Thursday, March 26, 2009

Is it good or bad to apologize to comfort women?

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."

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