(May 14, 2013 at 1:39 pm)Gabriel Syme Wrote: The crimes of the Japanese during WW2 were at least on a par with those of Nazi Germany, if not worse.Well they were atom bombed as you said, so that was punishment enough in my opinion. If you include all the earthquakes and tsunamis as well, they took a beating.
It is a disgrace how they have been allowed to casually airbrush this conduct from their history, especially in comparison with the very lengthy penance the Germans have endured for the crimes of their ancestors. I think they have been "gone easy on" as they were atom-bombed after all, whereas the Germans were not (though Germany was still completely wrecked and many civilians suffered).
Its not saying much, but at least the Germans could be relied upon to uphold the Geneva convention with captured Allied (though not with Soviet) troops. In contrast, the Japanese treated POWs with the same level of callous inhumanity as they did civilian populations.
Its no surprise why the Japanese are fiercely disliked in most parts of Asia, including China. Probably the one thing that the North and South Koreans can agree on, is that they both hate the Japanese.
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