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Originally Posted by livius drusus
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Originally Posted by beyelzu
i havent seen the documentary but would like to, i did check out your link, though i think the actions were moral and necessary i do recognize how aweinspiringly horrific it was.
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I thought I recognized it too, but I didn't really. It's sort of an abstraction. That's why the survivor testimony is so important, because it makes it real on a human level instead of a toy soldier numbers game or a war is hell cliche.
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hmm, i agree it probably does make it more "real"
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god in the old testament soddom and gammorah (sp?)
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Not a solid example of moral and necessary, really, but again, I really don't want this thread to be about defending the bomb. It's about taking an unflinching look at what happened to the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.[/QUOTE]
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no doubt but horrific no doubt about it.