This does seem pretty stupid for the Japanese government to oppose this statue since it is sitting in a public park and not right in front of a Japanese embassy or consulate like we have seen in Korea. How would the Japanese public feel if the US launched a lawsuit to take down statues remembering atomic bombing victims?:
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce places a bouquet on a bench next to the bronze comfort woman statue in Glendale, California, in January 2014. / Korea Times file
The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed Japanese government efforts to remove from California a “comfort women” statue that symbolizes victims of Japan’s sexual slavery during World War II.
The court on Monday decided not to review the case brought by U.S. plaintiffs who were supported by the Japanese government. It ended Japan’s three-year bid to remove the statue. U.S. politicians involved in the case and civil rights groups applauded the decision.
Glendale’s comfort woman statue is the first erected outside Korea.
U.S. Republican Ed Royce, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told the Japan Times: “By remembering the past, including the women who suffered immensely, we help ensure these atrocities are never committed again. [Korea Times]
Calling super saiyan above 9000 bull5h1t on this one!
Not so much on the court ruling because… law and all.. blah blah whatever…
First off in response to GI’s: “How would the Japanese public feel if the US launched a lawsuit to take down statues remembering atomic bombing victims?”
Well seeing as Japan isn’t aggressively pursuing the US in a campaign of never-ending victimhood involving proxy demonstrations; the question is moot. You also linked a display that’s -> IN <- Japan, not some other country so your comparison is faulty.
Secondly, F Ed Royce. F his giant waygook honker, F his 1984 hairdo, and F his ugly suit. I wonder how many campaign contributions it took to get him to pitch that horse5h1t? Look at the photo, he's the only non-Korean in the damn thing. That's not a show of anything other than professional South Korean propaganda. All that's missing is a Buddhist monk self-immolating and a few rank a55 ajeoshi's getting the water cannon.
They wanna run that game on their own turf no problem, get that $#%^&* statue out of my country. All it really is, is a reminder of what happens when you stupidly isolate yourself from everyone else and don't keep up militarily with people who are hostile to you. If it wasn't so heavy and probably bolted to the ground I'd drive down to Glendale and pitch that thing out in the desert somewhere.
@Smokes, I am not a fan of these statues being put in front of the Japanese embassy and consulate and being used for Japan bashing while a modern day Korean comfort women industry is going on in China right now and you see next to no one protesting much less putting up statues. However, if a group wants to put this in a park and the community approves of it I really don’t care. I am assuming that most of the people attending this statue dedication are from the Korean-American community and want this statue there. As far as I know of no one is forcing this statue on the Glendale community.
Hot Stuff
7 years ago
“How would the Japanese public feel if the US launched a lawsuit to take down statues remembering atomic bombing victims?”
This would be a valid comparison if the atomic bombing memorial were located in Korea (or any third party country), and the case was being decided by the supreme court of Korea (or other country where the memorial was located).
@Hot Stuff, there are other countries with statues honoring the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In fact one of them is right across the US border in Toronto, Canada:
The west side of the Peace Garden combines planters with a reflecting pool and the relocated pavilion from the garden’s previous incarnation, accessed via a small granite bridge spanning the reflecting pool. The refurbished Flame of Peace sits just beyond the bridge at the north end of the pool. Earlier today, Mayor John Tory was joined by Consul General of Japan Yasunori Nakayama, Hiroshima Peace Ambassador and bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow, and Peace Garden founder Father Massey Lombardi to participate in a rededication ceremony for the rebuilt space.
Setsuko Thurlow adding water from a Hiroshima river to the reflecting pool.
Calling super saiyan above 9000 bull5h1t on this one!
Not so much on the court ruling because… law and all.. blah blah whatever…
First off in response to GI’s: “How would the Japanese public feel if the US launched a lawsuit to take down statues remembering atomic bombing victims?”
Well seeing as Japan isn’t aggressively pursuing the US in a campaign of never-ending victimhood involving proxy demonstrations; the question is moot. You also linked a display that’s -> IN <- Japan, not some other country so your comparison is faulty.
Secondly, F Ed Royce. F his giant waygook honker, F his 1984 hairdo, and F his ugly suit. I wonder how many campaign contributions it took to get him to pitch that horse5h1t? Look at the photo, he's the only non-Korean in the damn thing. That's not a show of anything other than professional South Korean propaganda. All that's missing is a Buddhist monk self-immolating and a few rank a55 ajeoshi's getting the water cannon.
They wanna run that game on their own turf no problem, get that $#%^&* statue out of my country. All it really is, is a reminder of what happens when you stupidly isolate yourself from everyone else and don't keep up militarily with people who are hostile to you. If it wasn't so heavy and probably bolted to the ground I'd drive down to Glendale and pitch that thing out in the desert somewhere.
I think you’re holding back. Please tell us your true feelings.
@Smokes, I am not a fan of these statues being put in front of the Japanese embassy and consulate and being used for Japan bashing while a modern day Korean comfort women industry is going on in China right now and you see next to no one protesting much less putting up statues. However, if a group wants to put this in a park and the community approves of it I really don’t care. I am assuming that most of the people attending this statue dedication are from the Korean-American community and want this statue there. As far as I know of no one is forcing this statue on the Glendale community.
“How would the Japanese public feel if the US launched a lawsuit to take down statues remembering atomic bombing victims?”
This would be a valid comparison if the atomic bombing memorial were located in Korea (or any third party country), and the case was being decided by the supreme court of Korea (or other country where the memorial was located).
There are memorials/statues all over the US that involve things that the US was not a part of.
@Hot Stuff, there are other countries with statues honoring the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In fact one of them is right across the US border in Toronto, Canada:
Setsuko Thurlow adding water from a Hiroshima river to the reflecting pool.
Point taken — but the one you linked to in the sentence I quoted is in Hiroshima.