tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579189847356587096.post5409074829376674825..comments2024-02-14T11:30:29.227-08:00Comments on Facts For Working People: Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Antiques Road ShowRichard Mellorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00997976754939725087noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579189847356587096.post-84744486418133958942016-09-18T23:20:44.742-07:002016-09-18T23:20:44.742-07:00Ask a survivor of Nanking if we were to hard on Ja...Ask a survivor of Nanking if we were to hard on Japan.<br />As for your comrade Stalin, he decided not to mention Japanese surrender overtures to Truman. In the hopes that a prolonged war would allow more Soviet involment in Asia.<br />Aka a land grab. Russia's Invasion of Mongolia/china didn't change anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579189847356587096.post-1338388086374251782015-08-06T09:45:04.043-07:002015-08-06T09:45:04.043-07:00If I'm not mistaken, didn't they bomb Amer...If I'm not mistaken, didn't they bomb America? A country that wasn't at war with them. Killing civilians along with soldiers. But I guess if Japan invaded other countries and helped Hitler murder over six million jews let alone non jews, then they're country should be off limits then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579189847356587096.post-76889765107855834782014-07-06T18:12:42.658-07:002014-07-06T18:12:42.658-07:00Well, they shouldn't of attacked us. lots surv...Well, they shouldn't of attacked us. lots survived and some were in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki when they were bombed. and were near the blast zone 1.5 miles. One survivor of both blasts died a couple years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579189847356587096.post-4635565981650338852014-03-18T23:02:36.183-07:002014-03-18T23:02:36.183-07:00There is more to the U.S. than how it is presentin...There is more to the U.S. than how it is presenting itself to the world. Americans are brainwashed and the people who control the U.S. and its military are the Jesuits. These people are all over trying to influence humanity for their own advantages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579189847356587096.post-64735271990206735942013-08-06T10:07:27.340-07:002013-08-06T10:07:27.340-07:00Unit 731. Look it up.Unit 731. Look it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579189847356587096.post-6654238873396068332013-07-07T21:27:31.359-07:002013-07-07T21:27:31.359-07:00I have read the Hiroshima books, and certainly am ...I have read the Hiroshima books, and certainly am not without empathy for what the Japanese people suffered when this bomb was dropped, and for those who still suffer. When I brought up these issues in front of my grandfather who served in WWII and whose Navy ship, (USS Hinsdale) was struck by a Kamakazi pilot on approach to Okinawa,(he was a marine), he promptly stated his opinion that he was glad they dropped the bomb. His comrades were dead in a matter of seconds and they had no time to escape the lower deck where they ate breakfast every morning (as they were this morning.) My grandfather escaped because he decided not to go to breakfast that morning, but rather to prepare for the approach to Okinawa. Had he not made the decision that morning to do something out of his ordinary routine, he would be dead as well. I was a bit surprised at his bitterness towards the Japanese still to this day because he is a very kind, loving person. But as I come to read and understand more about what occurred during WWII and the tactics used, I know why he has such a difficult time forgiving them. I may not agree with him harboring these feelings for this length of time, but I comprehend the reasons why. Memories of your fallen comrades are not easily erased from your mind. and learning more about the Japanese tactics used against us in war, I began to gain empathy for what my grandfather and his fallen comrades went through as well. This was a war the U.S. was forced into by Japan. To be honest, I wish this war could have ended without the atomic bomb. However, what the bomb did was change the number of casualties away from the U.S. and towards Japan. There is nothing pleasant about how it happened or the after affects, but the bomb shifted the casualties back into Japan's court rather than our court. That makes sense to me. I really do wish it could have stopped another way, but I can't sit here now and say that I could have done any better. I think both sides learned a great lesson with the use of this bomb. I think the U.S. learned we never want to use this type of bomb again if it can be averted, and leaders of countries learned that their actions can result in dire consequences for their own people. Please don't forget that the chain of events was set off by the Japanese leaders, not the U.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579189847356587096.post-45292430460676230962013-05-17T09:45:36.731-07:002013-05-17T09:45:36.731-07:00No doubt the bombing of a civilian population was ...No doubt the bombing of a civilian population was terrible that will hopefully never happen again . . . that picture of the survivor is just awful. <br /><br />But to somehow try and blame that on capitalism is such a stretch that it's completely absurd.<br /><br />There was no precedent set before WW2 on the use of atomic bombs. I think the whole notion of "we have these weapons, but it'd be best to exercise some restraint" is just completely foreign to, well anyone living in 1945. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579189847356587096.post-49568230790092450542013-05-07T06:58:04.383-07:002013-05-07T06:58:04.383-07:00There is considerable controversy over this Dave, ...There is considerable controversy over this Dave, so there's a lot of "America bashing" around it. But my guess is your objection might be more that it's the Democratic Party bashing that you object to. You are not shy about bashing the Republicans that some might consider an anti-American activity but you seem to let these Dems off the hook. Either way, I do not believe it was necessary to drop atomic bombs on populated and unarmed cities to end that war.They were guinea pigs.Richard Mellorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997976754939725087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579189847356587096.post-10970462647386043462013-05-07T03:59:08.909-07:002013-05-07T03:59:08.909-07:00The history of Japan in WW2 that I read portrays J...The history of Japan in WW2 that I read portrays Japan as a military state from the emperor to the youngest school child. The military leaders philosophy was that it was better to die than lose the war. It was a dishonor to not only the soldier but his entire family if he were to return from a lost war. This ideology ran so deep that there were still Japanese soldiers living in the jungles of the Phillipines as late as 1975. Not wanting to return because of the loss of face it would cause to the family. And what about the caves where the Japanese preferred death by flame throwers rather than surrender. That is a tough army to defeat and the top military figures would not surrender regardless of the wishes of the civilians. Have we forgotten the Bataan death march and many other atrocities by Japanese military leaders? No, I dont buy into this particular round of America bashing.Davenoreply@blogger.com