[xone]

What don't you believe? Japs have no soul or that they obeyed their masters? The emperor was called 'Tenji-sama' Son of Heaven. Was considered divine. Perhaps you'd elaborate on the coups for peace that were planned against the High Command or the Emperor unlike in Germany where they at least attempted to rid themselves of Hitler. Or maybe you have historic literature about the political peace parties that had formed in Japan circa 1945.

There doesn't seem to be an aversion to killing civilians in this argument as much as there is an aversion to killing them efficiently, dramatically, in a way that saved the POWs and hastened the close of hostilities. In short, it is a nonsensical argument that ignores the truth on the ground at the time, a re-write of history.

[JCBreckenridge]

Unlike yourself I’ve actually studied Japanese history under both the Shogunate and under Meiji. But, why would that matter? We all know Japanese don’t have souls and they always obey their masters.

Japanese history didn’t begin with Tojo and end with the atomic bomb. Yes, there were many who desired war. Assessing Germany by Hitler makes about as much sense as assessing Japan by Tojo.

But anyways, go ahead. Tell us how the Japanese no longer had a will of their own...