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Is Nazi Germany, the gold standard for bad ideas, censored? Anyone who's read "The rise and fall of the 3rd Reich" should see the danger signs.

chillacy 8y ago
I would imagine that Chinese students study Japanese imperialism a lot more than a far away war they didn't materially participate in. But I don't know for sure. In America we study both because the US was involved in both theaters.
- uranusjr 8y ago
  Unfortunately the Imperial Japanese history has been heavily used as a propaganda instrument. Students don’t have much chance to learn the “real” history. What little taught also subjects to double standards, e.g. the Japanese were evil to propose the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, but China projecting power to the South Sea is totally fine and can never go wrong.
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- yorwba 8y ago
  As a German, I was surprised to find out that my Chinese friends learned a lot of German history in school. Not just about the Third Reich, but also 19th-century historical figures like Marx (obviously due to his ideological importance) and Bismarck, the Weimar Republic and some things I don't recall right now. It's certainly more than I was taught about China in turn. I don't think even the German colonial presence in Qingdao was ever mentioned.
nradov 8y ago
Most people haven't taken the time to read that book. In East Asian nations the public perception of Nazi Germany isn't nearly as negative as it is in Europe and the Americas. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2016/12/29/why-asia-has-a-fascination-for-hitler-and-the-nazis/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2016/12/29/why-as...
- tanilama 8y ago
  Make no mistake, Nazi is still being hated, it is just that people aren't that sensitive about its presence. The Nazi costume had appeared in various cosplay exhibitions in China before, and people who aren't aware of the context think it is just some good looking uniform. Until the photos spreaded, controversy follows, then it gets banned.

chillacy 8y ago

I would imagine that Chinese students study Japanese imperialism a lot more than a far away war they didn't materially participate in. But I don't know for sure. In America we study both because the US was involved in both theaters.

uranusjr 8y ago
Unfortunately the Imperial Japanese history has been heavily used as a propaganda instrument. Students don’t have much chance to learn the “real” history. What little taught also subjects to double standards, e.g. the Japanese were evil to propose the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, but China projecting power to the South Sea is totally fine and can never go wrong.
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yorwba 8y ago
As a German, I was surprised to find out that my Chinese friends learned a lot of German history in school. Not just about the Third Reich, but also 19th-century historical figures like Marx (obviously due to his ideological importance) and Bismarck, the Weimar Republic and some things I don't recall right now. It's certainly more than I was taught about China in turn. I don't think even the German colonial presence in Qingdao was ever mentioned.

nradov 8y ago

Most people haven't taken the time to read that book. In East Asian nations the public perception of Nazi Germany isn't nearly as negative as it is in Europe and the Americas. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2016/12/29/why-asia-has-a-fascination-for-hitler-and-the-nazis/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2016/12/29/why-as...

tanilama 8y ago
Make no mistake, Nazi is still being hated, it is just that people aren't that sensitive about its presence. The Nazi costume had appeared in various cosplay exhibitions in China before, and people who aren't aware of the context think it is just some good looking uniform. Until the photos spreaded, controversy follows, then it gets banned.