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To: brian h who wrote (58319)	1/5/2005 7:07:02 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74559

I understand, brian, you preferred the Chinese to be ruled by the Japanese earlier in the century rather than pay the price that was given to have the communist in charge, all because your mom did not seem to mind. The price was the end of the civil war, a revolution, a deep cleansing, and yes, the very nasty slaughter of some millions. The thing about civil wars throughout the entirety of history, admitted all wars are awful, is that the best party eventually win. And the best did, so far as we know, until and unless things change, and so we watch on the way to 2020. What other realistic choice was on offer ?

To: brian h who wrote (58319)	1/5/2005 8:57:34 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

<""'You would never admit preference for the Japanese (or would you?)""" I live in modern times. I am sure I do not want to be a Japanese myself. My mom generation (those who lived under Japanese ruled Taiwan) did not feel any threat from then ruling Japanese.> From what I've seen, I have a preference for Japanese. CCP and the megalomaniac cloners such as Yiwu the Mad are scary. Our son, Tarken, is half Japanese. I was happy to encourage that development. A year or so ago, he was standing on the road outside his house in Rangataua in New Zealand, [a one horse town, population about 100 in summer], talking moshi-moshi to some Japanese on his cellphone, and he was bowing as he talked on the phone. He laughed when he realized what he was doing. He seems quite happy to be part Japanese, as you can see: blog.livedoor.jp You might like being Japanese too brian h. Would you rather be Yiwu the Mad's slave? Maybe Taiwan could ask the Japanese to quickly take over again, before Hu Jintao's Year of the Feather Duster manoeuvres begin. Or even apply to be 51st state of the USA. Or maybe a Far East member of the European Union. Or offer to be the first state of a reconstituted New United Nations [NUN] and offer a big area as sovereign NUN territory. Mqurice