Of Kamikaze and the Japanese
I have this love-hate relationship with the Japanese. And this is especially evident in their WWII conduct.
I absolutely detest their incomprehensible blood-lust and rape-lust that they unleashed on their vanquished opponents, especially on the then hapless Chinese. There was absolutely NO reason why they couldn’t follow the Geneva Convention for POWs. I blame the Japanese ruling elite for fostering a god-Emperor cult and a racist mindset among its populace for this, as well as the compliance of the Japanese populace in general.
But despite all that, I still have to admit that I admired their combat prowess. Their lightning fast and comprehensive defeat of the British in Malaya is one example of this. Their courage and tenacity in battle is another.
Which leads me to their kamikaze attack. This was the suicide attack which was devised and used by the Japanese Imperial Navy during the end stages of the war when they were sustaining heavy losses.
One can only look on in respect and awe at someone who is so willing to die for their country, irrespective of what side of the war they were on.
I was reminded of the kamikaze due to this video. Btw, awesome soundtrack.
