It's official, Huckabee is a crackpot.

[IntruderLS1]

I would say that's assuming a lot and is basically revisionist history. We have no idea what would've happened. I doubt signing a peace treaty would supercede centuries of intolerance.

It would have taken me three paragraphs to say that. :cool

For the record.... :homo:

 

[Peter Parka]

The Japan's defeat in WWII also ended the Japanese Empire

Not really, the Japanese emperor got away scot free and was even making state tours in Britain in the late 70s early 80s. They never to this day have even issued an apology for the war crimes they committed either!

 

[IntruderLS1]

Are you sure...? There is something tickling the back of my brain about a Japanese apology a few years ago.

 

[gLing]

Not really, the Japanese emperor got away scot free and was even making state tours in Britain in the late 70s early 80s. They never to this day have even issued an apology for the war crimes they committed either!

Yes they have.
Japanese Prime Minister Apologies for War Crimes
War crimes aplogy is welcomed by China - World - Times Online

 

[Peter Parka]

Not to the British POWs they haven't. There are still quite a few of them, fucked up in the head from their treatment and they haven't received a penny of compensation from Japan, let alone an apology. Yet the Queen still received the Emperor on a state visit, the same one from WWII, in the late 70s/ early 80s. Discusting as far as I'm concerned!

 

[Peter Parka]

Yes they have.
Japanese Prime Minister Apologies for War Crimes
War crimes aplogy is welcomed by China - World - Times Online

This wasn't to British POWs

 

[Pudding Time]

I would say that's assuming a lot and is basically revisionist history. We have no idea what would've happened. I doubt signing a peace treaty would supercede centuries of intolerance.

Maybe not a peace treaty, but a democratic revolution may have.

 

[Pudding Time]

Not really, the Japanese emperor got away scot free and was even making state tours in Britain in the late 70s early 80s. They never to this day have even issued an apology for the war crimes they committed either!

offtopicrant/ And I bet you wont get one from Bush either .. :unsure::unsure::unsure::unsure::unsure: /offtopicrant

 

[gLing]

This wasn't to British POWs

This one was.
Japan Offers Apology to Britain Over War - New York Times

 

[Peter Parka]

This one was.
Japan Offers Apology to Britain Over War - New York Times

Ah got you. Can't help thinking it was too little too late though. Still no compensation either!

 

[IntruderLS1]

Ah got you. Can't help thinking it was too little too late though. Still no compensation either!

LMAO!!!

 

[iced_shrapnel]

I am not religious, though I totally admire people who are, it takes a lot of discipline and self control to believe in most religions, and if you have it, that's great. I don't however believe in pressuring people to abide by a religion. I'm not going to say our founding fathers were right either. America from the begining has been the most discriminitory, judgemental group of people I've ever heard of. We hated every group of immigrants that wasn't white, and did what we could to shut them out. I don't think these principles are anything like anyones "God" would say...and I only put "God" in quotes because I'm refering to any higher power anyone believes in. Regardless of the founding fathers or not, I don't want religion forced into my life. It doesn't bother me that "god" appears in the pledge, I still say it, but I just take it to be symbolism instead of all on religious pressuring. If they changed it to remove "god", fine, I don't care...and frankly I don't care if they leave it...but the day they start changing LEGAL/POLITICAL documents to define religious positions is the day I'm getting citizenship elsewhere. If its something as simple as a song or pledge, I'm not concerned. But when we start changing founding documents and laws to fit religious maxims, we are asking for trouble.