From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Thu Nov 10 2005 - 12:49:20 GMT
Dear Wim,
You wrote:
> The Allies imposed American/British/French rule on Western Germany, Soviet
> rule on Eastern Germany and American rule on Japan. The rules imposed on
> Western Germany and on Japan were less incompatible with freedom
> re-establishing itself than the rule imposed on Eatern Germany IN SPITE OF
> (rather than thanks to) the prolonged and bloody military occupation.
So if I understand you correctly, you believe that the Allies' occupation
of West Germany and Japan stood in the way of freedom rather than
encouraging it to flourish? If so, how do you explain this sentence from
Wikipedia describing the occupation of Japan?
"The new constitution (installed by MacArthur) guaranteed basic freedoms
anc civil liberties ..."
The Allies established democratic governments in both German and Japan
which guaranteed individual rights similar to those enjoyed in the U.S. Do
you have contrary evidence?
Regards,
Platt
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