Some questions popped into my mind while watching the U.S. memorial of Pearl Harbor today.
It is 71 years since the Japanese surrendered due the Atomic bombing of two of their cities. After those 71 years America and Japan are allies and on friendly terms.
Comparatively, it is 153 years since slavery was officially abolished in the U.S. After those 153 years Black Americans still harbor resentment and hatred.
It is 256 years since France ceded Canada to the British. After those 256 years French Canadians still harbor resentment and hatred.
There are very few people still living who were alive in the 1940s. The majority of today's population either don't know what happened or are unconcerned about it.
There are certainly no people still living who remember the Battle of Quebec which ended in 1760 giving the British control of what was then Canada. Many generations have passed since then who had nothing to do with and little knowledge of how Canada came into British control.
There are also many generations passed since the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 abolished slavery.
So why is resentment and hatred still alive and contributing to racial tensions? Are some races more forgiving and forward thinking than others? Do some races pass their hatred on through their children while others encourage their children to stay with the times they are living in? Or is it an individual choice by which optimistic people put history behind them and look to a brighter future while others are more negative and live in the past, always fearful and suspicious?
It is 71 years since the Japanese surrendered due the Atomic bombing of two of their cities. After those 71 years America and Japan are allies and on friendly terms.
Comparatively, it is 153 years since slavery was officially abolished in the U.S. After those 153 years Black Americans still harbor resentment and hatred.
It is 256 years since France ceded Canada to the British. After those 256 years French Canadians still harbor resentment and hatred.
There are very few people still living who were alive in the 1940s. The majority of today's population either don't know what happened or are unconcerned about it.
There are certainly no people still living who remember the Battle of Quebec which ended in 1760 giving the British control of what was then Canada. Many generations have passed since then who had nothing to do with and little knowledge of how Canada came into British control.
There are also many generations passed since the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 abolished slavery.
So why is resentment and hatred still alive and contributing to racial tensions? Are some races more forgiving and forward thinking than others? Do some races pass their hatred on through their children while others encourage their children to stay with the times they are living in? Or is it an individual choice by which optimistic people put history behind them and look to a brighter future while others are more negative and live in the past, always fearful and suspicious?