So much for fraternity, equality and the chocolate eclairs of world peace and global cooling uniting those good buddies Hatoyama (the "centre left" guy in Japan) and Obama (the "centre left" saviour of the world). Seems the US Defence Secretary's insistence that the DPJ honour all of the previous regime's Uncle Sam ass-kissing (BTW who thought that was a good idea sending in Gunboat Gates to a foreign country to berate the locals?) is causing more than a little friction (that's the view from Washington, but you have to sign up with an e-mail address) and the Japanese are taking it none-too kindly (Secret handshake to James at Japan Probe).
Whoa, whoa take a chill pill everyone! Here's some free Ourmanican advice for the bitching powers:
1. America - be nice to Japan. Who else would put up with being occupied by troops of another nation for 64 years (apart from the British)? At least let them think they have some say in their own country.
2. Japan - have you seen how many Hello Kitty Commies China's got? You may have forgotten the Rape of Nanking, but you can bet your last couple of pachinko balls they sure as hell haven't.
Pachinko America logo lifted from here.
3 comments:
I love how the powers that be in the US think that the whole world is encapsulated in their grasp. I mean, technically there could be a good argument to say that that is the case, but in Japan's situation, why the move by the DPJ not to ass-lick the US has been seen as a move against the star-spangled banner is beyond me.
When Obama was crowned King of the World (did I use the right terminology there..?) we all had to 'aww' and 'oooo' in the right places as the new Leader of the Free World set the wheels in motion for a massive change in America's politics.
Japan tries to do the same and immediately the typecasting starts. Hilarious, if not a little ridiculous.
Send in the gunboats, Our Man says. That'll sort the natives out.
But really, it is a storm in a tea cup, though I think the movement the US needs is on its shoulder as Paul McCartney might say.
'I love how the powers that be in the US think that the whole world is encapsulated in their grasp.'
it is,they everyone else a lot of money.
you know the old oscar wilde saying
'you owe the bank a hundred pounds,they have a problem,
you owe the bank ten thousand and they have a problem'
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