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In 1945, most Americans would have believed that the Japanese people and the German people were not ready for democracy. Luckily the Truman administration and i
by MaysonL 11y ago
In 1945, most Americans would have believed that the Japanese people and the German people were not ready for democracy. Luckily the Truman administration and its allies were not as feckless and irresponsible as the Bush administration.
- harryh 11y agoI don't think your assertion about 1945 is correct. Both Germany and Japan had functional and stable democracies before that date which was excellent evidence that they could support it.
- AnimalMuppet 11y agoI'm not sure you could call Germany's "stable", at least not in the 1930s. I'm not certain you could call Japan's "functional" - wasn't it more ornamental than having any real ability to change the course of government policy?
- MaysonL 11y agoBelsen and Bataan beat anything ISIS has done.
- MaysonL 11y agoNote that my assertion was not about Germany and Japan.