You aren’t suggesting that we hold a candidate for the Presidency of the United States of America to the same standard that the Persians hold their president to, do you?
I’m not worried about what he said, though it is a strong indicator of what the man is thinking, and it doesn’t get more unequivocable than what he ACTUALLY said.
I’m not suggesting he’s a racist. Not by any stretch. I don’t think my grandfather was, nor do I think my uncle was either. My grandfather HATED the Japanese. Hated. Not because he was ignorant of the Japanese people, but from his direct experiences with the Japanese people.
This hatred he has is JUSTIFIED. It’s also a pretty severe limitation for the man we are going to call upon to work with them as a partner: economic, political, and otherwise.
I harbored the same feelings for a long time toward the Japanese as well.
There are a lot of people who hate Americans for whatever reasons, justified or not. Are they correct in doing so?
Are they correct in hating all of us or just some of us? I was able to cast off the feelings I had for the Japanese because it wasn't hurting them, it was hurting me.
It's behavior, not nationality that should be examined and then praised or eradicated. We kicked the Japanese's ass and now they are complacent, and our allies for the most part.