On the 75th anniversary of the firebombing of Tokyo, it is important to reflect and realize that the US bombing campaign against cities resulted in horrific war crimes. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/magazine/we-hated-what-we-were-doing-veterans-recall-firebombing-japan.html …
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Of course, sadly, they didn't object enough to refuse to take part in the raids. A lot of pressure was placed on them. Also, nearly four years of death, war, and propaganda portraying the Japanese as subhuman made it easier for them to rationalize their decisions to take part.
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Certainly racism played a part. And the hardening of the hearts after years of war. And a Japan and Germany that also had no qualms with attacking other civilians population. But racism is not all of it
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