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Nov 11, 2019
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CoachSpeak
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WWI was far different from WWII...
WWI was much less clear as to who was "at fault" or "the aggressor" than what we saw in WWII.
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"Midway" ends with a tribute dedicating it to the American AND Japanese soldiers. Discussing it on KSL now, and lots of
BlueBlood94
All-American
11/11/19 10:01am
interesting, I watched it with my dad and brother and none of us thought enough
Mayor of Cougartown
11/11/19 10:04am
Haven't seen it yet, but if I hadn't heard about this before I probably wouldn't have thought much of it either.
BlueBlood94
11/11/19 10:10am
I get that, but the same could be said for terrorists who believe they are
Thrill
11/11/19 10:44am
One example someone used was would it be okay in 80 years for a movie about 9/11 to be dedicated to the Americans and
BlueBlood94
11/11/19 10:57am
I don’t have a problem at all with that.
TriggerWarning
11/11/19 10:05am
Man people are the worst sometimes.
pink22
11/11/19 10:07am
It’s just the politically correct world we live in now.
idacoug
11/11/19 10:07am
WW1 has pretty much always been viewed in a similar respect that is, it is a
coug almighty
11/11/19 10:41am
WWI was far different from WWII...
CoachSpeak
11/11/19 10:46am
100% agree. In WW1, to my understanding, everyone was bloodthirsty to an extent.
coug almighty
11/11/19 10:50am
No, individual situations are of course different from collective situations...
CoachSpeak
11/11/19 11:25am
Japan also paid dearly for that with Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Troy McClure
11/11/19 10:54am
I used to live in Hawaii
precipitous1
11/11/19 10:14am
I had quote the opposite experience there
mudpupper
11/11/19 10:15am
That's too bad. This was in the late 80s. I probably went there 10+ times and
precipitous1
11/11/19 10:22am
Was there 3 years ago and the Japanese tourist there were very reverent,
Oompabluepaw
11/11/19 10:32am
I was there last summer, everyone was respectful and somber. I really think that
kolob32
11/11/19 10:34am
My grandfather was on the USS Enterprise in the pacific during WWII. Like many
kolob32
11/11/19 10:32am
I'm not bothered by it although it is kind of stupid...
CoachSpeak
11/11/19 10:32am
The Reckoning by John Grisham, has a very detailed account of the atrocities
kolob32
11/11/19 10:40am
Rape of Nanking. WWII began for China well before Pearl Harbor.
Troy McClure
11/11/19 10:55am
This is one of THE greatest atrocities in history. As a historian of 30 years, I've studied a LOT of tragic things, but
BlueBlood94
11/11/19 11:00am
Actually John Rabe and Minnie Vautrin and others.
Troy McClure
11/11/19 11:18am
Fly Boys is also a really good read, really paints a good picture of
coug almighty
11/11/19 10:56am
Fantastic book. I was hoping a film would be made or better yet a series
kotacoug
11/11/19 10:56am
A movie couldn't do it justice. A series would be great, maybe Ken Burns can
coug almighty
11/11/19 11:00am
Saw it. Thought it was a little odd & said so to my wife and son. Then moved on.
Cosmo4Pres
11/11/19 11:22am
It really bothered me for many reasons. Paramount was the execution of the boy
Bullrider
11/11/19 12:48pm
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