"Ernest Schaal" <eschaal@max.hi-ho.ne.jp> wrote in message 
news:BD9ED284.29EE2%eschaal@max.hi-ho.ne.jp...
> in article 4ee924f.0410212049.255d1c07@posting.google.com, Masayuki at
> jamessmith_005@yahoo.co.jp wrote on 10/22/04 1:49 PM:
>
>> "Ernest Schaal" <eschaal@max.hi-ho.ne.jp> wrote in message
>> news:BD9D69A1.29D00%eschaal@max.hi-ho.ne.jp...
>>> in article 2torplF22nkesU1@uni-berlin.de, m.yoshida at masa@yahoo.co.jp
>>> wrote on 10/21/04 1:21 PM:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Ryan Ginstrom" <ryang@TINNED.MEATgol.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:2torgqF22mfpoU2@uni-berlin.de...
>>>>>
>>>>> "m.yoshida" <masa@yahoo.co.jp> wrote in message
>>>>> news:2todqoF22jbgaU1@uni-berlin.de...
>>>>>> Apparently you lack the ability of reading Japanese, Mr. Schaal.
>>>>>
>>>>> Apparently? He demonstrably lacks the ability to read or speak Japanese.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wonder what it says of Ernie's opinions of the Japanese when he lives in
>>>>> Japan, is married to a Japanese, and works among Japanese, and yet hasn't
>>>>> taken the trouble to learn the language.
>>>>
>>>> Ask him.  He would know all about himself.
>>>>
>>>> Masayuki
>>>
>>> I answered his question.
>>
>> No.  You arse not yet answered this question: How many Japanese
>> books on "Nanking Incident" did you read?
>
> A sufficiently large number that I can't remember. I have been reading about
> Japan since the 1960s, and although I don't focus primarily on WWII, many of
> the books I read discussed the Rape of Nanking.

Have you read some books arguing that the Incident didn't happen?

>>> I have studied Japanese, but I know better than try
>>> to show my knowledge of it (or lack of it) here in this newsgroup.
>>
>> You have ever discussed the VERY SERIOUS topic like the
>> Nanking Incident, despite having NOT read the original text
>> in question AT ALL.
>>
>> BTW, have you read some of these pages?
>> http://members.at.infoseek.co.jp/NankingMassacre/
>>
>> You will find lots of original texts on the incident available in
>> the site.
>
> It would be less than informative for me to read an historical text in my
> limited Japanese rather than read a good translation.

Nevertheless Professor Askew's essay was criticised by you, who
have no ability of checking the original texts that the Professor 
checked through.  Stop whining.

> Anyway the number of books I have read on the war crimes in Nanking or what
> language they are in does not have ANYTHING to do with the main issue I have
> been focusing on, and commenting on: YOUR BIGOTED REMARKS AGAINST THE
> CHINESE PEOPLE.

Language is very important.  If you take the Nanking Incident seriously and
you want to near the truth of the incident, then you will read the relevant
references in Japanese.  They can provide more detailed and exact information,
especially raw materials on the incident than in English and Chinese.

>>> Now, why are you so bigoted?
>>
>> I may have a different dictionary from yours which defines
>> "bigoted".  Instead you may say "Why are you so with strong
>> faith?"
>
> Strong faith means having a strong belief in something. This particular
> belief of yours is both bigoted and racist.

I don't care about your calling me "bigoted and racist".
I care about your being digging your own grave.  ;-)

Masayuki