Nanking wasn't a Christian city. The Japanese killed a minimum of 300,000 Chinese, an overwhelming majority of whom were not Christians, but those who practised Taoism.
Missionaries were active in Nanking from 1843 and there was quite a number of Christians in Nanking by 1937 and the Japanese massacre was about 6 weeks
The presence of a few missionaries in Nanking does not make the massacre an action by Buddhist Japan again Christian China, does it?
Who are you calling a Nazi collaborator? Netaji? I certainly laud him, and that is in excellent "taste," because he actually declared war on a murderous genocidal racist regime, i.e. the British Empire. If one has a problem with that, then so be it.
Yup...I don't expect anyone to agree with me, conditioned as we are since childhood that they somehow were great actions. But history suggests otherwise. I wouldn't even be surprised if the Indian Govts of the 50s and 60s have deliberately withheld info about his last days/death, as it's bound to make them uneasy when such questions are raised.
It was already around 90 years since the missionaries arrived in Nanking proper from 1843 till 1937 and in between there were many revolts against the European powers by the Chinese .
That war was mainly to control the New lands and Japanese army was waging wars on all the directions and the presence of European armies were everywhere in that period .
History is written by the winners. Lots of genocides have happened. Gassing the Jews wasn't any greater a crime than nuking Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Both were equally wrong. Going by your choice of words, one had to choose to "collaborate" with one of the two genocidal alliances (Axis/Allies).
I failed to see the benevolence of the British?after winning 2. World wars for mother
here i think a bit different . Both Germans and Japanese calculations were wrong when its was about the Indians and Chinese because during that era , communication with the masses was a problem and British were having a good network and started to engage with princely kings way before the second world war started and British were using all ways to keep Indian and Chinese masses in their favor by using loud speakers and this kept both Indians and Chinese under check from revolting fully and the same loud speaker propaganda was later used in the occupation of Palestine but in a different way because the European powers were already aware how to use that propaganda against masses and this propaganda was even used by red army .
Food supply was a method of controlling the masses a scorched earth policy of sorts.
Last I remembered, it was the Brits ruling us and the Americans Nuke-bombing the Japs. How are the two related other than the fact that they were wartime allies? I never said the Axis was a bad coalition, but specifically the Germans and the Japanese. A distinctions needs to be made between wartime alliances and individual Governmental actions. The Brits aren't known for any large-scale wartime atrocities and let's leave them at that.
Missionaries were not unique to Nanjing alone. A lot many Asian cities were hosting Missionaries. Let's not muddle the issue by raising trivial players in the second Sino-Japanese war. Fact remains that the Japanese were brutal racists and did not hesitate to indulge in mass atrocities during WW2, not just in Nanking, but other places in the Pacific too.
"It was the Brits ruling us." - Thanks. I did not know that.Last I remembered, it was the Brits ruling us and the Americans Nuke-bombing the Japs. How are the two related other than the fact that they were wartime allies? I never said the Axis was a bad coalition, but specifically the Germans and the Japanese. A distinctions needs to be made between wartime alliances and individual Governmental actions. The Brits aren't known for any large-scale wartime atrocities and let's leave them at that.
How is the Japanese/Germans gaining a foothold in India beneficial to us in any way? It's like saying I made use of Leukemia to get rid of AIDS!
Are you so naive so as to credit the British alone with the Partition of India?? If yes, I'm sure I can't reason any more with you. If No, then I shall take this opportunity to remind you that of all the Colonial Powers, the British have been the most well behaved. They haven't tried to forcefully establish their religion like the Portuguese or Spanish and they haven't tried to suppress the independence movement through wars like the French in Indo-China or Algeria.
What else were you thinking would happen if the Azad Hind Fauj, allying itself with Japs or Germans(the Japs having a very real chance) won over British defences? I cannot believe you would be so naive as to think they'd treat Indians with great respect and work towards Indian Independence."It was the Brits ruling us." - Thanks. I did not know that.
"The Americans Nuke-bombing the Japs." - Thanks. I did not know that either.
"How are the two related other than the fact that they were wartime allies?" - Read my comment once again and you will get the answer. Oh wait, the answer is there in the question itself.
"The Brits aren't known for any large-scale wartime atrocities and let's leave them at that." - No need to qualify atrocities as "wartime" or "peacetime." They are known for atrocities. You Sir, have a soft corner for the racist genocidal Brits who caused death to millions of Indians, and you pontificate about "good taste" about allying with the Axis powers. How deluded could one be?
"How is the Japanese/Germans gaining a foothold in India beneficial to us in any way?" - Comprehension problems? Who is advocating Germans/Japanese getting foothold in India?
I'm sorry if that's somehow entertainment to you. To me, it's a real possibility in History when my Nation would've slunk into deeper trouble, but thankfully didn't.
