tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636875.post8972175294703539978..comments2023-12-20T08:11:38.858+08:00Comments on The Garden of Forking Paths: Chuang Shyue Chouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03497292334309793651noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636875.post-38299085445951217332007-10-18T10:27:00.000+08:002007-10-18T10:27:00.000+08:00It is. There is a definition in the movie about th...It is. There is a definition in the movie about the difference between Bushido and Chivalry. And it is very telling.<BR/><BR/>However, the men were aghast that they were sent for a meaningless death ride which would accomplish nothing. When they heard it was the emperor's orders...<BR/><BR/>I agree with you on Patton. That is the kind of commander I would rather be under. We were men, not officers. And to be sent without any control of our destinies.. Ack.Chuang Shyue Chouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497292334309793651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15636875.post-60037698915616099422007-10-13T21:19:00.000+08:002007-10-13T21:19:00.000+08:00Fatalism on the part of the Japanese may seem to b...Fatalism on the part of the Japanese may seem to be part and parcel of being a warrior... to accept death without flinching etc etc. Very idealistic, even romantic, but I think Patton got it right: You win a war by making the other SOB die for HIS country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com