"Propaganda" (i.e., information warfare) and "cognitive warfare"—you’ve probably heard these terms at least once.
History is written by the victors. It is a kind of "war" where bullets are not the only things flying.
There is no such thing as "absolute truth." What exists are only the self-serving perspectives of each party.
We do not live in "those times," and the atmosphere of that era can only be understood by those who lived through it.
Yet, we, comfortably living in the modern world, without hunger or thirst, attempt to "judge" past people as "barbaric" using contemporary values. How utterly ridiculous. The act itself is far more barbaric.
When it comes to historical perspectives, broad generalizations abound. If one must use a broad subject, I will not accept words that disparage "the Japanese people." Such words are an insult to the spirits of the dead—namely, the Buddhas. One must consider whom the sword of those words is truly aimed at and the weight it carries.
"The dead cannot speak." What good comes from cutting out one aspect of the past and disparaging it? If discussion is "consumed" only in a safe space, it is nothing more than entertainment that lashes the dead.
Freedom of speech is a bittersweet thing, I think. All I can do is hold anger deep in my heart and "endure."
After sounding the minimum alarm to discern the facts, all I can do is pray quietly: May the ancestors watch over us.
…Namu Amida Butsu
日本語版note:
過去を「今の価値観」で裁くな ― ほとけさまを貶める言葉に抗し、ただ祈る
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