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It wasn't pacification. It was a nation collectively coming to terms with their brutal past and taking to heart the phrase "never again". If "not bombing non-kn
by checktheorder 7y ago
It wasn't pacification. It was a nation collectively coming to terms with their brutal past and taking to heart the phrase "never again". If "not bombing non-knee-bending nations on a whim" equals "pacified" in your mind, then I hope you never hold a position of power in any government.
- danbolt 7y agoI'd imagine Japan's attitudes have changed the same, as well.
- checktheorder 7y agoI'd be interested in knowing if that's true, and if so, to what extent. My knowledge of Japanese culture - especially modern prevailing attitudes towards the Japanese government's actions in the second world war - is very limited. I'm not qualified to speak to that.
- nojap 7y agoHistorical revisionism is alarmingly prevailing in Japan, and I see Japan is slowly turning into nationalism and militarism.