>   The Germans are ragged on all the time (Nazi this, Nazi that) but Japan
> is given pretty much a free ride.  They were as bad or worse than the Nazi's
> is many ways.

Some of the Looney Tunes and Popeye cartoons from the time, in their
original form, would sometimes make fun of them... at least, the way they
looked by exaggerating their eyes and teeth.  Germany got made fun of much
more, granted, for being supposedly stupid.

>   In German schools kids are taught about that time.  Japan?  Its skimmed
> over.
>   And the emperor never admitted Japan had lost, but merely "the war didn't
> go as we planned", or words to that effect.

Yep.

Mike


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