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Re: The Current Events Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:59 pm
by Dire
I should know better than to read comments, but it makes me incredibly sad and angry when I see people still hating on the Japanese for the Second World War. So incredibly ignorant.
Re: The Current Events Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:00 pm
by BurntToShreds
I understood that the US bombed Japan quite a lot, but I had no idea that it was to the point where finding undetonated bombs is this common.
Re: The Current Events Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:04 pm
by [Citation Needed]
Hiroshima and Nagasaki are really the only two bombing incidents talked about, due to the historical significance.
Over 50% of Tokyo was destroyed by the end of WWII. That's how many bombs were dropped.
I try to avoid reading the comments on things involving Asia. I get irrationally angry when people refer to every asian as Chinese. Also, there are usually racist jokes everywhere and those don't sit well with me.
Re: The Current Events Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 2:08 pm
by Reyo
Dire wrote:I should know better than to read comments, but it makes me incredibly sad and angry when I see people still hating on the Japanese for the Second World War. So incredibly ignorant.
You must be at a different part of the internet, because all I ever seen is the hate shifted in the other direction. I'm not doubting it happens, I'm just...thankful...I guess?
Sometimes I take for granted how much ridiculousness I manage to avoid on the internet.
Re: The Current Events Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 2:26 pm
by Nefarious Bear
Always true, just replace the label on the y-axis with whatever controversial topic.

Re: The Current Events Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:14 pm
by Kamak
Most of Tokyo was destroyed by precise calculated firestorms set by the American military, not actual bombs. Though certainly the bombings did more obvious damage.
In fact, the firestorms were much more deadly and destructive than either of the nuclear bombs.
Re: The Current Events Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:13 pm
by D-vid
BurntToShreds wrote:I understood that the US bombed Japan quite a lot, but I had no idea that it was to the point where finding undetonated bombs is this common.
Oh yeah, people sometimes find undetonated bombs here in Germany too. They're mostly in forests where they're not easily found. One was found on our town's graveyard a few years back, but it thankfully was completely harmless.
Re: The Current Events Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:38 pm
by [Citation Needed]
Bombs: They last forever apparently
Re: The Current Events Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 5:45 pm
by Kamak
D-vid wrote:BurntToShreds wrote:I understood that the US bombed Japan quite a lot, but I had no idea that it was to the point where finding undetonated bombs is this common.
Oh yeah, people sometimes find undetonated bombs here in Germany too. They're mostly in forests where they're not easily found. One was found on our town's graveyard a few years back, but it thankfully was completely harmless.
A lot of bombs were duds because of cheap manufacturing, bad seals, and general construction issues.
Didn't help that we had tons of the daisies things and dropped them like bags of skittles because of how shitty our aim was.
Apparently there was a pilot that was a great shot with bombs though, and was able to drop them down chimneys.
Though, that might be some of that good ol' American "we won the war" bullshit.
Re: The Current Events Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:06 pm
by Reyo
Probably more something the drunk pilots said after the war to impress the ladies. Of course now, the simple fact that they were pilots was probably enough to get the job done.
Re: The Current Events Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:23 pm
by hotb
https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/blog
Fans can expect a new feature film, Star Wars Episode 7, in theaters worldwide in 2015
Re: The Current Events Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:26 pm
by D-vid
So is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Re: The Current Events Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:26 pm
by Kamak
... How?
How does Disney have the cheddar to buy Lucas Films?
I need to sit down.
Re: The Current Events Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:26 pm
by wordNumber
Disney: soon, all media shall be as one, under our omnipotence.
Re: The Current Events Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:32 pm
by Syobon
This won't be pretty.