tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post8064607883185339791..comments2024-03-14T00:27:45.681-07:00Comments on Brits in the USA: Japan's Ground ZeroDavid Macaulayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-41576002336769627972011-03-17T18:20:10.531-07:002011-03-17T18:20:10.531-07:00Glad you liked the post Jennifer. You are too kind...Glad you liked the post Jennifer. You are too kind Oilfield. I knew older people who wouldn't talk to you for driving a Japanese car. Cheers Empress, well it would be hard to get over that. thanks Jayne, you are too kind. thanks ever so much for the informative comments Li. Cheers Frog, I owe you one. thanx Ryan. Glad you liked it Robyn, I have the best blog followers ever for sure. I know, Adullmite but it was also unfortunate the way the US let Hirohito stay on. Thank you Sue, it's hard to fathom Daisy.David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-8653843126504206992011-03-17T11:00:11.605-07:002011-03-17T11:00:11.605-07:00Well said. It is overwhelming to me thinking of a...Well said. It is overwhelming to me thinking of all that has happened in Japan. It is a tragedy of enormous proportions.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-2280406665890796652011-03-17T02:52:49.452-07:002011-03-17T02:52:49.452-07:00Thankyou David, you have found the words to expres...Thankyou David, you have found the words to express so many conflicting aspects to the devastation from the past and present.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-71086952803964665002011-03-16T22:07:45.559-07:002011-03-16T22:07:45.559-07:00I concur, David. This is excellent. Your writing i...I concur, David. This is excellent. Your writing is informative and heartfelt, and that's a huge challenge when tackling such a devastating situation. Thank you for this post.<br />xoRobynRawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-78330605152643676092011-03-16T17:22:29.508-07:002011-03-16T17:22:29.508-07:00And I agree - very well-written indeed.
Our count...And I agree - very well-written indeed.<br /><br />Our country and our people too suffered at the hands of the Japanese. But war is war, there's no such thing as a nice one. If we view humanity as a single entity and that all blood is red, and pain is pain in whatever language or nationality, then we may forgive and move on.<br /><br />A group of bloggers have put together a Relief Fund in Write Hope. I've helped spread the word in my latest post.<br /><br />Thanks David.Grandpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250675550143944134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-11211942269533426502011-03-16T15:04:05.063-07:002011-03-16T15:04:05.063-07:00Excellent post David.Excellent post David.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682357133636381359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-5380881951040631262011-03-16T14:18:15.122-07:002011-03-16T14:18:15.122-07:00This is an incredible post. I have stayed away fr...This is an incredible post. I have stayed away from commenting on the situation in Japan on my blog as I just did not feel I had anything of worth to contribute. This post definitely does though. As other's have said before me this is absolutely one of the best posts I have read in recent days. Very thought provoking.Happy Frog and Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679066739313347920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-57473137966396631032011-03-16T13:37:35.606-07:002011-03-16T13:37:35.606-07:00One of the best posts I've read recently. Yes,...One of the best posts I've read recently. Yes, the war left terrible wounds and scars and I hope that time has healed some of that. We cannot condemn the new generations for the horrors of the old. The Holocaust, The Bataan March, the firebombing of Dresden, the Blitz...the list goes on and on. Not everyone knows that in the USA the gov't rounded up many of Japanese descent and confined them to internment camps; they took only what they could carry, and most lost jobs, homes, and possessions. Some, while interned, had sons serving in the US Armed Forces.<br />Nature has proven itself the great leveler, and when it strikes, it pays no mind to colour, culture or country. Hopefully we can respond in kind and all work together to at least alleviate some of the suffering in this world.Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-79088486027688298562011-03-16T13:18:26.221-07:002011-03-16T13:18:26.221-07:00David- You found the words, and they completely ca...David- You found the words, and they completely captured me. Really well done post. And the postscript is true - I couldn't help but think of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, and how the Japanese are once again faced with years of devastating loss at the hands of their own nuclear technology. Strifes are indeed puny.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-64325594757577558572011-03-16T11:44:34.709-07:002011-03-16T11:44:34.709-07:00What a beautifully written post. My heart goes out...What a beautifully written post. My heart goes out to all the victims of Japan's devastating disasters. I must agree with Oilfield Trash re: the veterans of WWII. My grandfather, who has one of the biggest and most generous hearts, served in that war and has similar beliefs.The Empresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06158645736865180289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-78956371240061660162011-03-16T10:38:56.931-07:002011-03-16T10:38:56.931-07:00My grand dad was in the Navy in the Pacific during...My grand dad was in the Navy in the Pacific during WW2 and felt the same way as that old vet that you described. I can't say that I condone my grandfathers beliefs and I can't accept them either. He walked in the path not I.<br /><br />This was a very good post by the way.Oilfield Trashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00527580828815598952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8786284110007207873.post-73157687862346136932011-03-16T09:44:26.716-07:002011-03-16T09:44:26.716-07:00I'm still shaken by what happened in Japan. I ...I'm still shaken by what happened in Japan. I feel so awful for those people in that country. I can't even fathom what they are going through right now.<br /><br />Beautiful post.Jennifer Fabuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521908385026885699noreply@blogger.com