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Well, I´m all for exposing the past, conforting it and teaching people how it really was. Germany pretty much leanred for all this and did and still do a lot regarding out Nazi past and the crimes that where comitted back then. We all do that, so the history cant repeat itself all over again.
I think thats what the Japanese goverment should do also. But so far, there are lots od denials and relativations of things happend. Ya know, I could never ever see the Japanese Prime minister making a kneefall in front of a Memorial build to rember on things like what happend in Nanking.
Chancellor Willy Brand, did such a thing at the Warsaw Ghetto memorial and it was something that was regarded as something bad back then, but today, we know that it was a gesture that had a great impact.
But its not all about gestures and apologies alone, its all about education and about telling the truth, telling the FACTS, to the japanese people. They need to know what thier country did back then, what was done in the name of the Emperor and that he wasnt such a good man as everyone belives.
Many of you guys wonder why China or South Korea had lots of tension with Japan in the 90s and build up powerful armies. It was in 1995 where some South Koreans where taling about a nw Japanese threat. The old fears are still there and thats the problem and thats where Japan needs to do something.
I think its simply boils down to the fact, that japan needs to educate thier people in a diffrent way, like mentioned above. In school and tv, they need to learn the history like it happend, with all the bloodshed, the crimes and the terror, the view on the whole issue needs to be changed.
For one thing, the politicans should jump over thier own shadows and admin the hard truth, even if it means that some world visons are chatterd and some honor is lost.
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