Nickrobl t1_jdyco13 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:11 AM

Reply to comment by TappyMauvendaise in The Wizard (1989) - anyone have any fond memories of this film? by OneOk2189

Same, it is one of very few movies that makes me feel like I’m back when I was a kid, even if just for a little bit.

Nickrobl t1_iy3nxcq wrote on November 28, 2022 at 2:43 PM

Reply to comment by huntimir151 in On April 2, 1941, a Japanese foreign minister asked Pope Pius XII to speak to U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, so as to avert "a war of mutual destruction” by marketrent

I'm not saying it is a moral or correct choice, just that leaving China was a non-starter for their government. As a result, the leadership felt they only had bad choices left and picked the least bad one from their point of view.

Nickrobl t1_iy1mr33 wrote on November 28, 2022 at 1:36 AM

Reply to comment by sharksnut in On April 2, 1941, a Japanese foreign minister asked Pope Pius XII to speak to U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, so as to avert "a war of mutual destruction” by marketrent

The list of possible exporters for Japan in 1940 is much smaller than you might expect, especially when the US/UK/Dutch cut you off and pressure their allies and companies to do likewise.

Nickrobl t1_iy1ldj6 wrote on November 28, 2022 at 1:25 AM

Reply to comment by Seienchin88 in On April 2, 1941, a Japanese foreign minister asked Pope Pius XII to speak to U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, so as to avert "a war of mutual destruction” by marketrent

I agree. It wasn't about picking a good choice, Japan just picked what they thought was the "least bad" out of a number of even worse/unacceptable options.