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ChazInAz

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7. Your last sentence...yes.

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 10:01 AM

Jul 2025

As a humanist and liberal, the nuking of Hiroshima and Nagasaki fills me with horror.
Hamlet's soliloquy "What a piece of work is man..." always springs to mind, and the absolute necessity of the bombing brings tears.
I've often wondered if the certain knowledge of what he was going to unleash might not have hastened FDR's death.

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We are going to do this the way the Republicans do it... [View all] PCIntern Jul 2025 OP

My father told me something similar. mommymarine2003 Jul 2025 #1

My first husband was older. murielm99 Jul 2025 #2

A Japanese friend said the bomb ended feudalism Easterncedar Jul 2025 #3

An interesting point well worth thinking on Attilatheblond Jul 2025 #11

We know he is unfit but kacekwl Jul 2025 #4

Thank you for this most excellent viewpoint, my dear PCIntern. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2025 #5

Thank you my dear CaliforniaPeggy.... PCIntern Jul 2025 #6

Your last sentence...yes. ChazInAz Jul 2025 #7

I don't think so... PCIntern Jul 2025 #9

This! We must all live in a reality based world. Idealism is a good thing. Facing reality will save our asses. Joinfortmill Jul 2025 #8

"...there is nothing beneath you..." hay rick Jul 2025 #10

TRUMP IS NUTS! Kid Berwyn Jul 2025 #12

Remember the old adage: DENVERPOPS Jul 2025 #13

True. Trump isn't the end-all-be-all of the Republican problem. He's a useful tool for rightwing extremists... Beartracks Jul 2025 #21

There is an element to being a cult leader that isn't easily replaceable or reproduceable. Vance sure doesn't have it. CrispyQ Jul 2025 #27

Hey DENVERPOPS Jul 2025 #32

I agree with your post. Once the bill is passed all bets are off. -nt CrispyQ Jul 2025 #35

I have struggled my whole adult life to understand the ethics of... NNadir Jul 2025 #14

Three, or four, elderly Psychotic Men DENVERPOPS Jul 2025 #33

Agreed. We will "beneath us" right in to oblivion with these zero integrity magats sarchasm Jul 2025 #15

Two topics in the o.p. - the asshole and the bomb. 3Hotdogs Jul 2025 #16

Then there are those who didn't have to go serve during that wartime nitpicked Jul 2025 #17

Before you degrade Carter DENVERPOPS Jul 2025 #34

That is one point of view. Let's try another POV. There was no need for an invasion of Japan. flashman13 Jul 2025 #18

Interesting story! Doodles Jul 2025 #19

So it was just a pure coinkydink that they surrendered PCIntern Jul 2025 #22

No not at all. We didn't let them surrender until after we dropped the bombs. flashman13 Jul 2025 #28

And the bombs allowed the emperor to save face rather than just outright surrender because they were beaten. flashman13 Jul 2025 #29

Utter rewriting of a horrifying time. PCIntern Jul 2025 #31

Replying to my own comment: PCIntern Jul 2025 #36

I am not going to argue the point with you. I stand by everything I have said. It is historical fact. flashman13 Jul 2025 #37

You're not going to argue and then you write three expository paragraphs doing just that: PCIntern Jul 2025 #38

" ...there is nothing beneath you when you're fighting for your life and your children and grandchildren's lives." OldBaldy1701E Jul 2025 #20

That was the story at the time, it wasn't true Nigrum Cattus Jul 2025 #23

A Bomb. A Radioman. A River. And a Father I Almost Never Knew. usaf-vet Jul 2025 #24

This jives with my family history.... PCIntern Jul 2025 #30

Let's remember that Donald Trump is a pathological liar with zero credibility Martin Eden Jul 2025 #25

It would be nice to have a propaganda network of AM radio stations and Cable News channels maxsolomon Jul 2025 #26