MacArthur’s national characteristic of “the more you hit him, the more he licks you.”

Video with English subtitles: Reveal MacArthur’s national characteristic of “the more you hit him, the more he licks you.” 影片有英文字幕: 揭示麥克阿瑟所說日本那種「越打越舔」的民族性.

"As long as you are strong, he will lick you."

From being named the "Japanese Kingdom" by Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, to Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty angrily denounced "the emperor at the birth of the sun", to being "120% deferential" to MacArthur after World War II, the history of Japan is a history of survival in which "awe of power but no morality" has been observed.

This "rubble" created by the collision of the Eurasian plate has suffered from natural disasters geographically and has been historically backward for a long time. How did they rely on their extreme "love to learn" and "tolerance" to transform from aborigines who drank blood into a civilized country with half of the classics of the Tang Dynasty?

In this video, Smile will give you an in-depth analysis of the extremely contradictory nation of Japan:

Where does the strange coexistence of openness and tradition, democracy and class come from?

Ancient "Licking Skill": From sending envoys to the Tang Dynasty to being given the golden seal, how did they skip the Bronze Age?

The "changing face" of modern times: from the primitive accumulation of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894 to the madness and failure of World War II.

Modern "deformity": the survival philosophy created by the atomic bomb, why are the status of the US military stationed in Japan comparable to that of the emperor?

The core of "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword": Forbearance is not a moral character, but a carefully planned strategy.

「只要你強，他就會舔。」

從東漢光武帝給它起名為「倭奴國」，到隋煬帝怒斥其為「日出生之地的小天子」，再到二戰後對麥克阿瑟「120%恭順」——日本的歷史，就是一部「畏強不畏理」的生存史。

這個由歐亞板塊擠壓形成、宛如「斷壁殘垣」的島國，地理上飽受天災，歷史上長期落後。他們又是如何靠著極端的「好學」與「忍耐」，從茹毛飲血的原始部族，轉變成一個吸收了半部《唐律》《唐禮》《唐制》的文明國家？

本期影片中，Smile 將帶你深入解析這個極度矛盾的日本民族：

怪異並存的開放與傳統、民主與等級，究竟從何而來？

古代的「舔技」：從遣唐使到受賜金印，他們如何跳過青銅器時代？

近代的「變臉」：從甲午戰爭的原始積累到二戰的瘋狂與覆滅。

現代的「畸形」：由原子彈造就的生存哲學，為何駐日美軍的地位堪比天皇？

《菊與刀》的核心：忍耐不是道德，而是一套經過精密計算的策略。