remembering hiroshima

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62 years passed since this biggest crime in history of humanity. it seems that world often forget this date - or just pretend that it doesn't exist . today is the best day to realize how stupid and evil people can be - and to try not to be like that anymore.
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I'm not sure I should touch this one, as I'm really not sure what purpose it serves.

I'll simply note that I had relatives (older than my parents) interred in camps in the Phillipines and family friends (senior to my father in the military) who were held in places such as Changi Prison. From the things I've heard they weren't, um, having such a good time and certainly weren't in such great shape towards the end of the war ("near death" is mildly descriptive) - and they were not on their own, though their ranks were severely reduced.

I think their view of the actions that brought the war to an end may differ somewhat from yours.

I don't think I'll say anything more than that. Perhaps I shouldn't have said this much as I certainly don't want an argument and have no particular problem with modern Japan. But I thought I should say something, at least.

...Mike
 
It was an inhumane act for sure, but I wonder how many civilians and soldiers would have been killed if the Allies had invaded Japan. My guess is that it would have been many times more than lost at Hiroshima/ Nagasaki. It's almost certain that was the only other alternative as Japan would not have surrendered otherwise.

I've often read that it was the fanatical defense of Okinawa that changed Truman's mind to drop the bomb.
 
Regardless of the politics of the end of WWII, remembering Hiroshima is a very good thing to do, I'm sure we can all agree on that.

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The plaque on this memorial near the hypocentre of the explosion reads:

The atom bomb struck Jizoson. The pedestal has Jizoson's shadow on its face.
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This memorial mound contains the ashes of around 70,000 people, including very large numbers of women and children.

Ian
 
Yes, it's good to remember those who perished. As well as the Chinese civilians, most likely a greater number than those who perished at Hiroshima or Nagasaki, who were murdered in Nanking. War can sometimes show the best of people, but more often displays the worst.
 
bottley1 said:
Guys, Guys, this is a web-page concerning rangefinder cameras, lets keep politics (and religion, that other load of c**p) out of it please!!
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Nonsense. This was posted in the "Miscellaneous Topics and more" forum. If you want to read & discuss only rangefinder-related topics, then just skip this forum please.
 
polleke said:
Nonsense. This was posted in the "Miscellaneous Topics and more" forum. If you want to read & discuss only rangefinder-related topics, then just skip this forum please.
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No nonsense, this isn't fight night at Madison Square Garden and we will not have any inflammatory discussions here regardless of the forum in which they are posted.

iml, thank you for the photographs, they add a true measure of perspective to this topic that words cannot.
 
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