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usonian

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27. As an aspiring scientist/physicist/engineer growing up in the 50's and 60's,

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Sun Aug 6, 2023, 10:23 AM

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this haunted me, and I vowed never to harm another person with my work. I served in the Coast Guard and in aerospace only on defensive projects. I practice Buddhism inspired by leaders who defied the emperor and were imprisoned for doing so.

The emperor and his nihilistic kamikaze nutcases should have fielded this fly ball. Why people punish victims is universes beyond my comprehension.

Victims are killed this day at the border and elsewhere for political "gain". When people see that vicarious murder is a reflection of their own spiritual emptiness, they might seek a richer and happier life, one of equality, respect for, and fairness to all others.

Life is a mirror.

In my life, I turned this "poison" into "medicine".

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This date marks the 78th Anniversary of the Atomic Bomb over Hiroshima. [View all] ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2023 OP

I saw Oppenheimer yesterday on an IMAX screen. lamp_shade Aug 2023 #1

I saw it on IMAX as well. ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2023 #3

I remember hiding under Tickle Aug 2023 #2

Me too. ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2023 #5

WOW that's so cool about your dad! Tickle Aug 2023 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2023 #8

We Duck and covering in the 70's and early eighties still. Bluethroughu Aug 2023 #14

Where Were You? ProfessorGAC Aug 2023 #39

Same in Ohio. Xavier Breath Aug 2023 #41

I was in northern Illinois near Chain o Lakes. Bluethroughu Aug 2023 #44

Wow, That's Weird! ProfessorGAC Aug 2023 #49

I'm not sure but the alarm rang differently for tornado or bomb. Bluethroughu Aug 2023 #62

Surprising ProfessorGAC Aug 2023 #63

That's suprizing so few times with having to deal with drills, Bluethroughu Aug 2023 #64

i remember tornado drills in the hallway when i was in orleans Aug 2023 #50

I'm Just A Little Older ProfessorGAC Aug 2023 #55

I could remember sitting under the desk during the sirens, and thinking... Bluethroughu Aug 2023 #15

IN THE KING OF PRUSSIA: THE TRIAL OF THE PLOWSHARES 8 stuck in the middle Aug 2023 #4

The community loudspeaker alarm in my Japanese neighborhood went off this morning to betsuni Aug 2023 #6

Neither bomb was necessary 303squadron Aug 2023 #9

Yeah but what about Pearl Harbor? jimfields33 Aug 2023 #13

Not an EQUAL comparison 303squadron Aug 2023 #16

Once again, you're imposing western logic on Japanese thinking at the time. paleotn Aug 2023 #23

Japanese thinking 303squadron Aug 2023 #37

The ones that survived were part of the peace party. paleotn Aug 2023 #47

This right here. MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2023 #48

How many Chinese died? VGNonly Aug 2023 #43

Oh, so we forced the Japanese to commit war crimes. Is that it? paleotn Aug 2023 #45

Battle of Manila VGNonly Aug 2023 #46

No, they weren't. I took two imperial rescripts from Hirohito to end it. paleotn Aug 2023 #51

The Kyujo Incident. VGNonly Aug 2023 #53

With all due respect, it was a total war. Happy Hoosier Aug 2023 #42

Really? paleotn Aug 2023 #21

I don't agree...it would have been Okinawa all over again. They would not surrender and would Demsrule86 Aug 2023 #29

When such information such as that found sarisataka Aug 2023 #52

The most influential event on the boomer generation happened before we were born Walleye Aug 2023 #10

The two greatest acts of racism were dropped on Japanese innocents...war crimes, unprosecuted. Alexander Of Assyria Aug 2023 #11

The appropos day for this: lastlib Aug 2023 #12

RIP Professor Dr. Strange Aug 2023 #58

Hiroshima WestMichRad Aug 2023 #17

They Did This Song On... ProfessorGAC Aug 2023 #40

That bomb saved millions of lives both Japanese and the Allies too Botany Aug 2023 #18

Over my life time, I've wavered on this issue, but at the end of my life, I agree with you. NNadir Aug 2023 #22

BTW the American POW told the Japanese Sargent no hard feelings and forgave him but .... Botany Aug 2023 #24

One of my uncles was supposed to be in the invasion force. Archae Aug 2023 #26

My long gone Grandfather had gone into the military during WW I and since he was good @ Botany Aug 2023 #28

The bombs DID NOT save millions of lives ... TomWilm Aug 2023 #30

What a load of dung Botany Aug 2023 #38

The Notion That Japan Was Motivated By... ProfessorGAC Aug 2023 #54

Japan maybe was motivated by Soviet propaganda, but ... TomWilm Aug 2023 #60

Those Marines on Guadalcanal might have been fighting a lot ... TomWilm Aug 2023 #61

We can't undo it Marthe48 Aug 2023 #19

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this AllaN01Bear Aug 2023 #25

As an aspiring scientist/physicist/engineer growing up in the 50's and 60's, usonian Aug 2023 #27

Off topic XanaDUer2 Aug 2023 #31

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Yes. ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2023 #35

I was born 10 days before the Hiroshima bomb was dropped. MineralMan Aug 2023 #32

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Plowshares Movement History stuck in the middle Aug 2023 #36

Hide thread. Iggo Aug 2023 #56

If we hadn't had this last-call opportunity to drop the bombs on Japan... hunter Aug 2023 #57

I have learned a ton from reading this thread. ShazzieB Aug 2023 #59