07-31-2025, 06:15 PM
(07-31-2025, 05:54 PM)benji wrote:(07-31-2025, 03:16 PM)Eric Cartman wrote:But the free world didn't make this decision, one man did.https://www.resetera.com/threads/pew-research-center-80-years-later-americans-have-mixed-views-on-whether-use-of-atomic-bombs-on-hiroshima-nagasaki-was-justified.1256736/page-9#post-143301642 wrote:No one in 2025 sitting in an armchair can really judge the actions the free world had to make while actively fighting a huge World War.
Seeing this is at least nine pages long I'm dissuaded from seeing if anyone actually makes the case that using the nukes was good because:
1. It saved Japanese lives.
2. It was a best "first use" because it's meant nukes weren't used again.
The Allies could have fire bombed all of Japan and then starved out the island, typical war events, but the nukes led to the Japanese surrendering with honor. It says something about nuance and understanding other cultures that I can't imagine Era would be much interested in.
There's also the question of why if people are Nazis or Nazi allies they shouldn't be nuked off the face of the Earth. Are they saying we shouldn't tactically nuke Sydney Sweeney to save marginalized lives? What about Zionist HQ to end the genocide? Maybe global fossil fuel infrastructure?
As usual they stay mostly silent when someone brings that up. Followed up with either "Giving the side eye to anyone who thinks killing is okay" and "Well maybe we should nuke the US then? Ever think about that?"
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