Dec 13th 1937. The rape of Nanjing

[syscom3]

Today is the 72nd anniversary of one of the most brutal events in history; the beginning of the rape and plunder of Nanjing (China) by the Imperial Japanese Army.

Sometimes the IJA outperformed the Waffen SS when it came to inhuman conduct on a grand scale.

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoW2WYdOsvg

 

[Vassili Zaitzev]

A very sad day in human history. Hope this never happens again.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Sometimes the IJA outperformed the Waffen SS when it came to inhuman conduct on a grand scale.]

Sometimes? IMO they were equal to or even better depending where and when.

 

[syscom3]

A very sad day in human history. Hope this never happens again.

It happened in Ruwanda not to long ago.

If history is any clue, its not if it will happen, but when.

 

[ToughOmbre]

Sometimes? IMO they were equal to or even better depending where and when.

Very true.

The Bataan Death March, reprisals against Chinese civilians after the Doolittle Raid and the treatment of Allied prisoners throughout the war in Japanese POW camps come quickly to mind.

TO

 

[tomo pauk]

Sometimes? IMO they were equal to or even better depending where and when.

Better in doing this:

...inhuman conduct on a grand scale.

I don't get it.

 

[Shinpachi]

I often do wish I could not understand English when things are concerned with the honor of my country as no one would want his/her own country to be the target of blame.

About the incident, here are still persistant negative opinions saying the incident was totally fabricated or the actual victims number could not have been so many. But, on the other hand, I have ever seen on TV or read on the paer such testimonies as "Chinese residents did not look human-beings to me(meaning it was easy for me to kill them" or "I and my comrades competed the killing number( it was called 100-killing game)" by some former IJA soldiers. As far as I have reseached, the following two sites look representative for both negatives and affirmatives.

Negative
Affirmative

Negative or affirmative, it always makes me feel sick.
May the victim's soul rest in peace

 

[Maximowitz]

Every country has moments in its past that are less than noble Shinpachi.

As Gandhi replied when he was asked what he thought of Western civilization:

"I think it would be a very good idea."

 

[Shinpachi]

Thanks Maximowitz for your care.

Till 1945, the Japanese might have long been living in the sense of warfare since 1467 when the Warring States Period started although we had peaceful time during the Edo era as the nation closed its door for overseas.

Based on the cool analysis, everything must be rational and fair. I agree with Gandhi.

 

[GrauGeist]

Every civilization has had it's dark episodes.

The present generations should not be asked to bear the burden of mistakes made in the past, but instead, we should all learn from those mistakes to make sure they don't happen in the future.

 

[Shinpachi]

No objection, GrauGeist.
Thanks.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Every civilization has had it's dark episodes.

The present generations should not be asked to bear the burden of mistakes made in the past, but instead, we should all learn from those mistakes to make sure they don't happen in the future.

Very true Dave. Well put.

 

[Lucky13]

Agree! Every nation have a skeleton or two in their closet, no nation has been or is perfect and will never be....

 

[vikingBerserker]

A-fricken-men!

 

[Ferdinand Foch]

Agree! Every nation have a skeleton or two in their closet, no nation has been or is perfect and will never be....

Agree. It's sad but true. No nation is perfect, and anyone who says so is a d#mn liar.