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Originally Posted by nikimcbee
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Originally Posted by FIREWALL
Since most if not all weren't even born yet when WWII was going on and the BOMB was used it's easy to say how it should have been done differently.
There was a different mind set then.
And when the Politics card is played as posted above I see the Racism card not brought up.
The Japanese at that time were thought to be subhuman just like the negro in the fortys.
Hindsight is always 20\20
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You have a good point firewall, I didn't really think of the race side of it. I wanted to avoid the "the Japanese got what they deserved" debate.
You are also right on the money with the hindsight point. Every veteran I've ever interviewed or seen interviewed were all for dropping the bomb, as they were spared the Mainland invasion meat grinder. |
It's a sad thing to think race was a part of the decision as well as money.
But most importantly it saved alot more lives on both sides at the time.
And hopefully we as well as the rest of the world won't be put in a position to use them again.