shadows of that time remain especially the abuse of south korean women forced into brothels for imperial japanese army troops sex slaves known by the euphemism comfort women south korea's demanding japan apologize for this dog episode in its wartime past japan says it did so in 2015 but in south korea it is still an emotive issue and it only at around 20 so-called comfort women left alive in the country time for consideration is foster running out. they say is for the victims. like lee young. looking for just a girl when she was forced to work as a sex slave in japanese military brothels. they saw more unveiling said in many parts of an emotional day of commemoration i'm protest leader like many koreans once japan to feast up to its past so in the news that there is none i mean the more i will never give in to the demise from japan. i've been the month so i will fight until i get an apology and. it is not the money i want to side of i guess it's an apology. elsewhere in seoul thousands to the issue to the door of the japanese embassy. to compensate investigate punish they chant the anger here reflects

occupation authorities declaring that the npr was nothing compared to the imperial japanese army and that it needed some of the spirit of the imperial japanese army and ultimately these ideas would enable the formation of a new military force, one that continued to grow, one that still exists today. so to conclude, what do we learn from this story? first, it shows that democracy itself has a history. it does not mean the same thing in every time and place. the values that people ascribe to a successful democracy are a product of their context and they can change with that context. this means i think if we want to assess the impact of democratic visions or ideas on the conduct of policy, we shouldn't focus on simply celebrating those who we think promoted democracy or condemning those who did not. instead we should pay close attention to the specific ideas, meanings, limitations, hopes, fears that people invested in democracy and think critically about these ideas. what are the policies they enabled? and what are the outcomes or policies that they prevented? secondly, and more specific

shadows of that time remain especially the abuse of south korean women forced into brothels for imperial japanese army troops sex slaves known by the euphemism comfort women south korea's demanding japan apologize for this dark episode in its wartime past japan says it did so back in 2015 but in south korea it is still an understandably emotive issue and with only around 20 comfort women left alive in the entire country time for reconciliation is fast running out. they say is for the victims. like lee yong so. for just a girl when she was forced to work as a sex slave in japanese military brothels. they saw more unveiling ceremony part of an emotional day of commemoration i'm protest leader like many koreans once japan to face up to its past so non-user. i've been the morning i will never give in to the demise from japan. yeah i've been the month so i will fight until i get an apology and. do you want us as encore good god it is not the money i want to hide it i guess that it's an appalling and humid out. elsewhere and so thousands took the issue to the door of the japanese embassy. to compensate inve

the imperial japanese army is fighting really hard and cannot seem to squelch macarthur's army. one imperial japanese army wrote in his diary, in a perimeter that is about to get snuffed out, he wrote that i made up my mind, i will not have a disgraceful ending. it is more honorable to die with a pistol shot than be captured and that is precisely what he and so many others did. the lieutenant general had to bend to reality and ask for reinforcement and lost faith and other fish to fry and this was a crisis situation. they are still doomed. macarthur will tell his starving troops that help is on the way even though he knew this was not true. he writes a communication, thousands of troops and hundreds of planes, would have to fight their way through. imagine if you read that, this is the head guy, the reality dons on you. the general himself was on an island in manila bay that is where his headquarters is. american engineers turned it into a major fortified island and they blasted lateral tunnels, where macarthur has his headquarters. macarthur comported himself, encouraged dignity

occupation authorities declaring that the npr was nothing inside the imperial japanese army. ultimately, these ideas would enable the formation of a new military force. that continue to grow and one that still exists today. so, to conclude, what do we learn from the story? first, it shows that democracy itself has a history. it does not mean the same thing and every time and place. the values, that people ascribe to it a successful democracy can change with that contact. this means, if we want to assess the conduct of policy. we shouldn't focus on celebrating those who promoted democracy or condemning those who did not. we should stay -- pay close attention to the specific ideas, meanings, hopes, fears that people invested in democracy. and think critically about these ideas. what are the up policies that they enabled and what are the outcomes that they prevented. secondly, and more specific to the time period i discussed, i hope that this story allows us to that her grasp how people understood politics during the early cold war. it shows how central psychological, and spirit