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Japan achieved modernization, in part, by becoming brutal colonial rulers themselves.
by kijin 11y ago
Japan achieved modernization, in part, by becoming brutal colonial rulers themselves.
- cactusface 11y agoAnd then a vassal state...
- bjones22 11y agoshh we only remember the good parts of history... /s Fair point. But I think it still nullifies the argument that countries can't modernize without 'civilized' colonial rulers.
- cactusface 11y agoWell there's so much going on in the modernization process that it's a bit unclear. Was the US required for Japan to (fully) modernize?