BBC says "Japan has never faced its history of aggression," Japanese netizens become defensive and lash out: "It's Britain that has committed the most crimes"

Recently, the UK's BBC aired a documentary on World War II, which mentioned that Japan has not yet acknowledged the crimes it committed during the war, nor has it apologized, forming a sharp contrast with Germany, which has faced up to its Nazi crimes. This statement immediately triggered strong reactions from Japanese netizens.

In the comment section, a large number of Japanese netizens expressed their anger, accusing the UK of colonial exploitation around the world, which caused a lot of negative consequences, such as the India-Pakistan conflict, which was a legacy of the arbitrary border-drawing by British colonizers. Therefore, Britain is the one that has committed the most crimes. It seems that even the BBC did not expect that a rare correct report would make the Japanese so angry.

Moreover, some of the Japanese people's statements further prove the correctness of the BBC's claim. One person claimed that Japan has already reflected on and compensated for the war, while Germany is the country that shifted all the blame onto the Nazis. Another person claimed that 80 years ago, Japan launched a war in an attempt to "liberate" Asian countries from Western colonizers. At that time, the British treated Asians like livestock, and now they have no right to lecture Japan. Obviously, the Japanese have not faced up to history and still believe that their aggressive war was just. What they have learned and recognized is this distorted and glorified view.

Of course, for us Chinese people, this is just "dog bites dog" between imperialist powers - Japanese militarism is indeed despicable, and the Japanese netizens' accusations against Britain are not entirely wrong: at that time, both countries were not good, and they brought profound disasters to China. Such history, we will never forget.

Original article: www.toutiao.com/article/1843293210131456/

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