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chuckleslord@lemmy.world â¨6⊠â¨hours⊠agoBud, I love Japan. You know theyâre the only axis power that still openly celebrates their WWII generals, yeah? Itâs racism, Japan is a racist country. Like, definitionally.
This is like going to Jim Crow America, seeing a âWhites Onlyâ water fountain sign and arguing that we need more context to know if itâs racist. You donât, it is.
Uruanna@lemmy.world â¨4⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Okay so this one is ultra cultural. They still openly âcelebrateâ generals who tried to overthrow the imperial family then cursed the capital after their death to be hit by a plague, natural disasters, and famine, over a thousand years ago. With people from the imperial family dying from it. Thereâs several people like that who literally have an active cult today, to alleviate their anger. Itâs not about being happy with what they did, itâs about appeasing everyone who wielded power and caused fear even after their death, because they have a culture of vengeful ghosts and Chinese Buddhism gave them the idea that people with power in the âreal worldâ court still maintained the same power in the court of the underworld and could cause natural disasters and plagues. That said, I donât know how many of those cults are still observed by the Prime Minister.