I am a part of a right wing group because I am unsatisfied with many things that have happened to my country after World War 2. Namely, being falsely accused of war crimes, the left wing supporting these lies (that foreign nations also acknowledge as lies) and including them in our children's textbooks, therefore weakening their sense of pride, which I think is essential for everyone of any nation. When we express our opinions in public, we may sound racist, but we usually go through the trouble of explaining our remarks and show why they are not necessarily racist.

As Malcolm X said, after he realized that we were all created equally, that he believed that blacks must first be united within themselves before uniting with others. I think that this was his policy because his ultimate goal was to unite with others, therefore having a peaceful society. I think that we are all equal but we must all acknowledge that society has made us think in different ways. So we must see how different we are IN ORDER TO understand each other.

I am not expressing any of my ideas in an attempt to criticize you. I want to say that even though I am an extreme rightist, there is not one opinion of yours, as far as I know, that I disagree with and that my idea of a perfect society is one where EVERYBODY can be friends, brothers, and sisters giving and sharing. We just have different ways of thinking/living.

I think that many so-called terrorists would find that this would be perfect if they analyzed their own thoughts and asked themselves why they do what they do. I am very new and ignorant to hippie society but the more I lean to the right, the more I also sympathize with Hippies. I will continue to see your site from time to time.

Peace.

Sincerely,
Director of Political Affairs
WAKONJUKU

Greetings to you,
Thank you for your interesting letter. I'm not sure what to make of it. It is true that on certain issues we now find ourselves in the same camp as the right, only because we both want more freedom. But I think our visions of freedom differ greatly.

Hippies want complete freedom from any kind of political control. We believe in power to the people, and to the people only. Total decentralization of power to the individual. This does not allow for the usual games the elite like to play. One of these games involves national identity or patriotism or nationalism. That would be antithetical to our core belief which puts individual rights above all. I think this may be difficult for many of your countrymen to understand. It is something that Americans cherish. Unfortunately too many people put more emphasis on conformity and "being normal".

As far as the war crimes of which Japan is accused. I could equally accuse my own countrymen of complicity in profiting from the HORRENDOUS atrocities that were committed in the name of your country. Why? Because the U.S. allowed those scientists and politicians who oversaw some of the worst crimes against humanity ever, to go free. Why? Because they handed over all their work and findings to American scientists who then could profit from it. (Same deal for the Nazi scientists).

I have seen the documents, the photographs and know of things that you and your countrymen DON'T know. Because they are not allowed to know the truth. Instead they just become blamphemous legends in your own self-serving mythology/ideology.

I have nothing against you personally, and perhaps I don't know a lot about your group. But if it is the group that wants to change peoples thinking about war crimes, and to whitewash the truth and rewrite history (as your people continually do), then you should really search yourself and discover why this one issue is so important to you. Likewise this issue of national pride. Because I would tell you this: NOTHING GOOD COMES FROM NATIONAL PRIDE!

Better you should rejoice in all humanity, without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, gender or sexual preference. When you can see beyond all these inconsequential criteria with which we divide ourselves you realize we are ALL THE SAME.

Then, and only then will you achieve a truly peaceful society.

Sincerely,
Skip Stone