If this were 1946 and Adolph Hitler, would you feel give giving him a pass?
In 1946, I was just a care-free little kid and all I recalled of Hitler at the time was his famous moustache and the Swatiska, a powerful sign which, by the way, he had apparently copied from some ancient Buddhist texts. To be sure, without knowing all the facts then I was unable to form a definitive opinion at that time.
As I have said in an earlier post, all criminals must be brought to justice. To be sure, Hitler knew what his fate would be and he reportedly committed suicide in his bunker.
Conspiracy theories are superabundant these days. Instead of conspiracy, I would rather use the word hypothesis. As with any hypothesis, evidence must be collected, sifted and arranged to make sense in order to arrive at a conclusion which, to me, is only tentative as new findings later on might negate it. And so on and so forth.
You seem to be biased against Europeans. So you think they have "lost the edge" long ago, eh? On the contrary, European powers regard the US as acting like an adolescent when it comes to formulating foreign policy matters, not just lately, but ever since 1946. That's why they have often not been very cooperative (exceot Britain.)
In Asia, especially in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Americans were regarded as "ugly Americans". By the way, a book by the title of "The Ugly American" was written by a couple of Americans and it provides numerous examples to explain that epithet. That book is unfortunately out of print. But I am sure Amazon.com might be able to help anyone get a used copy of it. |
