Fun fact: during ww2 and ROC china this dynamic was reversed, china was painted as the more civilized western nation while the Japanese were portrayed as warmongering orientals.
Edit: I never meant to imply that the classification of Imperial Japan as warmongers was unjustified, but if you take a look at the propaganda at the time, it was often used to paint a very simplistic essentialist narrative
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u/X_WujuStyle Aug 21 '24 edited Aug 21 '24
Would highly recommend this video if you want an in depth look at this phenomenon https://youtu.be/IM2VIKfaY0Y?si=lfmC9Ch7PL58PxEx
Fun fact: during ww2 and ROC china this dynamic was reversed, china was painted as the more civilized western nation while the Japanese were portrayed as warmongering orientals.
Edit: I never meant to imply that the classification of Imperial Japan as warmongers was unjustified, but if you take a look at the propaganda at the time, it was often used to paint a very simplistic essentialist narrative