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<blockquote data-quote="C-Note" data-source="post: 1491113" data-attributes="member: 9873">The atomic bombings saved more Japanese lives than it did American lives.&nbsp; If the US had had to invade Japan, the entire Japanese nation would have suicided themselves against the American invaders.&nbsp; By using atomic weapons, the US showed Japan that suicidal banzai charges by waves of civilians would not work, because we could obliterate them before they even had a chance to get ready.&nbsp; That's why the Japanese emperor said that Japan had to surrender to save the word from the new weapon.&nbsp; If you don't think that the Japanese would have sent waves of children and teenagers armed with bamboo spears against the Americans during an invasion of their islands, then you don't know Japanese culture.And no, a demonstration of the bombs would not have worked.&nbsp; Until one or two Japanese cities were leveled, the Japanese government would not have believed that the US was ready to use the bombs against the country.Are you aware of the biblical verse, &quot;Spare the rod and spoil the child?&quot;&nbsp; It applies to a great number of situations, including getting a recalcitrant tribe to give up their struggle against what is the correct behavior for the situation.Are you also aware of how the Japanese reacted to the Emperor's message about how they needed to accept the inevitable?&nbsp; I don't know of any other country in history which has ever done this.&nbsp; The entire nation of Japan, upon hearing the Emperor's surrender speech, retreated into their homes for several hours and quietly contemplated his message, without discussing it amongst themselves.&nbsp; When they emerged, they had accepted the new order of things and set to it, beginning their process of remaking Japan into a citadel of democracy, free enterprise, and freedom.&nbsp; Do you know of any other country that has managed their utter defeat as well as the Japanese did?&nbsp; The atomic bombings made it happen, because it told them that there was no other course of action, and the Japanese were collectively intelligent and mature enough to recognize and act on it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="C-Note, post: 1491113, member: 9873"] The atomic bombings saved more Japanese lives than it did American lives. If the US had had to invade Japan, the entire Japanese nation would have suicided themselves against the American invaders. By using atomic weapons, the US showed Japan that suicidal banzai charges by waves of civilians would not work, because we could obliterate them before they even had a chance to get ready. That's why the Japanese emperor said that Japan had to surrender to save the word from the new weapon. If you don't think that the Japanese would have sent waves of children and teenagers armed with bamboo spears against the Americans during an invasion of their islands, then you don't know Japanese culture. And no, a demonstration of the bombs would not have worked. Until one or two Japanese cities were leveled, the Japanese government would not have believed that the US was ready to use the bombs against the country. Are you aware of the biblical verse, "Spare the rod and spoil the child?" It applies to a great number of situations, including getting a recalcitrant tribe to give up their struggle against what is the correct behavior for the situation. Are you also aware of how the Japanese reacted to the Emperor's message about how they needed to accept the inevitable? I don't know of any other country in history which has ever done this. The entire nation of Japan, upon hearing the Emperor's surrender speech, retreated into their homes for several hours and quietly contemplated his message, without discussing it amongst themselves. When they emerged, they had accepted the new order of things and set to it, beginning their process of remaking Japan into a citadel of democracy, free enterprise, and freedom. Do you know of any other country that has managed their utter defeat as well as the Japanese did? The atomic bombings made it happen, because it told them that there was no other course of action, and the Japanese were collectively intelligent and mature enough to recognize and act on it. [/QUOTE]

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