The Nanjing Massacre

Hello all!

I would like to know your thoughts on the Nanjing ( or Nanking) Massacre. By that I mean if you think it actually occurred or not. This massacre has been considered as a controversial topic. In my opinion, nothing can be considered absolutely true or false if controversy surrounds it. Hence, I would like to know the evidence provided on both sides. Thank you!

 

It's only controversial if your of the Revisionist minority. I doubt you will recieve much debate here.

 

There is no controversy on the rape and massacre of Nanjing.

Evidence? Look no further than the eye-witness accounts of John Rabe, a German living in Nanjing at the time.

 

Yep, no controversy. Zero.

 

Agreed. Total troll. Not going to work here.

 

What's really grinding my gears about this how there are people who are actually denying that this massacred actually happened, despite the fact that there is actual physical evidence that includes videos and photos (that are very graphic). It's almost as bad as denying that the Holocaust happened. Despite the fact that the number of people who denied that this massacre happened are fewer in number, it still shows that there are people out there who vehemently deny that something that has been already been proven happened from the time it occurred with tons of evidence that prove the contrary that a few nut jobs think.

 

Ok, now I feel like I might have been a bit of a bully. I looked at K_Tiger's profile and noted the age but she didn't indicate she was a girl or where she was from. I googled 'K_Tiger' and saw a lot of karate/kung fu macho stuff so leap to conclusions.

I'd be surprised if the Indonesian schools were pro Japanese though.

 

I agree with Otto and Lou. There is no malicious intent on her part. Pure curiosity and a lack of knowledge. I do believe that the young have a bit of naivety to horrific events like this because of the influx of "sources" they can find on the Web. Which is a breeding ground for degrading ideas and viewpoints.

 

Firstly, I have never specified my viewpoints when I posted the topic. However, my opinion has always been solid on this matter growing up and up until now: that it did happen.The evidence has always been laid out to me whenever I touch this topic in History lessons or on my own. I probably should have mentioned it.
Secondly, I never intended for the topic to sound malicious. (My apologies if it did)

(P.S: Dave55, I never knew my username provided those kind of results on Google. I should check it out. XD)

So... I hope this helps in clearing things up?

 

There may be some "controversy" on the actual count although as with the Holocaust that sort of "controversy" is often used by deniers to deflect the conversation.

The massacre there was pretty well documented at the time indeed the competition between two Japanese officers to see who could klll the most with a sword was reported fairly widely in the Japanese press of the time I believe. There is a lot of material on the internet related but I would suggest that you only look at the photos if you have a very strong stomach.

This massacre and other reports both in the news and from missionaries gave rise to a very anti Japanese attitude in the American populace in the years leading up to WWII and is reflected in the Gallup Polls of the time.

 

Colour me Glad that Otto straightened that out!

And welcome to the site K_Tiger!

 

Yes, thank you Otto.

 

Thank you!

 

I believe the Nanking atrocities did take place from the many videos, photos, and testimonials. My Grandma was a Japanese nurse in the war and her eldest brother was in China (Don't know where), but the subject of China was always a touchy subject. I did ask her if they taught Nanking and other events of China in the Japanese schools and she said that they were mostly glossed over.