learning of the tragedies in Nanking is that most of these war crimes went unpunished. Unlike their Nazi counterparts, who were either executed or sent to prison, a lot of these Japanese soldiers were never tried. Even until this day, the Japanese government refuses to accept or to even acknowledge that these crimes took place. The horrible atrocities perpetrated by these two governments were very similar. By the use of propaganda they were able to dehumanize their foes and make the killing of them much easier and justifiable. The depression played a role with the ability of these evil ways of thinking to take root. Greed was also a major factor. In the Japanese and German governments willingness to systematically conquer, kill, and eliminate the perceived cause of their misfortune by whatever means necessary, we can not for a second believe that these things will never occur again. As long as there is racism, religious intolerance, greed and hatred mankind will never be free from these atrocities. The amount of evil in this world is only measurable by the amount of evil in ones heart....
