Survivor of both atomic bombs dies

[BladeVenom]

zomg, he gots the stomach cancer from the 2 nucular bombs!!!

Japanese have a high rate of stomach cancer. So it's probably not related to being nuked twice.

 

[sygyzy]

Sad part was that the A weapon was the only way to pacify the Japanese.

That was the only way to make them surrender and quit playing the stupid, unnecessary war.

Edit: NSFW
Japanese Nanking Massacre in 1937
http://images.google.com/imgres?img...US:official&sa=N&um=1&ei=KQ9FS7WqLKGqMrrVibIB

Edit: Feel sorry for the guy, but, the Japanese government brought it upon itself.

Who are you kidding? You don't feel sorry for him. You somehow found a way to walk into a memorial thread for some poor guy who was victim to two atomic bombs and turn it into some political rant against the Japanese. Who raised you?

 

[shortylickens]

Who are you kidding? You don't feel sorry for him. You somehow found a way to walk into a memorial thread for some poor guy who was victim to two atomic bombs and turn it into some political rant against the Japanese. Who raised you?

The fact you continued what you believe to be a political bitch session tells me: "The same parents as you".

 

[Zebo]

The pacification of Japan is the direct result of the US showing Japan and its people what real power is. Look at the Japanese today. Do they have a culture that celebrates flying planes into buildings and blowing up innocents in busses? No. They have been pacified by power. That is what our current enemies don't understand. They don't understand what real terror is. They don't understand death and destruction. They just think they do. That is why they continue to fight. They think they can win. We must show them just how wrong they are. Everyone knows this.

good stuff

 

[Spikesoldier]

lets not forget about all the koreans who were enslaved by imperial japan during this time. after the first bomb, many who were slaving in the industrial city of hiroshima that day were transferred to the nearest industrial city that hasnt been nuked (nagasaki).

it is unknown how many koreans died in japan slaving for the japanese war effort, and it is also unknown how many of these slaves got nuked once or twice.

 

[pray4mojo]

The pacification of Japan is the direct result of the US showing Japan and its people what real power is. Look at the Japanese today. Do they have a culture that celebrates flying planes into buildings and blowing up innocents in busses? No. They have been pacified by power. That is what our current enemies don't understand. They don't understand what real terror is. They don't understand death and destruction. They just think they do. That is why they continue to fight. They think they can win. We must show them just how wrong they are. Everyone knows this.

I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

 

[tranceport]

The pacification of Japan is the direct result of the US showing Japan and its people what real power is. Look at the Japanese today. Do they have a culture that celebrates flying planes into buildings and blowing up innocents in busses? No. They have been pacified by power. That is what our current enemies don't understand. They don't understand what real terror is. They don't understand death and destruction. They just think they do. That is why they continue to fight. They think they can win. We must show them just how wrong they are. Everyone knows this.

This.

 

[Jadow]

Nuke him from orbit, it's the only way to be su.... uh, wait a minute.

we finally got him!

 

[Zebo]

lets not forget about all the koreans who were enslaved by imperial japan during this time. after the first bomb, many who were slaving in the industrial city of hiroshima that day were transferred to the nearest industrial city that hasnt been nuked (nagasaki).

it is unknown how many koreans died in japan slaving for the japanese war effort, and it is also unknown how many of these slaves got nuked once or twice.

Dude you don't get nuked twice.

 

[JTsyo]

I can only imagine what he thought when he saw that insanely bright light for the 2nd time...

"Awwww... not this shit again!"

He actually thought

“I thought the mushroom cloud had followed me from Hiroshima,” he said.

 

[HappyPuppy]

The pacification of Japan is the direct result of the US showing Japan and its people what real power is. Look at the Japanese today. Do they have a culture that celebrates flying planes into buildings and blowing up innocents in busses? No. They have been pacified by power. That is what our current enemies don't understand. They don't understand what real terror is. They don't understand death and destruction. They just think they do. That is why they continue to fight. They think they can win. We must show them just how wrong they are. Everyone knows this.

Have you ever even been in conventional combat? Have you ever looked death in the eye? Do you have an inkling what life is all about? Are you as incredibly ignorant is you seem?

I'm just asking.

 

[Narmer]

The pacification of Japan is the direct result of the US showing Japan and its people what real power is. Look at the Japanese today. Do they have a culture that celebrates flying planes into buildings and blowing up innocents in busses? No. They have been pacified by power. That is what our current enemies don't understand. They don't understand what real terror is. They don't understand death and destruction. They just think they do. That is why they continue to fight. They think they can win. We must show them just how wrong they are. Everyone knows this.

lol, you have no idea what you're talking about. There were still Japanese soldiers manning positions on islands well into the 1970s. Also, I doubt the arabs would give a fuck about a nuke or two. They'd still fight.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

There were still Japanese soldiers manning positions on islands well into the 1970s.

Examples?

 

[pray4mojo]

why isn't narmer in P&N?

 

[RPD]

Damn.

Back in my day I walked to school up hill and in snow!

Oh ya, I got nuked.

...

TWICE.

 

[BoomerD]

we finally got him!

Talk about a delayed reaction..........

Dude you don't get nuked twice.

Apparently this guy did...

Originally Posted by Narmer
There were still Japanese soldiers manning positions on islands well into the 1970s.

Examples?

