Japanese Corporations buying and hoarding warbirds?

[JDK]

Problem is most of us on WIX (self included) have little knowledge or understanding of modern Japanese society or history. Maybe listening to those with some insight is an idea?

As we generally don't agree with most of the news reports about what we do know about, why agree with those scaremongering about Japanese history? I tracked back on one of the 'revisionist history textbook' stories and the reality was a lot less headline friendly, and the book in question was not authorised in schools. (Looked very like one of the Darwin/Creationist teaching battles...)

Issues over the Rape of Nanking rattle on, understandably (but inexcusably), but denials of the dark pages aren't unique - there's the same issues over the attempted genocide of Aboriginals in Tasmania here; aspects of the British in India or South Africa, and as has been touched on, issues with Native Americans and the First Nations in N America. (US support of Franco's pretty tough to square with a democracy, albeit understandable geopolitically, as is the British forcing the Chinese to buy Opium - everyone's house is glass.) Yes, degree and distance do matter, but simplistic denials and self-praise are very unhelpful and have nothing to do with understanding history.

As to 'hoarding' this is quite interesting! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoarding

Regards,

[gary1954]

Okay, I admit it, I'm a Hoard

[Enemy Ace]

Man, too many of my posts turn into Machine gun duels at 10 paces. I'm really going to have to start watching what topics I introduce here.

[gregv]

I take it the cat's away?

[muddyboots]

SQUEEK!

[Ztex]

The cat's are here....watching...

We like playing with our food for a while...

[JDK]

Reg: All right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?
Attendee: Brought peace?
Reg: Oh, peace - shut up!

[T33driver]

[tom d. friedman]

it WAS!! a great thread, but i just think people are cranky from a crappy winter & are squeezed dry by the economy. this thread is interesting. to bad it's gone south. ( that's south jdk!!!) ..... get a yankee compass!!! anyway........ when i was active on ebay i surfed the japanese militaria section regularly. granted times were better, but the japanese bidders were always the most aggressive & continue to be. there is not alot out their that is investment grade re: japanese / italian parts & memorabilia. luftwaffe isn't exactly plentiful either, but more is floating around.

[RMAllnutt]

Problem is most of us on WIX (self included) have little knowledge or understanding of modern Japanese society or history. Maybe listening to those with some insight is an idea?

As we generally don't agree with most of the news reports about what we do know about, why agree with those scaremongering about Japanese history? I tracked back on one of the 'revisionist history textbook' stories and the reality was a lot less headline friendly, and the book in question was not authorised in schools. (Looked very like one of the Darwin/Creationist teaching battles...)

Issues over the Rape of Nanking rattle on, understandably (but inexcusably), but denials of the dark pages aren't unique - there's the same issues over the attempted genocide of Aboriginals in Tasmania here; aspects of the British in India or South Africa, and as has been touched on, issues with Native Americans and the First Nations in N America. (US support of Franco's pretty tough to square with a democracy, albeit understandable geopolitically, as is the British forcing the Chinese to buy Opium - everyone's house is glass.) Yes, degree and distance do matter, but simplistic denials and self-praise are very unhelpful and have nothing to do with understanding history.

As to 'hoarding' this is quite interesting! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoarding

Regards,

Thanks James... your posts are always measured, and tempered with a remarkably unbiased and intelligent perspective. Regardless of the topic, I always read them.

All the best,
Richard

[PinecastleAAF]

Thanks James... your posts are always measured, and tempered with a remarkably unbiased and intelligent perspective. Regardless of the topic, I always read them.

Ditto. Especially the unbiased part. People can learn something from you.