14 November 2007
The Emperor as Culture
this is a rather long but facinating article, part historical commentary, part cultural studies, alot of bullshit. you do get a rather interesting perspective on the conservative nationalist right in japan though. im curious as to what you guys make of it.
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Speaking of conservative bullshit commentary - this article reminded me of a discussion in that neocon class of 'how our analysis of the soviet union post-ww2 would be different if we thought of stalin as a czar.' oh please.
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Yeah, that sounds a little overblown, eh? Everyone loves a martyr? I wonder just how ceremonial the emperor was in day-to-day operations. Still, some interesting concepts, like omitakara.
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