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LeftInTX

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25. Our main purpose in those countries was to stabilize the region

Mon Nov 30, 2020, 02:57 PM

Nov 2020

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And prevent further war.

We benefited economically from Japan's surrender. We now had a new ally and trade partner powerhouse in East Asia. Japan had always been out of reach culturally for the US. I lived in Japan and everything we bought was super cheap, yet remarkably well made.

"To the victors go the spoils" as they say.

We had treaties and agreements
We weren't there to "rehabilitate" Nazis.
We punished people for war crimes, not for racism or fascist ideas. It wasn't humanitarian as much as stability and preventing future wars.

Keep in mind, the US knew about the concentration camps and didn't do enough for the civilians' plight during the war. As a matter of fact, Jews were not allowed to escape the Third Reich via the US. We closed our doors to asylum. Jews were not welcome here. We knew it was fascist, we knew they would die, but they were not welcome

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How did the U.S. reform cult-like, Fascist nations Japan and Germany after WWII? [View all] Yavin4 Nov 2020 OP

Please reframe your q - cilla4progress Nov 2020 #1

... jpak Nov 2020 #2

I changed it. Yavin4 Nov 2020 #3

Yes - got it. cilla4progress Nov 2020 #16

Novice answer... NCDem47 Nov 2020 #4

By imposing military dictatorships Klaralven Nov 2020 #5

We gave them constitutions that are a lot better than ours. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #6

More specifically, through a deliberate program of Denazification zonemaster Nov 2020 #7

Both nations emerged with constitutions lacking some of the flaws ours has. hunter Nov 2020 #8

+1 n/t theaocp Dec 2020 #34

not a historian RazzleCat Nov 2020 #9

Plus in Germany Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #11

Hardly anyone was marched through the concentration camps. Mariana Nov 2020 #15

Essentially, bribes. apnu Nov 2020 #24

Unconditional surrender, money, and executions greenjar_01 Nov 2020 #10

Unconditional surrender followed by occupation and imposition Hortensis Nov 2020 #12

The US didn't reform Germany. Germany reformed Germany. Japan is a completely different culture. Nitram Nov 2020 #13

Agree LeftInTX Nov 2020 #23

Germany rewrote their constitution displacedtexan Nov 2020 #29

Yes. betsuni Dec 2020 #39

The first step was smacking down the former leadership. Chainfire Nov 2020 #14

The Nazis rose because a group of disgruntled Germans LeftInTX Nov 2020 #26

The ONLY good thimg I will say about Hitler is that, dware Nov 2020 #27

Bad history, Left inTX. France punished Germany so severely for WWI that they suffered severe Nitram Dec 2020 #30

Roughly 3% Of GDP! ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #35

That is a good point Chainfire Dec 2020 #38

step one: hang a bunch of vile m'fers. Voltaire2 Nov 2020 #17

Would it be helpful to also look at cilla4progress Nov 2020 #18

Through the powers of dictatorship. David__77 Nov 2020 #19

Bombed their cities into smithereens and seized power with the military MichMan Nov 2020 #20

In my fevor dreams, I want Biden to send an occupying force to Florida. n/t Yavin4 Nov 2020 #21

First step will be to sarisataka Nov 2020 #22

This could work in South Carolina. Yavin4 Nov 2020 #28

That's been tried (and failed) on numerous occasions over many centuries. I'm assuming your Nitram Dec 2020 #31

Our main purpose in those countries was to stabilize the region LeftInTX Nov 2020 #25

Good points. Our motive was primarily self interest, but it did help the beneficiaries rise above Nitram Dec 2020 #32

We shot a good number of the cultists before the rebuilding began... Volaris Dec 2020 #33

First, we stopped their propaganda broadcasts and publishing doubleplusgood Dec 2020 #36

Banning symbols helped. moondust Dec 2020 #37