I think it would be good overall if the government made the apology to the comfort women.
The women should definitely be apologized to in my opinion. They were raped and abused by the soldiers. They were forced to do many sexual and perverted things. No one should have to do that. The question is, why should the government apologize if it didn't order for the women to be kidnapped? One simple solution is it should have had a better control over the soldiers. What kind of government lets their fighters run wild and commit acts of rape and other stuff like that?
If the government, however, admits they ordered it, then they should obviously apologize for letting their own citizens be sexually amused at the extent of others. Either way, "Sorry" is a necessity.
The effects would be great. First of all, the comfort women would stop pestering the government. That way, people will stop whispering about how the government keeps secrets and stuff. Secondly, the government would be shamed for a while, BUT ONLY FOR A WHILE!! It's called humility, and everyone should have some now and then for a healthy life. Sure, they will be hated and bashed for a while, but then they just need to gain the trust of the people again. To put it simply, a few scrapes and bruises for the government will make it grow up and accept responsibility. What's even more ridiculous is that even the U.S. House of Reps made a bill that demanded Japan to apologize. Why does any country need another to say blankly "Dude, you messed up. Stop complaining and apologize to your people"!? I mean, that in itself is enough for any country to feel a little embarrassed. Now they have to deal with the rest of the world telling them to grow up. Japan is just being stubborn at this point. Once they say sorry, it could all be over a lot quicker than just refusing to directly and clearly say, "I'm sorry, it will never happen again."
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Apologizing to Women...er, Comfort Women I should add
I am really sorry, but I had no idea what I wanted to write about for the longest time. At first I was going to write how state governments should apologize to people who were on death row for many years when they were actually innocent. However, this was a bit earlier than DNA test and such, so I can understand the controversy there about going with the evidence given, so there was not much of a point to make here.
The second thing that interested me to write about was when a U.S. stealth plane was flying around the Soviet Union, but was "not spying" on them in anyway, shape or form. However, the Russians took the plane and pilot captive after firing it out of the air and found the pilot with a hidden suicide pin, which was a device that allowed people who held critical information to commit suicide in order to prevent the information being forced out of them. I thought the U.S. should apologize for their actions, but I couldn't remember many names to get enough detail about this incident.
Finally, I turned to the comfort women scenario. This is how the incident occurred:
During WWII, the Japanese soldiers tricked and kidnapped many women to act as sex slaves for them. These women were brutally raped and used. Many years later, the women are asking for an apology, but the Japanese government isn't giving one. They have offered a little money, but they have avoided apologizing directly and outright. The women are angry at the government for thinking if it pays them, they will just go away like common whores.
Here are some pictures of the comfort women, both during captivity and after it.
One of the biggest reason this is controversial is because Japan denies it ever happening. There "isn't enough" proof that hundreds of thousands of women were trafficked around the country, even though many have spoken out about this travesty. If Japan finally gives an apology, it owuld mean they had been trying to lie to it's people in order to save face. However, by not apologizing, it is betraying those who live in Japan. Quite the dilemma for the Japanese government.
The second thing that interested me to write about was when a U.S. stealth plane was flying around the Soviet Union, but was "not spying" on them in anyway, shape or form. However, the Russians took the plane and pilot captive after firing it out of the air and found the pilot with a hidden suicide pin, which was a device that allowed people who held critical information to commit suicide in order to prevent the information being forced out of them. I thought the U.S. should apologize for their actions, but I couldn't remember many names to get enough detail about this incident.
Finally, I turned to the comfort women scenario. This is how the incident occurred:
During WWII, the Japanese soldiers tricked and kidnapped many women to act as sex slaves for them. These women were brutally raped and used. Many years later, the women are asking for an apology, but the Japanese government isn't giving one. They have offered a little money, but they have avoided apologizing directly and outright. The women are angry at the government for thinking if it pays them, they will just go away like common whores.
Here are some pictures of the comfort women, both during captivity and after it.
One of the biggest reason this is controversial is because Japan denies it ever happening. There "isn't enough" proof that hundreds of thousands of women were trafficked around the country, even though many have spoken out about this travesty. If Japan finally gives an apology, it owuld mean they had been trying to lie to it's people in order to save face. However, by not apologizing, it is betraying those who live in Japan. Quite the dilemma for the Japanese government.
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