Many Canadians have boycotted taking U.S. trips and buying American products since the spring. That’s when President Trump made false claims and belittling comments about Canada in the midst of a tariff war.
Trust In whom? The level of trust of The average European towards Germany is probably the same as it was during the war. Which is, coincidentally, the same as before the war.
In order: Yes. No. Yes, but qualified given behaviour over the past 20 years.
Germany accepted its role in the Holocaust and in the war. It took positive strides to make amends. The same applies to Italy, though its beginning to flirt with fascism again in the late 1990s/early 2000s made me start being ultra-wary of it. Japan has never really accepted its malignant role in WWII and, at points, has denied documented history. So I, at least, have not forgiven it.
(I also do not trust Turkey for its continued refusal to accept its role in the Armenian Genocide.)
and let’s be real here, what are the chances america actually makes efforts to fix what it’s done - basically zero
I expect the best we’ll get is an acknowledgement that “the previous administration was difficult” and then it’ll be back to business as usual, no amends made
My Australian grandfather (fought in New Guinea in the RAF) didn’t forgive the Japenese. He was appaled when my father bought a Toyota and disowned him. This was decades ago. So this will take deacdes and lots of forgibmess from.the US,.somethibg theybare not know for…so.id exoect it to get.even.more.toxic. On the other ha d it is hopefully bringing much of the eorld together. As an Australian I’d love for us to join the EU.
What about the countires the US invaded ?.should they forgive the great satan ?
Did we forgive Germany? Or Japan? Or Italy?
It took years, decades even, for the trust lost during WW2 to be restored.
Trust In whom? The level of trust of The average European towards Germany is probably the same as it was during the war. Which is, coincidentally, the same as before the war.
Europeans trust Germany as much in 2025 as they did in 1940? That’s just patently false. Do you know any Europeans or Germans at all?
Sort of. Eventually.
But only after they proved that they were willing and able to be better.
In order: Yes. No. Yes, but qualified given behaviour over the past 20 years.
Germany accepted its role in the Holocaust and in the war. It took positive strides to make amends. The same applies to Italy, though its beginning to flirt with fascism again in the late 1990s/early 2000s made me start being ultra-wary of it. Japan has never really accepted its malignant role in WWII and, at points, has denied documented history. So I, at least, have not forgiven it.
(I also do not trust Turkey for its continued refusal to accept its role in the Armenian Genocide.)
and let’s be real here, what are the chances america actually makes efforts to fix what it’s done - basically zero
I expect the best we’ll get is an acknowledgement that “the previous administration was difficult” and then it’ll be back to business as usual, no amends made
Japan had a pacifist foreign policy though since they lost WW2.
They had a pacifist foreign policy forced on them. Doesn’t really count on the morality side.
enforced by the US
positive outlook on imperial beliefs is seeing a resurgence
and Japan as a whole is still racist and xenophobic at home
don’t forget their school history books whitewashing their atrocities
My Australian grandfather (fought in New Guinea in the RAF) didn’t forgive the Japenese. He was appaled when my father bought a Toyota and disowned him. This was decades ago. So this will take deacdes and lots of forgibmess from.the US,.somethibg theybare not know for…so.id exoect it to get.even.more.toxic. On the other ha d it is hopefully bringing much of the eorld together. As an Australian I’d love for us to join the EU.
What about the countires the US invaded ?.should they forgive the great satan ?