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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9537425, member: 2844&quot;]Germany has accepted responsibility. It is taught in schools, and Germans are fully aware.</p><p>Japan has hardly admitted anything. It isn&#039;t taught in Japanese schools either. They put the focus on the atom bombs, which were devastating, but should be seen together with what led up to the bombs to get a complete picture. They still can&#039;t face that, they like to present themselves as victims, which is one of the reasons why I spoke up.</p><p><br /></p><p>The side discussion was originally about post-war Japanese not getting a fair deal for their treasures, when they had given their victims a &#039;deal&#039; that was so much worse to the extreme. The reason I replied in the first place is the Japanese victim attitude after all their atrocities. Germans don&#039;t have that.</p><p>Then things I said were misunderstood, to which I replied with an explanation. And another one just now.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I guess I&#039;m just not good at explaining things.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Which is why I&#039;ll leave that particular discussion now, I can&#039;t explain it any better than I have done.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is. Which is why we need conventions like the ones I mentioned. Unfortunately history also shows that there will always be nations or groups that think treaties and conventions aren&#039;t worth the paper they&#039;re written on. The bottom line is, people will always be people.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>China has had that for thousands of years. The Japanese have the same attitude btw, they tend to look down on us. Europeans also had it, especially during the colonial era. And some Europeans still have it, as do some North Americans.</p><p>I think it is all fueled by fear of losing what a group or nation has acquired.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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