tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24294966.post505983376128379015..comments2023-12-27T11:18:50.755+01:00Comments on The Crazy Insect: "The Last Post" for NanjingRudihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06347709966227817285noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24294966.post-52673379055467568492007-04-10T22:55:00.000+02:002007-04-10T22:55:00.000+02:00Keir,Thanks for sharing your personal perspective ...Keir,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your personal perspective on this; I second your opinion that those little cemetery's scattered around the area, are as poignant as any picture of a flattened city. I however would not assume that they are entirely forgotten by their country. Distance makes it difficult for any relatives to visit the graves on a regular basis, but I know that the graves of a lot Rudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347709966227817285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24294966.post-60623549998456986582007-04-08T13:20:00.000+02:002007-04-08T13:20:00.000+02:00I'd cycle through France and Benelux passing throu...I'd cycle through France and Benelux passing through miles of countryside, every so often coming across a small, emaculate cemetery with a couple dozen Canadians or Australians forgotten by their countries and in the warm summer breeze far from anyone, couldn't help but feel more desolation for a brief period of time than even the photos of Verdun, Ypres, Cambrai, Arras et al.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24294966.post-40105529517987046212007-02-11T18:21:00.000+01:002007-02-11T18:21:00.000+01:00CLB, now that is what I call a generalisation of s...CLB, now that is what I call a generalisation of sorts. Of course there will always be those trying to deny anything happened, but to make it representative for the japanese in general is one bridge too far for me. And I will not again point out how many times and at what occasions the Japanese have apologized, it has been done numerous times on numerous blogs, but, to paraphrase your words, Rudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347709966227817285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24294966.post-70370536720607365662007-02-06T09:54:00.000+01:002007-02-06T09:54:00.000+01:00Thanks, Sam.Thanks, Sam.Rudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347709966227817285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24294966.post-85852093801438183432007-02-06T03:25:00.000+01:002007-02-06T03:25:00.000+01:00..."let go of their hatre and mold it into remembr......"let go of their hatre and mold it into remembrance..."<br /> A beautiful sentiment, which I share.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com