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As the Hagakure says, the way of the Samurai IS death... (media.piefed.social)
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[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

is it a little fucked up that I kind of get it? Just that particular sentiment in a vacuum. I think there are some cultural narratives from non-imperialist places that say extinction is preferable to changing to meet the norms (let alone the justice) of a foreign hostile power.

extra special emphasis on the phrase "in a vacuum" however. this was clearly an unhinged thing for a upper crust war general in an expansionist regime to say.