laura on Nostr: what gets me about the aftermath of world war II is that the US *easily* could have ...
what gets me about the aftermath of world war II is that the US *easily* could have removed the monarchy, turned Japan into a republic, and executed everyone responsible for war crimes. the US army occupied the entire country for 7 years.
it wasn't like they were trying to preserve the integrity of the Japanese army against the soviets or some realpolitk bullshit like that, the Japanese military *didn't exist*! disbanding the military and forming the "self-defense forces" was like, the one major change the US *did* in Japan!!
why the FUCK did they keep around Hirohito's dumb ass and install a massive clique of ultranationalist war criminals (the LDP)
it wasn't like they were trying to preserve the integrity of the Japanese army against the soviets or some realpolitk bullshit like that, the Japanese military *didn't exist*! disbanding the military and forming the "self-defense forces" was like, the one major change the US *did* in Japan!!
why the FUCK did they keep around Hirohito's dumb ass and install a massive clique of ultranationalist war criminals (the LDP)