What happened post WWI to the end of WWII by past Japanese that no longer run the country was an atrocity to say the least. As others mentioned, those people ar

What happened post WWI to the end of WWII by past Japanese that no longer run the country was an atrocity to say the least. As others mentioned, those people are no longer governing the country and their ideas are not carried by the majority. However, what is somewhat alarming is how Japan went from being a civilized country that treated prisoners humanely[1] in WWI with Germans they captured to what happened following The War. Although humans can be brutal, it still shocks me whenever I see examples of how a population can do almost a 180 (regardless of country [not trying to pick on Japan, they were just the discussion topic]) in such a short time. Makes one pause to think how a cultured, intelligent population can go astray so quickly under the wrong leadership. [1] http://anthrocivitas.net/forum/showthread.php?t=11859 http://anthrocivitas.net/forum/showthread.php?t=11859