"Japanese are the de facto good guys now."
Japan is a democracy. They are committing no crimes against their own people or anyone else. They are excellent allies.
Most Japanese who fought in WWII are dead. To hold their children and grandchildren accountable for their actions would be akin to racism.
"Most Japanese who fought in WWII are dead. To hold their children and grandchildren accountable for their actions would be akin to racism."
I would apply the same argument to those screaming for reparations for slavery in this country. Doesn't seem to work here, I doubt it would work there.
"Japan is a democracy."
Japan is a mercantilist bribe-ocracy.
I probably should not have used "de facto" as a modifier, please excuse me. That being said, they still should not whitewash their history. For the record, I favor the remilitarization of Japan.
"Most Japanese who fought in WWII are dead. To hold their children and grandchildren accountable for their actions would be akin to racism."
Funny, that's what the young Nazi would say too. Of course, there really was no holocaust, you know.