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Kishida marks 78th anniversary of World War II's end without mentioning Japan's wartime aggression (apnews.com)

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has renewed a peace pledge as Japan observed the 78th anniversary of its World War II defeat.

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[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

How long do they have to say sorry?

Does the USA apologise on the anniversary of the Mexican-American war it started?

Or do they hail the fighters in song to praise them? From the Halls of Montezuma...

Does France still have to apologise for Napoleon?

Does Mongolia still have to apologise for Genghis Khan?

Does Italy still have to apologise for what Julius Caesar did to Gaul (France & Belguim)?

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Considering everything Japan did during WW2, and how there are people still alive who lived through it, I’d say yeah, they still have some apologizing to do. Instead, Japan has been whitewashing their very active roll in the war and focusing on how they were victims - you must’ve missed the big brouhaha over “Barbenheimer” and Japanese folks insisting on apologies for it.

If they’re still insisting on people apologize to them, I’d say folks can still insist they own up to what they did.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ok. Current history is your bench mark.

When does the USA start apologising for the Invasion of Iraq?

Tens of thousands killed for a lie (involvement in 911) the US gov repeated pretty much till this day.

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Your mistake is assuming I don’t think America should be apologizing for Iraq. I think Bush and his cronies ought to be up on charges for all that.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

I asked about other countries in my first reply and you ignored it, so I assumed that was tacit dismissal of what I said.

Sorry for the confusion.