“Too long ago...not relevant now.”
Tell that to the Chinese.
BTW: The Qing dynasty lasted from 1644 to 1911. Not that long ago, all things considered.
Agree!
There are nations\cultures with long historical memories about what they consider to be past injustices. The Chinese view the European contact period of the 1600s to 1900s as centuries of shame. Their senior military have given recent speeches that its payback time. Here in the US historical memory might go back to last week.
Balkans, Central\Eastern Europe similar stories.