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re: The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Animated
Posted on 7/21/23 at 10:19 pm to PetermanFanClub
Posted on 7/21/23 at 10:19 pm to PetermanFanClub
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We wouldn’t do this today. I’m a proud American, but I don’t think dropping the bombs was morally justified.
This is the proof of why your argument is wrong.
In 2023, with our technological advances and the changes to our morays and ethics, you are correct that we would not drop an atomic bomb to end a war today.
But in 1945, after four years of World
War, knowing that we had a weapon so devastating that it could be used to stop that war and in effect save millions of lives - I’d argue that it would have been morally wrong not to do so.
As an isolated incident without context, the dropping of the bombs is certainly a horrific part of human history.
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Posted on 7/22/23 at 12:15 am to lsusa
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This is the proof of why your argument is wrong.
I struggle with this for sure. I admire and deeply sympathize with President Truman and the gut wrenching, life and death decision he made. I'm convinced that he believed he was making the right decision. I also believe he was a fine man.
However, I struggle with the destruction of so many innocent lives in an instant. They were almost all noncombatants.
I'll ponder this forever. Maybe there is no definitive right or wrong.
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