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Topic	Was the atomic bombing of Japan justified?
Darkman124 12/13/18 10:44:56 AM #27:	Questionmarktarius posted... Darkman124 posted... BeyondWalls posted... Its hard to claim the moral high ground when we bombed TWO civilian cities. We bombed far more than two. Dresden got fucked over hard. Yeah. One of the darkest parts of the manhattan project was that it specifically outlined cities to not firebomb, so that the destructive power of the weapon could be properly displayed in full. WheezinEd posted... The moment you decide that civilians are legitimate targets of warfare, you legitimize all of the atrocities committed by your enemy. This decision happened almost at the outset of the war, and the war demonstrated a key detail: the victors get to decide what is and is not legitimate. --- And when the hourglass has run out, eternity asks you about only one thing: whether you have lived in despair or not. <cite>Darkman124 posted [p:914053733] in Was the at... [t:77298109]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Darkman124 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>BeyondWalls posted...</cite> <quote>Its hard to claim the moral high ground when we bombed TWO civilian cities.</quote> We bombed far more than two.</quote> Dresden got fucked over hard.</quote> Yeah. One of the darkest parts of the manhattan project was that it specifically outlined cities to not firebomb, so that the destructive power of the weapon could be properly displayed in full. <cite>WheezinEd posted...</cite> <quote>The moment you decide that civilians are legitimate targets of warfare, you legitimize all of the atrocities committed by your enemy. </quote> This decision happened almost at the outset of the war, and the war demonstrated a key detail: the victors get to decide what is and is not legitimate. --- And when the hourglass has run out, eternity asks you about only one thing: whether you have lived in despair or not.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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