Saw this tweet all over my TL, wanted to see what KTT thinks

No

yes

disturbing how the education system has brainwashed Americans through its glorification

Yes.

Yes

If anyone did that to the us we and the ones who bombed us probably wouldn’t exist

this was a really good answer from AskHistorians:

reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2todt6/did_the_us_have_to_nuke_japan_in_wwii/co17rtk

saying just "yes" or "no" is reductive. it doesn't inform anyone.

Yes they were wrong but for the people in Japan now it was probably for the better. Basically the same as in Germany. If it wasnt for the US probably all of Germany wouldve been communistic under the SU.

So in the end the losers who were occupied by the US had it much better in the last 70 years than the ones who were managed by the Sowjet Union.

what a terrible post.

This is a terrible justification/take

anyways it was a war crime, crime against humanity etc., and as we should know, there is no clear consensus that it was even necessary to end the war

Yes lmao

Anyways it’s context and strategic decisions made up to generals and president to what way to end the war.

Bruh I ain't know you to be a WOAT poster like this

Just speaking my mind here. My grandfather who fought in WW2 was forever thankful he ended in West Germany and not in the East. Despite being an enemy to the US he didnt really hate them.

Maybe I phrases it badly I still dont think they shouldve nuked them obviously. But you cant deny that the American occupation benefited Japan

Yes, but as much as people hate the military we forget that they’re protecting us from s*** we don’t even know about and things we would never understand.

Of course

What was the US’ reason for dropping it? Was there ever a concrete reason?

I‘m so grateful I had a fantastic history teacher in HS who often taught off the book, and gave us some interesting info that I’m sure wasn’t in the curriculum at all

Why are you asking these questions, isn't it obvious there's no viable scenario where mass murder is the solution?

Huh? I’m asking if the U.S. ever offered a reason why they did it

I’m very much against it.

If he’s sc23 from KTT then you late my guy

there prolly isn't one concrete reason

force a surrender

if you mean the topic in general and discussion it's the anniversary of hiroshima

To show off the power they had
To crush japan in two strokes without risking american lives.

I'm not for dropping the bombs just guessing.