Hi y'all - well Orn's beaten me geriatrically - only just I suspect. As I recall the Japanese had a policy of "no surrender." It was beneath their dignity (going back to the Samurai) to surrender - a cowardly act. That is the reason our POWs were treated so badly - they were cowards and less than human in the eyes of the Japanese. My father was captured in Burma by the Japanese - he never spoke of it. Even after the first bomb was dropped, they refused to surrender (and they were given ample opportunity,) preferring to see another city wiped out. Only after it became patently obvious that the whole country would be wiped out, did they bow their heads. Their philosophy was their own undoing.
On Oct 6, 8:24 am, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ornamentalmind, > > So what were your thoughts when those bombs were dropped as a child? > Elation, wonder, fear...all of the above and more. Our society must > have had a hatred toward the enemy,which included Japan. > > Jason > > On Oct 5, 11:38 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > "...No hydrogen bombs have been dropped in anger." - Taylor > > > Thank you! That was my point. Atomic bombs, yes, two, hydrogen bombs > > no. I should know since I was alive when they were dropped too! :-) > > > On Oct 5, 8:55 pm, Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > <<"Little Boy" was the atomic explosion that wipe out 80,000 people > > > and > > > "Fat Man" wiped out 140,000. 220,000 people...not too bad for just > > > two bomb drops. >> > > > > Those were not hydrogen explosions. No hydrogen bombs have been > > > dropped in anger.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
