Google| Subject | Re: Republicanism still an offence in England? (wasRe: Queen mother |
| From | Morgil Blackhope |
| Date | 2002-05-25 22:15 (2002-05-25 23:15) |
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?jevind L?ng kirjoitti viestiss? ...
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"Morgil" wrote:Morgil?jevind L?ng
"?jevind L?ng" wrote:
[snip]theNo, the Japanese did not start by getting rid of western influences. Onslavisly.contrary, they started by copying things western, sometimes quitesomeIncidentally, one thing they imported was parliamentarism, which, afterhiccoughs, started to work and did so until the militarists took over
theI have understood that Japanese system was only seemingly parlamental, and all the important decisions were done by government which was appointed, not elected and independent of the parlament.1930's.
whichMorgil?jevind L?ng
Perhaps 'western influences' was a bit uncorrect term. They did copy western things but they got rid of western people who were trying to control them and the weak leaders who were unable to stop this.
They did not get rid of western people who tried to control them. What they did was open their country to traders and visitors from all countries,
really was all that anyone demanded. (The Meiji Restauration was triggered by the fact that in 1853, Commander Perry's three naval ships forced Japan to open itself to American trade, which showed that complete isolation from the rest of the world no longer was an option.)Yes, this was why the old Shogunate opened the country for foreigners. This created fear that Japan would end up under foreing control like China, and it was seen that the old system was too weak to prevent that. The reformers gained support from hostility toward this foreign influence.
Morgil
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