superoutland@aol.com (SuperOutland) wrote:

>> > But you can see the unprecedented means the Germans have gone to, to
>>  reclaim
>> > their pride. Japan critics point at Germany as an example of how Japan
>>  could or
>> > should be about WWII responsibility and compensation.
>> 
>> What the Germans did is just that, what the Germans did. Their history is
>> not
>> identical to Japan. Germany didn't become a militant country because of a
>> fear
>> of being colonized by European powers.
>
>
>Bad example, as germany's enemies took strenuous measures to keep her
>divided.  I think a better point would be to state that while the
>average japanese farmer had little to do with politics, or rogue
>generals in manchuria, the germans actually VOTED the nazis in to
>power. 

The Germans did NOT vote Hitler into power. Check your facts before 
you repeat age-old propaganda.


>Also keep in mind (west) germany received FOUR TIMES the per
>capita aid as japan did after the war.

I don't know how much "aid" Japan received, but Germany's allotment
was $ 1,4 billion in loans and credits. It REPAID every penny of it.
Please be precise in your language. As an American born in Germany
I am extremely tired of listening to the same old distortions.

ES