It is very valid. Certain locales like Japan are dealing with the reality that newer generations forget history. Specifically for this example the history of W

It is very valid. Certain locales like Japan are dealing with the reality that newer generations forget history. Specifically for this example the history of WW2, and Japan's desire to not take a part in instigating WW3. As the saying goes, those who forget history (read: weak men) are doomed to repeat it (read: create bad times). Hell, we're seeing it in our own little techie corner of the world: People have forgotten (read: weak men) the consequences of a browser monopoly (read: IE6), and have ushered in the age of a Chrome monopoly (read: doomed to repeat history).