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Originally Posted by GTJ
Well, we certainly weren't the ones committing genocide. Or subjugating, raping, and pillaging our way through neighboring countries.
So... yeah.
Oops, look, it got off topic. I guess we can all stop talking about it now!  |
America was a country that had a society built upon notions of racial hierarchy (much of the West had similar notions of racial superiority). A notion which was reflected in political relations with Japan preceding WW2. A notion which arguably, indirectly lead Japan to militarize and expand.
America was also allied with European colonial powers at the time which had subjugated, raped and pillaged their way through the region. In fact the people of Indonesia actually welcomed Japanese forces at first because the Japanese kicked the Dutch out. Of course in the end Japan became no better than the Dutch were... but you get the idea.
So you can see how the bigger picture of WW2 is more complicated than the typical "We are the good guys Japan/Germany are the bad guys" stance that Americans typically take.