Reply #55: "Truth of history" [View All]

And what, pray tell, would that be? How can someone really care about "truth of history" when he shows absolutely no inclination to learn ANYTHING about events from the other side?

You have shown time and again that you know absolutely NOTHING about the background of this horrific event. To you WWII started on December 7, 1941, when in actuality the seeds had been sown in 1853 when Matthew Perry used "gunboat diplomacy" to bomb, in a totally unprovoked manner, the coast of Yokohama.

You are completely blind to the fact that every imperialist nation at the time was committing atrocities-- who did you think the Japanese learned from?

You might also want to ask yourself just how we got control of Hawaii in the first place. Hint: It wasn't because Queen Liliuokalani was growing tired of her kingdom.

The year the Queen was overthrown by US marines was 1893. Japan, sensing that the US was bent on establishing an empire in the Pacific, attacked China and took possession of Taiwan in 1895. In a tit-for-tit, the US attacked Spain and took control of the Philippines in 1898, effectively boxing Japan in from the south.

After Japan defeated the Russian navy in 1905, there was a rash of anti-Japanese sentiment in the US and Europe that would last until well past WWII.

As for the necessity of using the bombs, it has been shown time and again that Japan was ready to surrender as least as early as May 1945, after the fall of her only ally. Truman's men knew about this offer. And a military man of the highest stature, General Eisenhower, event went on record as saying that the bombs were NOT necessary.

So before you start spouting off more platitudes about "seeking truth", you should remove those blinders that you keep firmly fastened to your eyes.