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Originally Posted by samurai007
Was that revisionist history actually posted on the shrine itself, or in flyers, or what?
Because, in general, I don't have a problem with any country honoring its fallen soldiers, even if they were fighting us at the time. They did their duty to their country, families, and Emperor, and most had no say in war policies or orders for treatment of prisoners, etc.
However, while it's only natural to paint your own country in as good a light as possible, there should be honesty and recognition of facts and events.
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the problem of honouring the fallen in this case is that the yasukuni shrine specifically also honours class a war criminals. it would be like having war memorials in germany that specifically mention goering, himmler or to make it even easier hitler.