Chapter 182
Russia's invasion is a tragedy for the Ukrainian people, but it may be said that the opportunity to show off the Yamato Damashii(Ukraine Soul?) that the Japanese have forgotten to the world was meaningful in Ukrainian history. The bravery of Ukrainian soldiers and their people who are not afraid of death will be remembered by people all over the world. SAMURAI, NINJA, and HARAKIRI, which Japanese people draw in Hollywood movies, are reminiscent of warriors. The brave battle of Japanese soldiers in the Pacific War is highly regarded. The young people who fought purely for the country are innocent. The appearance of the Japanese soldiers, who had no way of doing it before the overwhelming physical battle, assaulted and attacked without fear of the machine gun bullets flying overhead, made the Allied forces tremble. While I don't think this should ever happen again, I think young people scattered in the Pacific Ocean might have been happy, because Japan has fallen into a second-class country both economically and mentally and have fallen into disrepair. In a sense, what a beautiful way of life it is to end up with a high aspiration to serve the country, not their own profits or losses. Therefore, I think Japanese should contribute more to world peace. It is immeasurable how much their precious death has given us now. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine the world is in turmoil and there are more opportunities to think about life. The virus and the invader have revealed that life is surprisingly fragile. The development of capitalism created a gap between rich and poor, and socialism that was easy for the poor to accept emerged. Now, the world is reconsidering the meaning of the gap between rich and poor and freedom. Socialism should not have the concept of rich and poor because it is ideal for everyone to be equal, but in reality, Putin lives the most luxurious life in the world, so Russian socialism is far from the ideal. Are the Russian people convinced even if Putin justify the invasion by wearing a down jacket that costs more than ten thousand dollars? This is a dictatorship. Compared to that, President Xi Jinping of China wears a mao suit, so he is thorough. He takes the lead in admonishing luxury in front of the public. Comparing Russia and China, while the Russian economy wasn't astonishing after the Berlin Wall collapsed, China grew rapidly in a way that could be described as capitalist socialism, with smartphones and electric cars as the world's factories. It seems that they have been freed from poverty by manufacturing even the most advanced semiconductors. Even in the same socialist nation, it can be seen that Russia and China are quite different in content. Now, in manufacturing things, we cannot stand without China. And Taiwan is important for making semiconductors. There is too much difference in importance between the relationship between Russia and Ukraine and the relationship between China and Taiwan. I thought Ukraine was a symbol of the struggle to protect freedom, but suddenly I wondered what freedom was. What does death for freedom mean? Is freedom more important than life? Is there real freedom in capitalism? There is a gap between rich and poor. After all, there is the inconvenience of not being able to buy what you want. Isn't the difference in ideology the difference in opportunism? Is the US invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan good and Russia's invasion of Ukraine bad? If we look at it calmly, it's just a fox and a raccoon dog. When will world peace come, stopping the turf war about which side you are on? In any case, the war must end as soon as possible.
My mind is always with the Ukrainian people.
May 25, 2022
Difference in opportunism
