Finally, I'll think about peace via U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa. On this page, I'm going to express peace of big group like islander, I will not concentrate on individual peace.
As you know, many tragedies have visited Okinawa up to this point. Still now, many scar has not yet recovered. There are many military bases in Okinawa, and troubles in connection with military haven't discontinued. Besides, in the past, they were invaded by Japan and after that there is the battle for Okinawa, the only battle on the ground in Japan. Finally, in the postwar, they were ruled by U.S. Military.
Then, what are reasons for existing bases in Okinawa?
It may safely be said that the most direct reasons is the World War ii. However, in the postwar, why did many continue to bear the strains of War? I think one reason is that other islands still looked down on the Okinawa as the other islands. And why does this reason come to? I think it is the Satsuma's aggression. It is the War. World War ii and Battle for Satuma' aggression are War.
So, I think the thing which help broking the peace is battle.
But now, U.S. Military bases exist to break the War. In fact, its used for North Korean War, Vietnum War. There is huge problem there. It means that the bases were made by the postwar, but the bases made the War. This is a contradiction.It is a vicious circle. Due to the situations, I think the U.S. Military bases should be removed. The human must be able to learn. We should learn anti-war opinion. There won't be any developments unless we stop trying to end war by using the pain of war.
But it is too dificult to removed the U.S. Military bases now because there are many reasons why the U.S. Military bases exist and many Japanses understand. That is the bases was made by Japanese responsibility to protect Japan and become as the pacific ocean keystone.
But I think we have to think about it is true. Do America have to keep the World peace? What is the peace? I think the peace of group is compromise of each ideal ways of thinking. Not only unique people, but also all peopl whole the World have the same surroundings.
If you observe by that point, American movement is clearly wrong. To see in the American view, it maybe isn't wrong, but does America force the policy? However there is no evidence that every country wants to American liberalism peace, I can't stand in compulsory democratic introduction.
What goals should we do in for the future? I think there is some ways of thinking. For example, Japanese "peace" means to come to an understanding, but English "peace"means that there is no war. According to that, there are many ways of thinking about peace. So, we shouldn't force the opinion. We should suggest the opinion a little more and know one another's opinion.
I hope that our movement will help someone.August 23rd, 1998 Project YMO Leader Ikuya Yamada
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