
And Thanks for sharing interesting information, MM.
"Interesting observations on Japanese opinion of the period, Shin. But Japanese leadership misread America again and again, right up to December 7, 1941. FDR was merely reflecting America's sympathy and empathy for China and its people .... and this view the legacy of American Christian missionaries in China and the vision described by "Good Earth" author, Pearle Buck.
America's view of China was diametrically opposed to Japan's view of China .... its culture, values, etc. etc. And one must recognize that Japan-China had a long, complex, violent history with each other that was beyond anything that Christian America was prepared to understand.
Japan misread America and this resulted in strategic mistakes, IMO.