Re: A-bomb survivor tells of torments, appeals for peace

["dkosloff1" <dkosloff1@email.msn.com>]

Perhaps you should read John's post again.  "The japs of wwII remain the
enemy" is what he said.   "of wwII"  I see nothing offensive about that,
although I would say it would depend on the individual wwII participant and
his behavior after the war.  John said nothing about offspring.  There was
no personal attack.  Are we going to now pretend that nobody used the word
"japs" during wwII and that Japanese behavior during wwII was a fine example
for us all.   People should be a little cautious about being offended, it
benefits nobody.  When they are not, wars may eventually result.  I am not a
victim of my forefathers, I am their beneficiary.   Also, I cannot accept
the Japanese culture that led to the behavior of the Japanese military
during wwII, just as I cannot accept the Russian (my ethnic background)
culture that led to the behavior of the Soviet communists for 70 years, or
the Amercan culture that led to the Trail of Tears.  It is time for mankind
to admit cultural mistakes and learn from them.

Don Kosloff dkosloff@email.msn.com
2910 Main St. PERRY OH 44081


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: A-bomb survivor tells of torments, appeals for peace


> I often agree with John on every post. However, I have to agree with
> Franz with his assessment of John's post. John's personal feelings
> are quite understandable. John has good reason to feel as he does,
> but that foundation does not mean that statements that attack an
> entire population, using extremely ethnic slurs, are acceptable in a
> public forum, such as Radsafe, or in any forum, for that matter.
>
> Many of us have had family tragedies occur due to war. If we all
> excluded every ethnic or nationalistic culture that has caused
> serious consequences, nobody would talk to anybody. The past is just
> that .. the past. Even today we have relationships with Viet Nam.
>
> With respect to the Japanese people .. we can't hold the offspring of
> those who brutally murdered or injured those we knew, or didn't know,
> accountable. I've been to Japan ,, the younger generations understand
> what occurred. They are victims of their ancestor's past just as we
> are for actions taken by our forefathers. I work with many Japanese
> .. and to lump them all into one category is just not acceptable.
>
> I work closely with Tosh Ushino, a frequent contributor here on
> Radsafe. When he is personally offended by this personal attack, I
> too am personally offended as well.
>
> Time to put away caustic words .. they serve no purpose, and they
> will not heal your heart or spirit. That is something each one of us
> must do on our own.
>
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