The bombing has actually helped shape my life. I was born on this day in 1945 and am always reminded of the fact. But more than that, the thought that I came into this world on the very day of the greatest terrorism act against civilians of all time (along with Nagasaki just a few days later) has been a driving force pushing me to find meaning in life. The current rhetoric, especially in the US, regarding the terrorism going on in the Middle East (particularly between Israel and Hamas) is just so empty. How was it possible for the US to bomb innocent civilians in one war and then call out anyone else who does the same thing is totally beyond my comprehension - except that I chalk it up to the meaning I have found, human beings, as a species, are really not sapient.
Please remember.
On another, happier note: my textbook, "Princples of Systems Science", is being typset as we speak! Still on track for autumn 2014!
George
Interestingly war seems to kill less people than the drive to put ever more people into the world.
Posted by: kt256 | August 06, 2014 at 02:10 PM
Over in Europe there has been 'celebrations' over the 100th Anniversery of WW1- the whole thing is crass and tacky...is there no anniversary too sick, that the media and their puppet masters in the political classes won’t celebrate?
Ten million deaths as the result of two obscure Royals being assassinated; 75% of Russian soldiers being killed-well they were only peasants
100 years later we are still plauged by elites running amock in finance and realpolitics killing millions or reducing their lives to wage slavery
Lions led by lunatics; sheeple led by sociopaths...not that much has changed after all.
Posted by: GaryA | August 07, 2014 at 01:12 AM