2018-07-08

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Knowing Better

Nazi Germany always seems to be our go-to villain whenever we depict World War 2, despite the fact that Imperial Japan killed just as many people. Japan also seems to be portrayed as a victim of the war rather than one of the main aggressors. Why is that?

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Special Thanks to Suibhne:

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The Animated History of China - https://youtu.be/YP1qjTzxQNE

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Chang, I. (1995). The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II. New York: Basic Books.

https://amzn.to/2PHVwC4

Hillenbrand, L. (2010). Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. Random House.

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How a melancholy egg yolk conquered Japan - Vox - https://youtu.be/CTAnJTB9roI

https://mic.com/articles/134715/why-do-millennials-love-faux-incest-porn-so-much

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/28/china-criticises-japan-after-shinzo-abe-honours-war-criminals-as-martyrs

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/9930041/Japan-PM-dismisses-WWII-war-crimes-trials-as-victors-justice.html

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Video Credits -

history of japan - bill wurtz - https://youtu.be/Mh5LY4Mz15o

history of the entire world, i guess - bill wurtz - https://youtu.be/xuCn8ux2gbs

Donald Trump struggles with lyrics to God Bless America - Guardian News - https://youtu.be/zAux_lN9rIg

Westworld Season 2 Episode 4 - Riddle of the Sphinx (2018)

Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Game of Thrones Season 2 Episode 9 - Blackwater (2012)

Flowers of War (2011)

Unbroken (2014)

The Age of Spin: Dave Chappelle Live at The Hollywood Palladium (2017)

Photo Credits -

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcvqMMO1nEfhMpRsyO2HmSsNqyIL1Ezl12onCrLSWuU/edit?usp=sharing

Music Credits -

"Furious Freak" and "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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Intro Art and Channel Avatar by PoetheWonderCat

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