[billbears]

Japan never knew freedom of any sort until after WWII.

I see. I understand now. Because it wasn't our form of 'freedom', it wasn't really freedom. Never mind the entire historical world recognizes this form of government because it wasn't handed to them by the good ol' U.S. of A. through Wilsonian policy, it wasn't good enough.

Damn John, all that larning I done took, I could have just watched Faux News for all the historical answers I'd ever need....I pheel sTuPid....

[mathluv]

What is YOUR definition of ‘freedom’?

[mylife]

Yeah Yeah, Darfur and Somalia are representative and noble too.

Mexico is a democracy. wanna live there?

[mnehring]

The only freedom any Japanese citizen had prior to the Meiji constitution was to die, the only freedom any Japanese citizen had after the Meiji constitution was to die or work. What would you define as this glorious history of freedom they had?

[trisham]

I see. I understand now. Because it wasn't our form of 'freedom', it wasn't really freedom. Never mind the entire historical world recognizes this form of government because it wasn't handed to them by the good ol' U.S. of A. through Wilsonian policy, it wasn't good enough.

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No, it wasn't freedom. Not by any definition of the word. I lived there. Have you?

[ejonesie22]

Billy boy, my learning did not come from Fox News, it came as an Honors History major with a specialization in early 20th Century Military and Geo political history.

I can tell you that you and John are either full of crap or so deluded in trying to eek out a last gasp for Paul you would compromise your own integrity.

The idea of Germany and Japan being “free societies”, even before and after the Great War is laughable at best. From 1920 on is so wrong as to be insane...