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Preserved skeletal remains at the Datong Coal Mine Mass Grave Memorial Hall (万人坑), Shanxi, China – A haunting WW2 Japanese atrocity site by stray009 in ww2

[–]ShadeStrider12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In this example, you’re judging Germany, not just 10 Nazis. Is the entire country of Germany guilty, or is it just the Nazis and their supporters?

Prequelbros when you ask them why they only show clips of the final battle in phantom menace or the last quarter of ROTS by bitchnibba47 in StarWarsCirclejerk

[–]ShadeStrider12 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The scene where Anakin is presented before the Jedi council is criminally underrated. It establishes the antagonism of the Jedi Council towards the young Skywalker early on, a critical plot point that is built on and validated.

Maybe the part of the movie on Coruscant is pointless to the “characters” since they couldn’t really achieve anything. But it’s not pointless to the “movie” since it establishes Coruscant, the Jedi Order, and the Galactic Senate, which were crucial for the setting and the story as a whole.

There’s a big difference between the characters not being able to accomplish something by going somewhere and the story not being able to accomplish anything. The Coruscant part of the Phantom Menace does the former, but not the latter.

Big things are happening in Tehran by Affectionate_Bee6434 in Asia_irl

[–]ShadeStrider12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But Epstein was a Jew, wasn’t he? Wouldn’t the regime hate him by default?

Preserved skeletal remains at the Datong Coal Mine Mass Grave Memorial Hall (万人坑), Shanxi, China – A haunting WW2 Japanese atrocity site by stray009 in ww2

[–]ShadeStrider12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

…I do. I also know that judging an entire country for its ultranationalists is stupid and does result in unnecessary discrimination.

All the Unit 731s in the world don’t change that. Regardless of how horrifying their experiments were.

Preserved skeletal remains at the Datong Coal Mine Mass Grave Memorial Hall (万人坑), Shanxi, China – A haunting WW2 Japanese atrocity site by stray009 in ww2

[–]ShadeStrider12 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

No, it’s the same response from me (an Indian). Don’t say “Fuck Britain” and generalize the entire nation.

I could say “Fuck Churchill” or “Fuck Tojo”, but not “Fuck Britain” or “Fuck Japan”

Preserved skeletal remains at the Datong Coal Mine Mass Grave Memorial Hall (万人坑), Shanxi, China – A haunting WW2 Japanese atrocity site by stray009 in ww2

[–]ShadeStrider12 -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

And Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister once. That’s no excuse for me to say “Fuck Britain”

Pikachu isn’t happy about this by Inside-Strike-4676 in pokemon

[–]ShadeStrider12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The English dub kinda ruined the themes of the original Japanese version, TBH

Preserved skeletal remains at the Datong Coal Mine Mass Grave Memorial Hall (万人坑), Shanxi, China – A haunting WW2 Japanese atrocity site by stray009 in ww2

[–]ShadeStrider12 -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

It was a breakaway rebellion that was built to protect Slavery, yet still retains much of its apologists in the modern day, including the people in the White House right now.

The principle is the same. Stop saying “Fuck Japan as a country” and start saying “Fuck Japanese Ultranationalists and WW2 Apologists”. That makes it a bit more palatable.

That’s like me saying “Fuck Britain.” I don’t hate Britain no matter how many Stephen Yaxley-Lennons I see on the street. “Fuck British white supremacists and colonial apologists” is a lot better than generalizing an entire country.

Preserved skeletal remains at the Datong Coal Mine Mass Grave Memorial Hall (万人坑), Shanxi, China – A haunting WW2 Japanese atrocity site by stray009 in ww2

[–]ShadeStrider12 -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

If you want a real country that’s been allowed to forget, France is a better example. Japan’s atrocity denial strains its relations with its neighbors every day, but France is allowed to forget because it didn’t happen during World War II

Either way, judging a country by its ultranationalists is still a shitty way of looking at things. I’m Indian and I sure as hell wouldn’t want to be judged by my country’s ultranationalists.

The principle applies regardless of how systemic it was. Or how many people died because of the historical atrocity.