Since you're apparently too lazy to google for yourself...

http://www.wanpela.com/holdouts/list.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroo_Onoda

http://ns.gov.gu/scrollapplet/sergeant.html

http://www.faqs.org/qa/qa-15689.html

 

[Pocatello]

We certainly bombed the hell out Germany and Japan, they are such peace loving people now. The nukes weren't even close to being the deadliest bombing raids against civilians. I wonder how many wars have we won using smart bombs to minimize death and destruction. War is ugly and nasty business, people should realize this, especially politicians.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Since you're apparently too lazy to google for yourself...

http://www.wanpela.com/holdouts/list.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroo_Onoda

http://ns.gov.gu/scrollapplet/sergeant.html

http://www.faqs.org/qa/qa-15689.html

So in other words, being completely isolated from displays of American might prevents one from being shown what real power is?

 

[BoomerD]

We certainly bombed the hell out Germany and Japan, they are such peace loving people now. The nukes weren't even close to being the deadliest bombing raids against civilians. I wonder how many wars have we won using smart bombs to minimize death and destruction. War is ugly and nasty business, people should realize this, especially politicians.

Not many...if any at all.

The first major use of precision guided weapons was in the first Gulf war. (laser-guided bombs have more-or-less been around since late in the Vietnam War, but not used much until 1991) I suppose we can saw we won the Gulf war...even if we didn't really FINISH that one...

 

[Crono]

Have you ever even been in conventional combat? Have you ever looked death in the eye? Do you have an inkling what life is all about? Are you as incredibly ignorant is you seem?

I'm just asking.

TFP is the Stephen Colbert colbert of ATOT.

 

[Toonces]

I'm going to repost something I wrote in P&N about this issue for adlep et al.

So, I'm at work (Japanese public elementary school) and asked to borrow a 6th grade Social Studies textbook.

The last chapter covers the 'Long War' period as it's phrased in the book, 1931-1945.
My Japanese isn't great so I can't understand everything written contextually, but here's the exact Japanese text, the literal English translation, and my rough translation:

Originally Posted by New Social Studies Textbook, Tokyo Shoseki Co., Ltd. 2011
首都ナンキン（南京）を占領したとき、武器を捨てた兵士や、女性や子どもをふくむ多くの中国人が殺害された 。このことは、日本の国民に知らされなかった.

When I occupied capital Nanjing (Nanjing), many Chinese who included a soldier and a woman and the child who threw away a weapon were killed. I was not informed of this to the Japanese nation.

During the occupation of Nanjing, many Chinese soldiers, women, and children were killed even after surrendering. Normal Japanese citizens were not informed of this.

They explicitly acknowledge the army killed innocent women and children but don't go into detail about how, or how many. The last sentence gives the impression normal citizens didn't know of these events (implying a cover up by the army) but I've seen Japanese newspaper reports from that period about a beheading competition; so partially false.

Originally Posted by New Social Studies Textbook, Tokyo Shoseki Co., Ltd. 2011
日本は、首都のナンキンを占領されば、早く戦争が終わると考えていた。しかし、中国人々は、日本の侵略に対 して抵抗を強め、戦争は、日本の予想をこえて長く続いた。

If occupation left Nanjing of the capital, Japan thought that war was over early. However, the Chinese people strengthened resistance for Japanese aggression and the war could ask for Japanese expectation and I had a long it and continued.

The occupation of Nanjing was supposed to bring about a swift resolution to the war. However, it only strengthened the resolve of the Chinese people against Japanese aggression and extended the length of the war far beyond Japanese expectations.

Sound familiar? Pretty much straightforwardly saying that the brutality had the opposite effect of what was intended and the strategy of the army was misguided and wrong.


The next paragraph is a caption to a picture of kneeling, presumably surrendered, Chinese soldiers with Japanese officers reviewing the group on horseback.

Originally Posted by New Social Studies Textbook, Tokyo Shoseki Co., Ltd. 2011
南京を占領する日本軍.
中国にたくさんの兵士が派遣され、戦いの場は広げられていました.

The Japanese armed forces which occupy Nanjing.
A lot of soldiers were dispatched in China, and the ring was enlarged.

I'm going to assume 'ring was enlarged' probably refers to the Japanese sphere of influence. The picture itself is tame, just people with not even a weapon visible.


Evidently, the issue of Nanking is addressed as early as 6th grade in my city. These students are 12-13 years old so I do have to give some leniency not to include graphic descriptions of the slaughter. Tomorrow, I work at a junior high school so I'll try to get a hold of a 3rd (9th) grade history textbook to see if more accurate details of the transgressions are given in upper grades.

It's always interested me how Auschwitz = Nazis but Nanking != Japanese Imperial Army. US history attempts to delineate German genocide from the civilian population but aggregates all Japanese people into one monolithic organ responsible for every atrocity committed during the war which then justifies the use of weapons of mass destruction against two cities.

 

[Triumph]

Tsutomu Yamaguchi, also known by his American name, Frank Grimes.

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Imagine the pull that guy must have had with women. "Hellllll-oo ladies! Did I ever tell you about the time I lived through two nukes? Yup. The American's tried. . . but they just couldn't kill ol 'guchi! Diggity Diggity. . . "

 

[xSauronx]

probably the only reason he died was because he got tired of this boring-ass planet. what tops 2 nuclear bombs?

 

[IceBergSLiM]

From this we can conclude that their are in fact vast untapped health benefits from nukes. 93 is old!