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kbelderlast Saturday at 12:56 AM1 replyview on HN

Something to keep in mind, though, was that she was clearly wrong.


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primitivesuavelast Saturday at 6:43 AM

You are effectively saying that the indiscriminate slaughter of the Japanese civilian population was justified, due to the actions of a few Japanese leaders. In my opinion, there is no justification for violence against civilians.

Notice that we have a holiday for MLK, and Indians have a holiday to celebrate Gandhi. Something deep inside all of us knows that pacifism is “correct”.