To: Enchante
Excerpts from "Flags of our Fathers"
"Bushido, the "Way of the Warrior" had for centuries been the honored code of Japan's proud samurai caste. In the first half of the twentieth century the military romanticized the "Way," calling upon all young men to be willing to die for their Emperor (Muhammad). It was this interpretation of Bushido that motivated the Japanese soldiers to fight to the death in a manner the Marines judge fanatical (Sound familiar?) But this ideal was not the real thing. Rather, it was a corruption of Bushido.
"In the past the Bushido code had been as specialized and silted as the Hippocratic oath. The samurai had always been a small elite within the larger society. For them, Bushido defined a life of honor and duty. But in the early 1900's the Japanese military set forth an updated version of Bushido. Its aim was to make warriors of the entire male populace. Death in battle was portrayed as an honor to the family and a transcendent act on the part of the individual. Surrender was a disgrace to the soldier and his family."
I this question, what is different from this doctrine from the Muslim's?
It is a blueprint of evil that has been replicated through time.
God Bless America
11 posted on
02/19/2007 3:59:41 PM PST by
mmanager
(Republican Party - Think of what we are about to become?)
To: mmanager
I ask this question..........I guess I am this question.
12 posted on
02/19/2007 4:01:39 PM PST by
mmanager
(Republican Party - Think of what we are about to become?)
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