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Massacre As Product Of Imperial Expansion
- The Rape of Nanking was a major, often-ignored atrocity during Japan's 1937 invasion of China.
- The episode frames the massacre within Japan's imperial expansion and radicalized militarism.
Host's Encounter With A Denier
- Joe recounts being DM'd by a Twitter user denying Nanking and the strange interaction that followed.
- The exchange escalated into obsessive messaging and ended with the user posting shirtless photos and suicide claims.
Source Disputed By Revisionists
- Iris Chang's book The Rape of Nanking is a key source but has been criticized by revisionist scholars.
- Revisionist attacks often come from politically motivated historians like Saburo Hata and far-right outlets.