I wonder why the West didn't turn on Japan after WW2 in the same way that it turned on Russia (its own creation) after the end of the Cold War

@unspeakabledesire Japan is a small island nation in asia, racism and geography made them much easier to subjugate, because Russians were white and spread out over a very large territory, they were cut loose. (I could be wrong.)

@Jazzy_Butts @unspeakabledesire Russians weren't universally considered "white" at the time. As Slavs, they were often compared to Mongol or Hunnic hordes. A lot of 20th century propaganda against the Russians relied heavily on imagery implying that they were Asian rather than European.

As for why the West didn't turn on Japan after WW2, Japan was necessary for US foreign interests as a force to use against the Soviets. It's the same reason why the US started going really easy on Nazis in Germany after the first Nuremberg trial. It was all in service to US national interests. They could afford to abuse Russia because, with China obviously a lesser power and already on the US's side, the Americans felt like there was no power in the world that could seriously challenge them and, thus, saw no reason not to abuse and humiliate their conquered foe for fun and profit.

@mossakart @unspeakabledesire I know they were considered "not white" but the fact remains that they were "more" white than the Japanese were. Certain Russians could be mistook for "white", while no Japanese could be mistook for "white". It had to have been a factor.

@Jazzy_Butts @unspeakabledesire A factor in Japan being treated *better* after WW2 than Russians were treated after the cold war was the fact that the Japanese aren't considered white?

@mossakart @unspeakabledesire Is there an echo in here? Yes I am a race realist and race plays a major role in international relations.