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"The war has come to a point of cessation"

posted 10 years ago by hexrei
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I love this phraseology. Admitting you lost without admitting you lost.

What a lovely way to burn...

[–] indy_go_blue44 10 years ago

During the whole process of surrender from Aug. 6-Sep. 2, 1945, the word "surrender" was never used once publicly by the Japanese. Apparently they simply forfeited the game in the late innings. And MacArthur let them get away with it.

I only have one person on ignore, but I've had to ignore him 625 different times.

[–] smoko 9 years ago

@indy_go_blue44 And MacArthur let them get away with it.
Letting your enemy save face is a small price to pay for ending a war.

[–] ssttyyllee 10 years ago

But they eventually did use the word surrender right?

[–] nakedgirl 10 years ago

mistakes were made

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[–] chrisvolt 10 years ago

I'll look for the quote but after the Bomb was dropped, the Japanese said something like the "war is not necessarily progressing to our advantage".

Quality.

[–] pfarnell 9 years ago

"war is not necessarily progressing to our advantage".

exactly..I things these 'war is ....not necessarily to Japan's advantage..." words may have also been in the preample of Hirohito's speech..

Probably wise...if blunt and candid language with words like 'surrender" had been used (if there is even a word for that in Japanese) it would be more likely that the army and population would disbelieve it's authenticity.
It would not sound "Japanese" enough, in beating-around-the-bush polite language.

[–] smoko 9 years ago

@hexrei I'm suspending my campaign.

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