Grievances is one thing, but we don’t have any right to take these flags away or moderate our own on behalf of some Koreans/Chinese. This is complex issue and there is a western instinct to be the guardians of right and wrong. When we often makes things worse.
It’s no more problematic than The Union Jack, the Chinese flag, the American flag. The Turkish flag, The Russian flag. All those flags have a similar history of brutality.
Both Japanese flags have multiple meanings and connotations bad and good, and both are used in Japan. This holier-than-thou attitude that some have in the West, the absolute cheek of us to have it, especially with European history. Turkey, America. Britain, Russia, and China, are all on par...
The Imperial flag is accepted by the Japanese people. It's on their clothes and everywhere. The Chinese flag is offensive to many nations because of their brutality yet we are ok with that?!. The Union Jack was called The Butcher's apron by Ireland and other nations. From what I've seen it's...