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Other things I don’t—chaos, vengeance, lack of thought about the deeper meaning of things.

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It asserted that “for most Americans” the war against Japan was a “war of vengeance,” but “for most Japanese, it was a war to defend their unique culture against Western imperialism.”

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That is changing as more European companies adopt and enforce U.S.-style governance standards—sometimes with a vengeance.

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Foremost is the idea that vengeance, that emotion driving so much of society right now, isn’t satisfying or invigorating.

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“All of this is vengeance against us because we refused to cooperate,” he said.

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