mustangdriver wrote:
August there is no doubt what was done with Indians was wrong. But to compare the americans to the Japanese is crazy. Also one of the biggest differences is the U.S. Doesn't hide what happened, but educates so that it won't happen again. In school every year kids take part of the year to learn about it. The Japanese hide and change history that they created. They did so to the point that the Chinese were recently burning the books because there was a chapter missing that covered WWII.
Chris... it wasn't just wrong, it was unforgiveable. I could list the many things which were done, before, and after independence. We had slavery too.... and Jim Crow. But that was then, and this is now. None of us here played any part in that, and the slate should be clean... for all of us.
To say we don't hide anything is a bit naive though... every nation hides its uncomfortable past to some degree. We are much better at it now (ie. being open), but it's taken a long, long time. Every nation has their barbaric side... we are all human, afterall. It shouldn't stop us from being proud of who we are as a people though... but "pride comes before a fall"... so we must remain ever vigilant to preserve open-ness and the truth.
Richard
_________________
Richard Mallory Allnutt - Photography -
http://www.rmallnutt.com