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One of the symptoms of atomic bomb disease is an expressionless face. It is not, I think, something that develops after one contracts radiation sickness; it has been in evidence ever since August 6. It is the expressionless face of imbecility, the face of the idiot. The expressionless face of the imbecile has become a state of mind, and it is this very condition that manifests itself in the victims of this calamity, setting them apart. It is a reality that cannot be measured in terms of conventional bombing: incendiaries, bombs, naval shelling. If the issue is terror, waves of incendiaries, bombs, naval shelling may well be more terrifying. If one is under attack all day or continuously day and night, the fear may drive one crazy. We were not afraid of the atomic bomb. We had no time to think about being afraid. And even afterward we were not afraid. We probably won't be afraid until two or three years have passed. But the shadow of death crossed before our very eyes, returned, passed on. Alongside one's live self stood one's dead self. There are no words to describe it. The only way to get through the day was to feel cheered if you awoke in the morning alive, having made it back from hell, and to rejoice at having been brought back from death. We even forgot to resent the atomic bomb. It is the resolve to use the atomic bomb that is terrifying. Even supposing the bomb contained no poison, the injury to the spirit amounts to the same thing. Japan had lost the war long since; still, it had not surrendered in orthodox fashion, and it had no way of mounting a fierce counterattack. So even when the enemy came with his decisive stroke, Japan could do nothing. When you get into a brawl, you can't rule out certain blows, nor can you rule out certain weapons. Even if the enemy had not introduced the atomic bombs, we had lost the war.
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much like your posting
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Aug 9, 2022 21:33
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baalaagaa posted:Two wasn't enough. Should have kept going until every trace of Anime was destroyed. I wish to revise my previous statement to addend this post. I'm sorry for your loss, Japan.
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Aug 9, 2022 21:39
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Truman like Schindler after the war "I could've built more bombs... I could've destroyed more cities..."
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Aug 9, 2022 21:42
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there sure is a lot of academic controversy around this, and after nearly 80 years we’re no closer to consensus. the only way to settle this is in the field. which two cities should we nuke, and which two should we use conventional nation building techniques on as a control group? if we stick to the scientific method, we can answer any question.
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Aug 9, 2022 22:01
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Bad Purchase posted:there sure is a lot of academic controversy around this, and after nearly 80 years we’re no closer to consensus. The two we nuke are Cleveland, OH and Toledo, OH. The ones we conventionally bomb are Columbus, OH and Cincinnati, OH.
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Aug 9, 2022 22:07
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I tattooed Hiroshima and Nagasaki on my posting hands
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Aug 9, 2022 22:20
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Who What Now posted:The two we nuke are Cleveland, OH and Toledo, OH. The ones we conventionally bomb are Columbus, OH and Cincinnati, OH. The only problem with this is that conventional bombing may spare some of the greater Cincinnati area (e: or any of Columbus) and that would be a goddamn shame. satanic splash-back fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Aug 9, 2022 |
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Aug 9, 2022 22:32
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Flowers for QAnon posted:I tattooed Hiroshima and Nagasaki on my posting hands didn't need to tattoo fatman anywhere lol
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Aug 9, 2022 22:45
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Colonel Cancer posted:didn't need to tattoo fatman anywhere lol lol get his rear end
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Aug 9, 2022 22:46
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Who What Now posted:The two we nuke are Cleveland, OH and Toledo, OH. The ones we conventionally bomb are Columbus, OH and Cincinnati, OH. Would anyone notice?
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