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When I read about Japan's relations with the rest of Asia, I sometimes wonder what Europe would by like today if Willy Brandt had not gone on his knees before the monument commemorating the ghetto uprising in Warsaw.

The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman
by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Thu Nov 30th, 2006 at 04:18:45 AM EST
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It's also that Germany was divided, Japan was never divided.  The denazification in Germany was much more profound than similiar efforts in Japan.

And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg
by ManfromMiddletown (manfrommiddletown at lycos dot com) on Thu Nov 30th, 2006 at 04:29:14 AM EST
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