What the ‘Greatest Generation’ did — 78 years ago today
As part of my mission, I’m here to remind you of yet another example of hypocrisy. The U.S. calls itself the Home of the Brave™ as it incinerates an estimated 672,000 Japanese lives, mostly civilians, 78 years ago today.
Here’s what I wrote about it last year (warning: article contains graphic images):
The myth of the "good war" is hard to overcome. I can understand why people would shy away from an accurate accounting. Any war is ugly and the political calculations that precede one are even uglier—malice aforethought. Sheltered people don't want to think ill of their leaders (rulers). I've listened to quite a few. They feel threatened when horrible realities are exposed. They can get quite melodramatic about it, i.e. "I couldn't go on with life if I believed that!". The mendacity and viciousness of their own governments make them feel painfully vulnerable. That's what's hard to live with.
I've been to Japan a couple of times in August to commemorate the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but the fire-bombing of Tokyo is horrendous. This is what I loathe about the slogan MAGA---when was America ever great? For 10 minutes in the late 40s???? Still not sure about that.