The most tasteless and insensitive museum exhibit ever.

[yavoon]

yah really why should important pieces of history be in museums.

IT MIGHT OFFEND SOMEONE!

[Kropotkin]

Good point yavoon. The complete dismantling of the internet will start in 5,....4,....3,....2,....1 seconds.

Have a nice day!

[Sarxis]

I don't have any sources off hand, but from what I've gleaned from historical accounts, Japan was anything but a dead horse at the end of the war. Of course not as strong as initially, but well able to do a last-stand defense of the mainland, and possibly some pacific territories as well.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by yavoon
yah really why should important pieces of history be in museums.

IT MIGHT OFFEND SOMEONE!

Which isn't even an issue, so why say it? Or didn't you read the thread?

[Ned]

The problem with the display is that it presents a post-war revision of history that was fabricated to protect the reputation of Truman. The display is a travesty.

[Sprayber]

God, I fear for the future if we ever have to fight a war such as that again. I'm glad the war was fought by that generation instead of this one. We would have lost.

[yavoon]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov


Which isn't even an issue, so why say it? Or didn't you read the thread?

u mean did I read all the spiraling argument? no. I read the main post. what in my post made u think Ir ead the entire thread?

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by yavoon
u mean did I read all the spiraling argument? no. I read the main post. what in my post made u think Ir ead the entire thread?

Um, I didn't think you had read the whole thread, which is why I made the comment.

But even from the beginning, the issue hasn't been whether or not such things should be displayed, but how they should be displayed.

[yavoon]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov


Um, I didn't think you had read the whole thread, which is why I made the comment.

But even from the beginning, the issue hasn't been whether or not such things should be displayed, but how they should be displayed.

u might wna re read the main post again.

I know u carry around a lot of baggage in assumptions w/ u but this is more imrpessive than most of ur leaps.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by yavoon
u might wna re read the main post again.

I know u carry around a lot of baggage in assumptions w/ u but this is more imrpessive than most of ur leaps.

From the article:

Survivors are disappointed the plane is being displayed with no reference to casualty figures at Hiroshima.

"We would not mind the plane going on display if they showed the tragedy they caused," said Ms Tomonaga, a Red Cross nurse at the time of the bombing.

From the thread starter's very next post:

All they needed to do was make some mention of the civilian victims - but there is nothing. The US is supposed to be a friend of Japan.

Now, who's making leaps and assumptions? Oh oh oh, I believe it's you. Next time, read, dear.

[Ming]

Would you two just CHILL!

[yavoon]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov




From the article:



From the thread starter's very next post:



Now, who's making leaps and assumptions? Oh oh oh, I believe it's you. Next time, read, dear.

I didnt read the next post. and thats all they want? a placard saying # of dead and injured? I dont think thats unreasonable. sure add the # of killed.

but sufficed to say that leaving out the # of dead doesn't cause me an uproar and seeing as its a very important part of history. it is definitely not the worst or most offensive exhibit ever.

[Q Classic]

why are we protesting the messenger, anyway? the enola gay was there to deliver the weapon.

isn't it the weapon, and any exhibit about it, that should contain the images of destruction?

[Kropotkin]

They planned to, but some moron blow up the bomb.

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

Originally posted by Agathon


This is debatable. Japan was finished long before the bombings.

No, its not debatable. In recent years the Japanese government has released much of their end of war documentation and paperwork. The History Channel aired a series analyzing some of the info. The most amazing thing I discovered from it was that the two atomic bombs had no impact on the Japanese decision to fight to the death. Their ministry simply readjusted their timetable on when the entire Japanese populace would become extinct and the number of American soldiers they would kill in the process.

The actual event that caused the Japanese to surrender was the declaration of war on Japan by Russia. They considered Russia their ally and Russia declared war because they were afraid America would occupy all of Japan after Russia saw the results of the two Atomic bombs.