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Old 05-30-2009, 07:55 PM
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Many years ago I visited Hiroshima and it's memorial to the bombing. A European woman in close proximity made the statement, "This is horrible. What could justify this?" I asked her, "Have you asked that question to a Filipino, Korean or Chinese who lived through World War II? The silence was deafening....
Yes, it seems history has been more charitable to the Japanese then the Germans. People love to ride the hate wagon of Hitler and the Germans but tend to give the Japanese a free pass. Thing is that the Japanese were every bit as vicious as the Germans and maybe even more.
Disclaimer: My statement in no way reflects the good people of both nations who still have to carry the burden of their ancestors. I was only referring to the time in history between the 1930's to the end of WWll. I personally hold no grudges but my father(WWll Vet) would not buy a Japan made car and gave me alot of grief because I have owned a few.

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