(July 10, 2022 at 12:02 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(July 10, 2022 at 5:45 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (Bold mine)
Shinzo Abe went further than saying the citizens of Japan had no need to apologize for the systemic, institutionalized sexual enslavement of women. He spent most of his career pushing the false claim that it never happened at all.
The reason Abe wanted to erase the crimes of the Japan's fascist past is because Abe was a fascist.
Boru
Holy shit! You are indeed correct then. I made very serious error in judgment. FUCK FUCK FUCK! And I seriously am not being sarcastic. FUCK!
Damn here I am railing against fascism then inadvertently made the implication I did.
This is actually more serious to me on a personal level because my x wife is Japanese. SHIT SHIT SHIT!
It's been intentionally decided to play down Japanese atrocities since the war. Here's a good explainer:
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2022/07/...arism.html
Shinzo Abe's father and grandfather were at the center of all this, and he was carrying on the family tradition.
The US made several practical decisions during their occupation of the country. They wanted it rebuilt in a fast and stable way, with a more equal economy. They set up quite a good system in many ways (not ideal, of course).
However, they made a deal with the devil in hopes of strengthening continuity with the pre-war government and, most importantly, holding off Communist influence. The Japanese Communist party was strong immediately after the war, since Fascists had caused the war, in part by oppressing left wing alternatives. The US decided, however, that they would rather have war criminals like Abe's forebears back in power than risk commies winning elections. This means that many of the same names who militarized and carried out the war (except for a few token scapegoats) ended up in positions of great power. The legacy of that is why Abe could get and keep power.
Executing Abe's father and grandfather as war criminals might have been a more effective and just solution. The US decided that their experience in running things would keep stability better than bringing in a whole new crop. But this has been US policy everywhere since the war -- right-wing strongmen are always preferable to the danger of left-wing anti-capitalists.