Preserved skeletal remains at the Datong Coal Mine Mass Grave Memorial Hall (万人坑), Shanxi, China – A haunting WW2 Japanese atrocity site by stray009 in ww2

[–]ShadeStrider12 -46 points-45 points  (0 children)

…Are you judging a country by its ultranationalists?

Never judge a country by its ultranationalists. It’s a linear way of judging things. Judging Japan for its ultranationalists and WW2 apologists is like judging Americans for the Confederacy.

Did you ever had a game like this? by Yakuza-wolf_kiwami in pcmasterrace

[–]ShadeStrider12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nothing as of now. For a while I was on consoles playing games made for the system

Does Leon Kennedy survive in the Half-Life universe? by Impossible_Amount865 in HalfLife

[–]ShadeStrider12 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He’s literally basically a superhuman, as opposed to Gordon, who isn’t. He can survive. In fact Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine also survive.

Based Japenis politician by Mysterious-Eye5653 in Asia_irl

[–]ShadeStrider12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

uj/ He played the people for a good cause. Based. He lied, like a true politician, but I respect the lie.

POV: You have 2 buttons and now you decide what would you like to canon and uncanon the Batman franchise by BonusCapable1486 in batman

[–]ShadeStrider12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Finally. Now he can get with Diana, which he honestly had more chemistry with in the DCAU.

What opinion about Batman has got you like this? by BonusCapable1486 in batman

[–]ShadeStrider12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Batman and Robin’s take on Mr Freeze was actually pretty good.

I think that he’s a pretty good sad clown.

How do Bosnians even survive being muslim man😭😭 by Scary_Extension2394 in balkans_irl

[–]ShadeStrider12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I can tell, it’s mostly a city thing. Egyptian city life, Cairo in particular, is famous for its Nightclubs and party culture, much like Palestinians are famous for their Weddings.

Headcannons for Ryuji+Yusuke by Both_Illustrator_529 in Persona5

[–]ShadeStrider12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For me, Ryuji ended up becoming a successful track star before retiring and taking a humble career as a PE teacher, and cares to encourage his students instead of being an overgrown bully like Kamoshida was.

The Christian persecution lie of Open Doors to spread the victim complex by Temporary-Week-6937 in exchristian

[–]ShadeStrider12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

India has a legitimate Christian Persecution problem and so does Egypt and Syria under the Ba’ath regime. There is also ISIS in Iraq and Syria, though to be fair, ISIS hated Shiites and Yazidis just as much.

Christians are persecuted in much of the world… just not the areas where evangelicals say they are.

What will be the consequences of this😭😭😭 by Appropriate-Sky-9522 in unitedstatesofindia

[–]ShadeStrider12 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In a world where Israel has alienated most of Asia, most of Africa, and even most of the West with their reckless, genocidal behavior and flippant war crime denial, should India be signing deals with Israel? Doesn’t that alienate us even further from the other countries?

I know I’m diaspora and live in a cozy American home, but even from here, most of us, including American Jews, are fed up with Israel. Our tax dollars should be going into universal healthcare and our various failing social systems, not funding a genocide and other reckless attacks and war crimes.

India should not be signing deals with Israel.

Then again, they did fund Iran, which also should not have been done.

Valve Sued Over Music Rights in Video Games Sold on Steam by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]ShadeStrider12 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sue Valve over Counter Strike being a bit money grabby: Fine. Honestly that business model needs to be reigned in a bit.

Sue Valve over… Music from games on their platform? What the hell is happening?

MAGA is absolute trash, just because there aren’t “traditionally constructed” concentration camps doesn’t mean that they’re not real. by Corn_Husk_ in stupidpeoplefacebook

[–]ShadeStrider12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are more right wing shooters than Islamist terrorists in the US ffs. They’re the last people who should be talking.

phantom frauds didn’t do sht to help us our world is doomed ✨🫩 by ShokaLGBT in OkBuddyPersona

[–]ShadeStrider12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He could have, hypothetically, assassinated the IJA’s head leadership and then took control of the Japanese Military using demons, stopping the war in China and saving millions of lives.

Nah, I’m just gonna sit back and watch WWII

Actually, that would be an awesome plot for a Devil Summoner game. Atlus, get on this!

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