Why is Japan the only non-white nation who got their act together?

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[–]JuliusCaesar225Nationalist + Socialist 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Like look at Karl Donitz. He was Hitler's direct successor but was later released from prison and allowed to live a normal life.

Your ignoring all the other Nazis they tried and executed after the war.

[–]radicalcentristNational Centrism[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

It was a Kangaroo Court. They didn't touch people they thought were useful to them after the war.

For example, none of the Unit 731 Scientists were charged and were even granted immunity under the Americans. Only the Soviets wanted to punish them.

Similarly, there was Operation Paperclip that saved many Nazis from falling into Communist hands.

[–]JuliusCaesar225Nationalist + Socialist 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Using German scientists is completely different than allowing Hitler to live let alone "rule" Germany. I remember reading a Dailymail article from 1945 about Hitler's death and he was already being referred to as on of the the most evil man in history. Hitler would have been executed or life jail sentence. He would never accept being a puppet state to America either even if he had the option.

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they took out low hanging fruit. They brought top guys over in operation paper clip. Not just scientists as has been said. Catholic church helped protect nazis and bring them to safety. Operation Gladio which basically ran europe after the war had many nazis working for it.

[–]JuliusCaesar225Nationalist + Socialist 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Paper clip isn't "top guys", it was scientists. Obviously they would prefer to use them. Top guys are people like Goring who were sentenced to death, Himmler would have been too. If Goring gets a death sentence how could they rationalize not the same for Hitler? Hitler would have been executed or got a life sentence.