62nd anniversary of Hiroshima

 

Ok, sorry Anton for that stupidy. It wasn't stupid, You have some point there for sure but I have to say that in WWII economical reasons were not the only one. You can't deny Hitler planned to kill all Jews in Europe. He had also plans to turn Polish and other Slavs in slaves. He was a madman and because of this war wasn't like every other. Never before there were comitted such crimes. I would agree if You would say what You said about WWI but not about WWII.

 

I was refering to what Anton said that there was no right side in this war so I don't know what Your post has to do with mine. I don't support throwing bomb on Japan nor killing civilians.  

 

 I am sure, jews,polish or gypsies will survive If USA does not drop an a bomb over japans. Or If Allies will not kill civilians.

 

I dont think we should change a japan civilian to an american one..At least, I have not such preference.

 

 

 

 

 

-Akolouthos

 

While it is true that the internment camps represent a grave moral evil, it is ludicrous to try to establish a moral equivalency between the U.S. organized internment camps and the German extermination camps. You did not do this, at least not overtly. Still, I am responding because I feel that we need to establish the proper context in which to understand the evils committed by both the Axis and the Allies in the Second World War.

 

-Akolouthos

 

P.S. We must also remember, in the interests of understanding American xenophobia during WWII, that the U.S. internment camps for German and Italian Americans were a good bit more pleasant than those established to contain Japanese Americans.

That is an acute observation.  It seems that it is a huge taboo to even mention the second world war in germany without feeling guilty and/or apologetic.  Japan seems to be much more relaxed in this regard and can view what happened without the guilt pouring over them.  From what I understand the swastika, Mein Kampf etc. are even illegal in germany.  I must say I was utterly dumbfounded when I first learned that, since it would be political suicide if our government tried to tell us what we can and can't read. (sadly it seems we are coming closer to that with every passing day)  Correct me if I'm wrong but you seem to be a pacifist of sorts, and view the allies guilty for fighting the war and killing people just like the axis.  Also how in textbooks and personal opinions in the U.S. the axis are viewed as evil incarnate while the americans and allies are shown as the saviours of civilization.  (Doesn't that sound familiar)  I agree with you completely in those two regards.  The word for it is hypocrisy.  One thing most americans don't even know is that we had our own "concentration camps" for japanese americans and italian and german nationals. 

I think where we are disagreeing is that I view it as an evil that prevented greater evil, whereas you view it as evil nonetheless.  Honestly your point has more weight than mine, at the least it has the moral high ground.  Especially when I think back to the various quotes about evil breeds evil, two wrongs don't make a right etc. 

I must say I am torn, it is quite the moral dilemma. 

 

carefully worded,Richard. Nothing more to add.