So was the fact that the men that died at Pearl Harbor were military make their deaths any less horrifying than those that died in Japan?Originally posted by Ann
I focused a lot of my article/rant on that actually... See, the difference is that the 3290 people killed at Pearl Harbor were almost all military, and the over 300 000 people that died at Hiroshima and Nagasaki were civilians. The aftermath in Japan was terrible as well, with thousands of people dying in cancer and other diseases. The total lack of responsibility in dropping the first nuclear bomb (without a thought or care towards the consequences) was only out-done by dropping the second bomb on Nagasaki, after already seeing the terrible outcome. Pearl Harbor was actual war; Hiroshima and Nagasaki were murder.
And let me clarify since this seems to have gone to America is good or bad thread. I love my country. Are there problems with the way it is run? Yes. Do I disagree with the way some things are done? Yes. BUT, overall I believe I live in a great country that I am proud of. Does it bother me that people think so ill of the US? Yes. Do I respect their right to an opinion? Yes. Do I believe that some generalizations and speculations made need more research? Yes.
Everyone here is a pet lover and for that reason alone I respect you. I find everyone's opinion here intriguing although I have to disagree with some of the sentiment. Debate=good Name-calling=bad I'll step off my soap box now.
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