Re: POLITICS: Neo-Conservative policies and power

From: Charles Hixson (charleshixsn@earthlink.net)
Date: Wed Apr 09 2003 - 04:50:34 MDT

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    Dehede011@aol.com wrote:

    >In a message dated 4/9/2003 12:52:16 PM Central Standard Time,
    >charleshixsn@earthlink.net writes: The Black Dragon Society was a group of
    >aristocrats in Pre WWII Japan. They weren't a myth. Their members included
    >generals (possibly admirals, but I must admit that I'm not even sure Japanese
    >military made a distiction), but they were primarily politician. And they
    >weren't particularlly sub-rosa. No more than equivalent current groups are.
    >(One may doubt how important such groups are, but denying that they exist is
    >unreasonable.)
    >
    >Charles,
    > That is short of the full story. The Black Dragon Society were
    >reasonably close to the way you described them. However you missed a couple
    >of points. They were successful in obtaining their goals and eventually seem
    >to have pushed Japan into the misadventures that got them destroyed by the
    >Second World War.
    > Otherwise the Black Dragon Society is a modern group claiming to be
    >the true descendents of the Ninja groupss of yester year. I understand they
    >are a joke to the martial arts community.
    > It is difficult from the original comments to tell exactly which
    >groups you were referring to.
    >Ron h.
    >
    >
    >
    I didn't even know the second group existed. (sigh!) Information overload.



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