I’m a little hazy on my history. Could you remind me which country is responsible for the way Japan has turned out since the end of WWII?
Primarily, Japan.
Shall we now start on the discussion of per-capita rapes in advanced nations? Ready whenever you are. I will be happy to provide those statistics.
Certainly the Japanese were very fortunate that we occupied Japan after the war and not the Russians , and that the USA had open markets in which they could sell all their automobiles , electronics , etc.
The Japanese deserve some credit , too , though . In a lot of cases from the 70’s on they made superior products for the same price or less than a similar US-made product . And we lapped them up bigtime ( Sony ; Toyota ; Yamaha ; Mitsubishi ; etc...) . To my knowledge nobody forced us to purchase their stuff and make them rich in the process . They are a hard working people who are so meticulous , and it paid off for them . Sure , the government subsidized a lot of companies , which helped them gain control of some markets , but the fact remains they manufactured superior products overall , and the prices were great . That’s why we bought them . Now China - our communist enemy is Asia - is getting rich thanks to America and Walmart , and Americans’ almost fanatical penchant for getting stuff as cheaply as possible and not giving a tinker’s cuss ( Brit. slang for not giving a sh*t ) from whence it came . At least the Japanese are our ally now , and have been a loyal one since 1945 . Can’t be said for China now can it ?