alterforlett

There can’t be any abusive behaviour going on because the most important person in the world, me, didn’t see anything

Conflict is the point. You want someone to attack you, then what better way than bombing an orphanage, school, childrens hospital etc

I’m not taking a stance here. He asked why he was arrested, I simply told him what was written in the article as the basis for the arrest

Japan issued an international warrant for his arrest more than a decade ago, seeking him on charges of breaking into a Japanese vessel in the Antarctic Ocean in 2010, obstructing its business and causing injury as well as property damage.

For Truman, news of the successful Trinity test set up a momentous choice: whether or not to deploy the world’s first weapon of mass destruction. But it also came as a relief, as it meant the United States wouldn’t have to rely on the increasingly adversarial Soviet Union to enter World War II against Japan.

From https://www.history.com/news/hiroshima-nagasaki-bombing-wwii-cold-war

By the morning of August 9, 1945, Soviet troops had invaded Manchuria and Sakhalin Island, but there was still no word from the Japanese government regarding surrender.

From https://www.britannica.com/event/atomic-bombings-of-Hiroshima-and-Nagasaki/The-bombing-of-Nagasaki

Moreover, regular incendiary bombing raids were destroying huge portions of one city after another, food and fuel were in short supply, and millions of civilians were homeless. General Curtis LeMay, the commander of American air forces in the Pacific, estimated that by the end of September he would have destroyed every target in Japan worth hitting. The argument that Japan would have collapsed by early fall is speculative but powerful.

From https://www.britannica.com/topic/Trumans-decision-to-use-the-bomb-712569

I don’t know what Truman thought, but I do think saving US soldiers and avoiding The Soviet Union must have weighed in on the decision to nuke cities.

I know history.com isn’t that great of a source, but I have to go back to work.

Not trying to downplay what Japan did, but I don’t think that’s why they dropped the bombs. Russia was closing in and the US didn’t seem keen on having to divide up Japan like they did in Europe. I’d say it’s more likely civilian targets were bombed to put social pressure on the emperor and government to accept defeat.

These bombs don’t discriminate, so even put into context like you say, it’s still not a good argument

Oh I absolutely agree. I have no idea how to give women more autonomy when they are stuck in these repressive households.

What you’re speaking of is how it should be, how to get there is not easy.

Hope you’re right. Nice chat :)

I agree in most cases. However it is an issue when it’s no longer a choice.

Anecdotal, but a church/cult where I grew up and went to school, forbid women and girls to wear anything but skirts. Now a lot of them maybe preferred skirts over pants, but it was never their choice.

Gotta say I’m on the fence on this one. Women should be allowed to wear whatever the hell they want, but it is a problem when a garment is occasionally forced on only them. I have no good solution

Devils advocate here: isn’t the reasoning behind the hijab bans that it’s sexist, not a safety issue?

At least some regulations are in place in the US to make it not the worst place I guess.

I don’t know how it’s regulated in Australia, Chile and Argentina (honestly I would love someone to enlighten me,) but I suppose less dependency on ccp is a good thing.

Not going to judge you or anyone for it, but I’ma be honest it does strike me as odd to use that word instead of woman. Woman’s a perfectly good word, and it’s not being used in a derogatory manner, which I assume you agree female most definitely does in some circles

Not going to get into an argument about the mod or the op, but I’ve never heard someone say female instead of woman or girl. Only seen it online (more often than not in a negative manner,) or nature documentaries.