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'However 62 years have passed since the end of the war, there has been not a single word of apology from the U.S.

I don't see how refusing to own up to our own negative acts until they do so first is very honorable.

I think my main issue with the people who adamantly defend the bombings is that it's usually defended with such a bitter, hateful and vengeful tone.

but our behavior in regards to justifying and glorifying our wartime acts after the fact is another thing entirely.

Besides, you act as if the Japanese public was entirely behind what their government was up to.

Many did not support the war or their role in it, yet they had no voice in the matter, and still paid the ultimate price.

On top of that, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were ENTIRELY DIFFERENT from the Pearl Harbor attacks.

Pearl Harbor, while also tragic, was at least a military base, populated mainly by people in service (well aware of the risk) and held a great strategic position.

The bombings of Japan took MANY innocent civilians lives,

And your last comment was just an emotional red herring,

since that same logic applies for why people like Keiji Nakazawa are still so upset about what happened.

and nobody is taking any accountability for it, just saying "they shouldn't have been Japanese, they're government brought this on themselves"

I think that if this was the other way around, and we were the ones who lost innocent civilian lives (ie 9/11), you'd be singing a much different tune,

seeing as your argument is very similar to the ones jihadists use for why we deserved to be attacked.

The government does not always represent the will/intent of the people,

When people use literary phrases to deconstruct my comments, it usually means they can't win, so they hope to undermine the legitimacy of my argument instead. My statement is perfectly valid. The few remaining survivors of Japan's war crimes are physically and emotionally crippled. Why is it wrong, in your eyes, for them to not feel remorse for what happened to Japan?

but if the people refuse to say or act otherwise, that means they acknowledge the legitimacy of the government.

One emperor and a few generals+tons of military personel obligated to enforce said rulers policies / a strong split between the public as to whether to support the government's actions or rebel = quite a tough time in forming a legitimate and strong resistence.

Not all the Japanese at the time were in support of their countries actions, and to say that it all happened because they didn't want to bad enough is just plain silly.

Save it, you're post was made solely to incite emotion,

no more so than I can blame Nakazawa-san for being upset about how the attacks are viewed globally,

and a lack of remorse held by the US.

Both Nakazawa-san and the victims you brought up are justified in feeling that way, though adopting any kind of public attitude based on that is not.

Everyone else, however, has no right to claim any sense of bitterness.

Everything you mentioned in regards to the Japanese public are blatant generalizations,

You could address the government, but you don't,

you blame people like Nakazawa, when he clearly did and does not support his governments actions (pre-emptive or otherwise).

Hell, I think Barefoot Gen clearly illustrates from his point of view that a decent portion of the populace didn't support the war, and was upset actively at their government for going through with it (I believe his father was a vocal anti-war proponent).

By not successfully voting him out of office in 04, and not overthrowing the government, does that mean that the 54% of americans support the president, his administration, and their actions/policies?

And in that case, jihadists definitely have a point, and are justified in attacking us, because by not revolting/moving, 100% of us support things like Guantanamo Bay. > _ <