Daevryn | Mon 15-Jan-07 01:46 PM |
Member since 13th Feb 2007
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#950, "It's also worth mentioning..."
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At this point in time, Japan hasn't been out of its medieval period for even 100 years.
It's nothing short of amazing how quickly they were able to modernize. It's, what, not even 40 years from the start of the Meiji Restoration to whipping down an established Western power (Russia) in a war?
But culture and mores don't really modernize quite as fast. Some things just take a couple generations to shake out. I mean, think about that for a minute -- during World War II you've still got Japanese alive who were alive during the isolationist and essentially medieval Tokugawa shogunate.
People who are a generation or two away from being an incredibly xenophobic society just aren't going to have the same sensible notions of surrender to a foreign power and what kind of battles they can and can't win as other people, including modern Japanese. This is the same culture and time that created kamikaze pilots -- a land war on Japanese soil at that time is going to be bloody as hell.
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Like there wasn't enough to worry about
[View all] , Marcus_, Fri 05-Jan-07 08:31 AM
RE: Like there wasn't enough to worry about,
Vortex Magus,
10-Jan-07 11:21 AM, #14
RE: Like there wasn't enough to worry about,
Marcus_,
11-Jan-07 04:45 AM, #19
Ummm,
DurNominator,
11-Jan-07 07:18 AM, #20
Are you serious?,
Chuntog,
11-Jan-07 09:45 AM, #21
RE: Are you serious?,
Rodriguez,
11-Jan-07 01:45 PM, #22
RE: Are you serious?,
Chuntog,
12-Jan-07 08:59 AM, #27
Well,
Rodriguez,
12-Jan-07 12:58 PM, #28
RE: Hiroshima and Nagasaki:,
Valguarnera,
12-Jan-07 01:47 PM, #29
I think Dresden might be a poor example.,
GinGa,
12-Jan-07 02:21 PM, #31
RE: I think Dresden might be a poor example.,
Rodriguez,
12-Jan-07 03:09 PM, #33
The emphasis was meant on the target.,
GinGa,
12-Jan-07 04:41 PM, #38
Sorry, was a misunderstanding. /nt,
Rodriguez,
12-Jan-07 04:53 PM, #39
I am not a military expert,,
Rodriguez,
12-Jan-07 03:08 PM, #32
RE: I am not a military expert,,
Daevryn,
12-Jan-07 03:27 PM, #34
RE: I am not a military expert,,
Rodriguez,
12-Jan-07 04:00 PM, #35
Isn't this one of the 10%?,
Valguarnera,
12-Jan-07 04:26 PM, #36
No,
Rodriguez,
12-Jan-07 05:41 PM, #40
RE: No,
Valguarnera,
13-Jan-07 09:49 AM, #43
RE: No,
Rodriguez,
13-Jan-07 11:01 AM, #44
RE: No,
Daevryn,
13-Jan-07 11:51 AM, #45
RE: No,
DurNominator,
13-Jan-07 12:21 PM, #46
Over a million.,
Valguarnera,
13-Jan-07 12:56 PM, #47
If the war continued like it did before, yes maybe.,
Rodriguez,
13-Jan-07 01:39 PM, #48
Question:,
Daevryn,
13-Jan-07 03:21 PM, #49
In that case it truly would make no difference. /nt,
Rodriguez,
13-Jan-07 04:30 PM, #50
Japan,
Chuntog,
15-Jan-07 12:58 PM, #51
It's also worth mentioning...,
Daevryn,
15-Jan-07 01:46 PM #52
RE: It's also worth mentioning...,
Valguarnera,
15-Jan-07 02:06 PM, #53
...or try to invade Swizerland,
Rodriguez,
15-Jan-07 03:28 PM, #54
Hmm, thats a good point... /nt,
Rodriguez,
15-Jan-07 03:29 PM, #55
Militarily Unneccessary,
Linolaques,
15-Jan-07 11:07 PM, #56
RE: I am not a military expert,,
Daevryn,
12-Jan-07 04:30 PM, #37
Sounds good in theorie,
Rodriguez,
12-Jan-07 05:52 PM, #41
RE: Sounds good in theorie,
Daevryn,
12-Jan-07 06:03 PM, #42
I play with bacillus anthracis all the time...,
Sapphire_Eyes (Anonymous),
08-Jan-07 11:56 PM, #10
RE: Like there wasn't enough to worry about,
somebody,
08-Jan-07 05:10 PM, #4
RE: Biological Weapons:,
Valguarnera,
08-Jan-07 05:58 PM, #5
RE: Biological Weapons:,
somebody,
08-Jan-07 09:01 PM, #6
RE: Biological Weapons:,
Daevryn,
08-Jan-07 10:15 PM, #8
Just forget it,
somebody,
08-Jan-07 10:24 PM, #9
RE: Like there wasn't enough to worry about,
Igsoeh,
08-Jan-07 09:46 PM, #7
RE: Like there wasn't enough to worry about,
Rodriguez,
09-Jan-07 05:53 AM, #11
RE: Like there wasn't enough to worry about,
Igsoeh,
09-Jan-07 06:17 PM, #12
Hmm,
Rodriguez,
10-Jan-07 08:47 AM, #13
RE: Hmm,
Igsoeh,
11-Jan-07 11:52 PM, #24
We have world police. The UN.,
GinGa,
10-Jan-07 04:56 PM, #15
So true, its sad. /nt,
Rodriguez,
10-Jan-07 05:28 PM, #17
RE: We have world police. The UN.,
Igsoeh,
11-Jan-07 11:34 PM, #23
RE: We have world police. The UN.,
DurNominator,
12-Jan-07 03:54 AM, #25
RE: We have world police. The UN.,
Rodriguez,
12-Jan-07 05:08 AM, #26
Blatantly false accusations. (and some foot stamping),
GinGa,
12-Jan-07 02:16 PM, #30
RE: Like there wasn't enough to worry about,
Valguarnera,
05-Jan-07 10:27 AM, #1
What is your job? n/t,
Stunna,
08-Jan-07 10:41 AM, #2
From below:,
Valguarnera,
08-Jan-07 02:39 PM, #3
Two things I'd like to ask you,
GinGa,
10-Jan-07 05:10 PM, #16
RE: Two things I'd like to ask you,
Valguarnera,
10-Jan-07 06:10 PM, #18
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