In what way or manner have I ever tried to justify any kind of atrocity? Rather, it is you that rejects the idea that Koreans had any role in the exploitation of Korean women. I would describe that as apologist. I said clearly that the Japanese government failed to protect the rights of some women tricked by their parents and sold to pimps (often Korean) that ended up in brothels. If anyone here enjoys seeing Kushibo get pounded, read this link in its entirety.

What in God’s name is wrong with Korea? People with an axe to grind take aberrant or extreme behavior, depict it as something “everybody”Â? believes or thinks, and magnify it so much you’d think that everyone was cutting fingers off over Tokto, the 1/20,000,000 people who actually did.

I never wrote any such thing. If you want to debate, debate me and not a strawman caricature of my position. I said the problem was Korean society treating people that chop off their fingers as heroes was the problem, otherwise people would not cut off their fingers.

I’m all for debunking nonsense, and I have my share of complaints about Korea, but this is way overboard.

What have I written that is untrue?

Thanks for the comment on Corea/Korea. My only regret (so far) is that it is being used by apologists to undermine the stuff that is genuine.

Here’s on a few choice right-wing Japanese apologism bits:

On the Comfort Women:
In short, I think the majority of the women were normal prostitutes, and a minority were tricked and sold out by their parents. In anycase, tricked or not, all the women were paid for their “Ëœwork’. If there is some soul searching about the “Ëœcomfort women’ to be done, it should be done by Koreans that place so little value on the rights of females that parents would sell their own flesh and blood to the sex industry.

On Nanjing Massacre:
…I have read some criticisms of the book “ËœThe Rape of Nanking’, which contains many inaccuracies. I think it is certainly within the realm of possibility that a massacre took place, but equally possible that the wartime Chinese government may have exaggerated it for propaganda purposes.

What in God’s name is wrong with Korea? People with an axe to grind take aberrant or extreme behavior, depict it as something “everybody” believes or thinks, and magnify it so much you’d think that everyone was cutting fingers off over Tokto, the 1/20,000,000 people who actually did.

I’m all for debunking nonsense, and I have my share of complaints about Korea, but this is way overboard.

The only thing I’ll note in rebuttal is:

U.S. officials have not confirmed such an offer was made… The source said…

Basically, there’s a source somewhere. The US isn’t coming out and saying it, where as the ROK Unification Minister is saying this is the way to go. Those accursed unilateral South Koreans!

Just before the recess, the U.S. side was supposedly saying that North Korea could have a nuclear program as long as it accepted very tight scrutiny.

The source said the United States had proposed this week that North Korea could possess a nuclear program for civilian use if it returned to the NPT, abided by all international rules and obligations and accepted full inspections from the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Yes, I think the same would work for Russia, China, India and Pakistan. South Korea may just have solved the world’s nuclear troubles!