Why I don't usually bring it up, especially since I dont like fighting with Chinese comrades
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What drove America to commit this atrocity was trying to one up Stalin. The Russians defeated the Germans and they were coming for the Japanese next. America couldn’t have Russia win the war on two fronts, it would give the commies too much moral authority, so they used the atom bomb to show the soviets their military capabilities whilst bringing the war to a close on Americas terms.
We can mourn the loss of Japanese civilians who were immolated to further American interests in their fight against communism, and we can also mourn the victims of imperial Japans cruelty and greed in China and elsewhere. It is understandable for the victims of Imperial Japans atrocities to wish vengeance on the Japanese but the people who died were (mainly) japan’s proletariat who shared more in common with the Chinese proletariat than they did with their imperial ruling class - I.e. maybe not the right people to seek vengeance against.
Yep. They did it because they heard the Japanese were trying to surrender and the USSR was about to be involved, and they refused to share the credit for victory.
250,000 dead civilians because the US wanted to be the sole victor instead of a joint one.
that’s really horrifying, to think your government would do something like that for that reason??
It’s quite an interesting thought experiment to imagine what if Americas nuclear program was delayed by a year and it was the soviets who brought down and occupied Japan instead of the Americans.
What would the world look like today if japans industrial might was rebuilt in the soviets image, not americas. Would the USSR with Soviet Japan still be here?
I'd imagine that Korea would still be unified becuase the US would not have a jumping off point in Japan anymore.
Sounds like it would make a fucking sick comic book.
The US stated reasons are pretty horrific. Frankly, I believe the reason was, "Look what Japan made us do; don't make us do it to you!"
Ultimately, we're responsible for our own behavior.