I am not trying to be mean with the use of the word "propaganda" here. But it is nevertheless smelling suspiciously as such. What do I mean? I mean by propaganda, it is deliberate and it is government directed.
How things have changed in Japan. There is a saying about Japan in Asia: they have no friends. Why? For historical reasons, of course. That doesn't stop them from trying to "educate" their citizens to strive to make friends with their neighbors, most importantly, the Chinese.
I have just got tears in my eyes after watching a recent modern-settings Japanese TV drama. And it looks very "propaganda" like.
The theme is about how the Japanese staff members are incorporating the Chinese interns into the integral part of their team. Together, they pulled all-nighters to make up the lost work after a bad accident that erased the critical computer files of that "Chinese girl's".
The Chinese girl is set to have to leave the next day and the team leader asked his supervisor, another Japanese to hire the Chinese as a permanent staff.
A Japanese woman breaks the news about "You don't have to go" to the Chinese girls and tears breaks out for everybody.
Okay, it is not trivial matter. Maybe it is just me. I am not amazed at "the rise of China" is so fast and strong that now the Japs have to make propaganda films to "befriend" China.
Really, I am more amazed at the propaganda machine that Japan has on its people. Or thought they could impose on its highly sophisticated people (with an average IQ of 105-107).
So this is an admiration blog post, not a bragging post for the Chinese.
P.S. Okay, I just realized how creepy it might have sounded. "Admiration of the propaganda machine". I need to clarify. As long as the propaganda is harmless to the people and that dissident voices are not silenced in the society, I guess propaganda is not such a monster after all.
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