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jnaina
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execat
7 hours ago
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> thinking the japs will invade from the sea
Be mindful of using terms that are widely recognized as racial slurs.
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decimalenough
7 hours ago
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Some 50,000 of OP's father's compatriots were killed by the Japanese, the survivors can call the invaders what they wish.
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someperson
4 hours ago
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OP isn't OP's father, and wasn't alive during WW2
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someperson
4 hours ago
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But it's not somebody who directly lived through it. Even the father's account was well after the war.
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The OP is using it in a figurative quote attributed to the British armed forces, not in their own voice.
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