[KS] Official end of WWII in Asia

[Kwang On Yoo]

Dear Mr. Frank,

I understand your distaste but desperate time bears desperate heroism.

Kwang-On Yoo

On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 7:32 AM, Ruediger Frank
<ruediger.frank at univie.ac.at>wrote:

>  Dear all,
> am I the only one who has second thoughts regarding this thread?
> Let me put it this way: In today's world, would Mr. Yoon's deeds be
> regarded as an act of heroism? Or as an example of another -ism? Not that
> such a discussion would lead us very far on this list, but I find it
> interesting to observe how blowing up a person (or ripping off one of his
> legs) with a bomb can be interpreted in very different ways depending on...
> on what? On context? On culture? On vantage point?
> Best wishes,
> Rudiger Frank
>
>
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