mnemonicmonkeys
@mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Anon cheers up a friend 6 days ago:
Fake: OP had a friend Gay: Well, this
- Comment on Anon drinks too much milk 2 weeks ago:
What isn’t wrong with bagged milk?
- Comment on Anon drinks too much milk 2 weeks ago:
Boxed… milk?
I’m honestly not sure if that’s worse than bagged milk
- Comment on Surpreisenheimer 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on Surpreisenheimer 2 weeks ago:
Did you not even read your own source? Your quote doesn’t appear in there at all. In fact there’s multiple sections of this artivle that back up what I stated, as quoted:
Mr. Byrnes recommended, and the Committee agreed, that the Secretary of War should be advised that, while recognizing that the final selection of the target was essentially a military decision, the present view of the Committee was that the bomb should be used against Japan as soon as possible; that it be used on a war plant surrounded by workers’ homes; and that it be used without prior warning.
Or later:
…that the weapon be used against Japan at the earliest opportunity, that it be used without warning, and that it be used on a dual target, namely, a military installation or war plant surrounded by or adjacent to homes or other buildings most susceptible to damage.
Emphasis in both quotes were added by me.
If you’re going to start throwing sources at people, you should at least fucking read them first.
- Comment on Surpreisenheimer 2 weeks ago:
My point was that they were trying to pick epicenters that would do maximum damage to military facilities such as shipyards, ammo depots, command centers.
While there was no dedicated areas specified as a military base these types of logistical facilities were still located in the city, just like every city in Japan at the time.
And I wasn’t trying to deny that attacking civilians wasn’t a factor (as I said, there was a factor of racism and revenge). I was pointing out that strategic military thinking was still a factor in the target locations.
But I doubt you care about any of that, since you’re focussing on a single factor to push that the whole argument is black and white
- Comment on Surpreisenheimer 2 weeks ago:
You need to post your sources if you’re using direct quotes
- Comment on Surpreisenheimer 2 weeks ago:
Well, they were trying to hit military structures. But they were also aware it was going to hit a fuckton of civilian infrastructure.
They were also trying to end the war faster. The USSR had just joined and were making a lot of demands for Japanese territory immediately. The US wanted to avoid a repeat of the partitioning of Germany by having to give the USSR all of Hokkaido. They also weren’t aware that Japan was already at the brink of surrender due to fog of war.
On the grey-er side of things, there was a growing sense of… callousness? Inevitability? on the US’s side throughout the war. They started out proclaiming that they would only use precision bombing due to the invention of the Norton bomb sight. Only for that bomb sight to still be fairly inaccurate and had to switch to mass bombing. Eventually the US had escalated to firebombing Japanese cities, and the bombing of Tokyo was on par with the bombing of Hiroshima. The big difference was the span of time and number of planes/bombs involved. If the US hadn’t developed the atom bombs then they would have just continued the firebombings with damage to Japan not being all that different.
Add to that the fact that there was a lot of decentralized manufacturing in Japanese cities including military manufacturing. Part of this was cultural, in that it was still normal to have your business be in the same building as your home. Some of this is technical, in that Japan hadn’t really invested in assembly-line mass manufacturing yet. And some of this is strategic, in that a small bombing raid isn’t able to take out all of your manufacturing, plus there’s the factors of using civilians as human shields.
All that said, was there some sense of retaliation and racism against Japan that led to the use of atomic bombs? Yes. Was there also motive to use the bombings to scare the USSR? Also yes. Was a large part of escalation to fire bombing and atomic bombs driven by Curtis LeMay (who was a fucking monster and probably the worst person that Columbus, OH ever produced)? Abso-fucking-lutely and he continued to be a giant problem in the US military well after the war.
Rants aside, my overall point is that the atomic bombings weren’t black and white given the context of the entire war. Anyone trying to push otherwise is either (most likely) ignorant or lying
- Comment on Anon plays DnD 3 weeks ago:
Maltitol.
Also you can still get that sweetener on its own. Just imagine making a bunch of jello shots with it and taking it to a frat party
- Comment on Anon was a cub scout 4 weeks ago:
Aome men, mostly boys. Which honestly just makes it worse
- Comment on Anon's class fails expectations 5 weeks ago:
and they made it boom.
By taking on unrepayable levels of debt and stealing from Jewish citizens
- Comment on 1 month ago:
It’s time to play “Is this Fascism or Bad Sarcasm”?
- Comment on Sony Implements New Customer Harassment Policy Following Backlash Toward Its Plans to Stop Making Physical Game Discs 1 month ago:
Don’t forget how they installed rootkits onto all their customers’ computers back in the 00’s via albums
- Comment on Luanti (aka Minetest) removed from Google Play due to baseless AI copyright notice 2 months ago:
They should at least have sideloading as an option
- Comment on Anon is strong 2 months ago:
Quick! Distract them with a bottle of ranch dressing to make an escape!
- Comment on Anon is strong 2 months ago:
Tbf, if she’s really mirroring OP’s attempts to go around in an effort to block them, that’s on her
- Comment on Anon visits IHOP 2 months ago:
You don’t get to tell people how to spend their time and money
- Comment on Yes, yes I am 2 months ago:
Tbh, onions actually can’t make me cry. I’ve tried, and it can actually be a curse. 1 onion isn’t a problem, but cutting 3 entire bags in 1 go is just pain when your eyes aren’t diluting the acid
- Comment on This is the future both the right and left want 2 months ago:
that won’t get taken down by the masses immediately
But are the masses patrons or protestors?
- Comment on Anon likes cooking 2 months ago:
Now?
- Comment on Anon likes cooking 2 months ago:
Anon never said they’re a woman.
Also, don’t forget the rule: there’s no women on the internet
- Comment on anon discovers the magic of pizza (and yaoi) 2 months ago:
Anon had a really long dildo
- Comment on someone call 911 2 months ago:
Not really. Steven Seagal has never been in actually good shape or skilled at a real martial art. All of his fights are completely staged.
If you were to insult him, he’d be less dangerous than the average overweight middle-aged dad drunk from beers at a football gam
- Comment on Anon follows the rules 2 months ago:
Drinking, in particular, is a proven way to relieve anxiety around strangers. So, when you’re at a party with people you don’t know
Except we’re not talking about meeting strangers, we’re talking about spending time with friends.
And while it can be fun to drink with friends, not being able to enjoy being around them while sober points to a lot of different problems.
- Comment on Saber CEO scorns writer who says she was fired in favor of AI with confusing, combative statement 2 months ago:
Thanks for the list. They’re going on my black list as well
- Comment on Guess The Game (#011) 2 months ago:
Oh shit, I used to have this game in a 4-pack with Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 back when I was a teenager. Was the name Robot Arena? I don’t have the disk anymore to check
- Comment on Anon follows the rules 2 months ago:
Why do people seem unable to comprehend just enjoying being around friends?
And no, this isn’t a dig on introverts. It’s a dig on the older generations that seem to hate their spouses and can’t be around other people while sober
- Comment on Is Anon the asshole? 2 months ago:
For some reason this reminds me of Pamela Anderson’s tits. I recall her having a botched breast enhancement surgery
- Comment on Anon orders food 2 months ago:
person makes 3rd person statement,
“You” is not a 3rd-person statement. It is, by definition, 2nd-person
- Comment on Anon orders food 2 months ago:
This reeks of “millenials and their avocado toast” energy