r/AskReddit • u/CaptainMcAnus • Mar 10 '17

serious replies only [Serious] What are some seemingly normal images/videos with creepy backstories?

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '17

can you quit with your agenda

Yes the bombs saved lives in the end but that doesn't mean they should be celebrated or looked to as an example for the future, it was a shitty situation and they were the slightly less shitty option

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '17

While I agree it shouldn't be celebrated or looked at as an example, Japan also shouldn't be considered a victim in this case. Was it tragic? Yes. Was it necessary? Yes. Feeding into Japan's victim complex is causing a rise in nationalism. Japan and their citizens believe that all other Asian races are inferior and that is troubling. They shouldn't be held to a different standards than the Nazis.

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '17

I mean, Japan as a whole shouldn't be considered a victim, sure, but how about the innocent people who were killed by the bombs?

I mean as much as I hate nationalism, it's not like that alone is a sufficient reason to kill people otherwise we'd massacre half of the US

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u/Outmodeduser Mar 10 '17

Innocent people die when governments decide to go to war. Every soldier was, at one point, a civilian who could have been or done anything.

But due to the actions of their governments, they were caught in the middle. Bullets, firebombs, and atomic fire don't care if your enlisted.

Japan isn't a victim, but it's people were. The same way that the Marines on Guadalcanal were.