Originally posted by entice59
What the most shocking and appauling thing about this is the Japanese Government has yet to appologize for all this and they think they did the right thing, their textbooks in japan make them heros and glorify what they did in worldwar 2, they just happened to forget what they really did to civillians
I guess living in San Francisco made me into a "hippie"
Every country that has ever been involved in war has done unspeakable acts. Americans have killed women, children, goats, whatever, in the most unhumane ways since the begining of war. If you think differently then your probally ignorant.
History books are written by winners. not losers. to understand why a nation would glorify their actions you would have to study the era, and the diplomacy of that nation.
Our nation has done unspeakable acts to its veterans, 1000's were left to rot in cages in southeast asia, 1000's will die or become wounded in the gulf war and thanked by being denied just compensation, by our govt's biggest joke the VA.
You talk about what the japanese govt did, lets talk about what the US govt did as well, that was left out of the same history book you quoted. In WWII all japanese americans living in america were taken and put into prison camps. they lost their homes, their business's, everything. There was never 1 case of terrorism by a Japanese american citizen, yet Italian and german americans never recieved the same treatment.
Add to that, the biggest kicker. Those "JAPS" as you put it, volunteered to fight and defend america, their country, the same country that imprisoned them unjustly, they couldnt be trusted so they were segregated and sent to europe to fight the nazi's, their unit was the 442nd, the nisei, or 2nd generation japanese americans. TO THIS DATE THEY ARE THE MOST HIGHLY DECORATED AMERICAN FIGHTING UNIT EVER! Where is their wall? where is their monument? and yet, what american history book are they mentioned in? So maybe the next time your talking about "JAPS" and whats shocking and appauling, you wont forget to include that.
From your comments in your posts I'd say san fran not turned you into a hippie, in fact, i'd say its turned you into a racist, anti - patriot, titty baby that enjoys freedoms provided by the blood and sweat of this nations fallen heros only to honor their deaths by young uniformed garbage that spews out of your mouth. So the next time you decide to laugh at a vet holding a sign remember that 60,000 of his brothers had their whole lives ahead of them, 60,000 of his brothers had college, wifes, families, but they answered their nations call and paid the ultimate sacrifice.
