08-06-2017, 09:19 AM
I know there are differing opinions on the use of the atomic bomb in WWII. Today, though, 72 years ago and 13 hours (I started typing this at 08.15) the first atomic bomb was dropped in warfare. The destruction was massive and the effects are still seen today, impacting people both physically and emotionally. I don't consider Japan to be blameless, but there were many innocents that lost their lives that day and in the days since. This is a day of remembrance for those lives lost and should serve as a reminder for the destruction wrought by these weapons, so that their use may never be repeated.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
