I have been to Asia, even lived there a while.
I have been to Europe and lived there awhile as well.
Whether because of the war, or because of their reflections on the defeat from the war, the people of the current generations living in Japan and Germany today are not the people of Japan and Germany from WWII.
It may be hard for victims to forget or even forgive, but I do believe the sins of the father cannot be placed on the son and the nations, and national psyche, of both Japan and Germany today are not the nations we went to war against.
And, in full disclosure, I own a Toyota.
I agree with you regarding generations of today but as the article states, a large portion have no idea or will admit the atrocities that occured but will certainly be the first revisionist regardin our dropping the bomb.
Could it be the same for our country? I don't know anyone who owns a slave. Furthermore, one could be so cold as to say we beat the American Indians and continue to give them favor. Now, it is the Mexicans want their territory back and the some blacks who want reparations. Will it end for us and will the world like us again.
It may be hard for victims to forget or even forgive, but I do believe the sins of the father cannot be placed on the son and the nations, and national psyche, of both Japan and Germany today are not the nations we went to war against.
I only wish they were aware of all the sins of their fathers so they could comprehend and understand why the family of their fathers' victims in our Nation do not forgive and wish the bomb had been dropped earlier.
Have you ever seen modern Japanese and German pornography? The girls aren't smiling. The pornography isn't as disturbing as is the national interest. It is a window into their national psyche. A nation's character can partially be read by what they fantasize about doing to other people.
Japan and Germany should not be allowed nuclear weapons. Can you imagine what the world would look like today if they had them 60 years ago?