64 years on

[kinboshi]

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/08/04?FORM=ZZNR8

Lest we forget.

[bolt pp]

ended the war didnt it, 200 million people wouldve died if they hadnt done that

[kinboshi]

ended the war didnt it, 200 million people wouldve died if they hadnt done that

The humanitarian argument is interesting, but highly flawed imo. 

Revisionist history is often used in attempt to justify atrocities carried out during wars. 

[bolt pp]

ended the war didnt it, 200 million people wouldve died if they hadnt done that

The humanitarian argument is interesting, but highly flawed imo. 

Revisionist history is often used in attempt to justify atrocities carried out during wars. 

like the ethical question of a vegertairian eating a chicken if it would save another chickens life?

[Scottish Dave]

ended the war didnt it, 200 million people wouldve died if they hadnt done that

Yeah so those 80,000 + the 100,00's that dies following where better people to die than any other.

Typical from you Bolt

[bolt pp]

ended the war didnt it, 200 million people wouldve died if they hadnt done that

Yeah so those 80,000 + the 100,00's that dies following where better people to die than any other.

Typical from you Bolt

you're missing the big picture.

200 million more mighve died if it hadnt of happend, i'm not justifying it but based on the numbers it seems more reasonable.

of course i'd prefer no deaths but it's a world war so there might be a bit of violence and stuff.

If it hadnt of happend hitler mightve come back to life re-enthused for one last effort and we'd all be speaking german(well not you guys, hitler was a lot of things but i cant imagine him rubbing his one remaining bollock in anticipation of taking over scotland)

[Scottish Dave]

ended the war didnt it, 200 million people wouldve died if they hadnt done that

Yeah so those 80,000 + the 100,00's that dies following where better people to die than any other.

Typical from you Bolt

you're missing the big picture.

200 million more mighve died if it hadnt of happend, i'm not justifying it but based on the numbers it seems more reasonable.

of course i'd prefer no deaths but it's a world war so there might be a bit of violence and stuff.

If it hadnt of happend hitler mightve come back to life re-enthused for one last effort and we'd all be speaking german(well not you guys, hitler was a lot of things but i cant imagine him rubbing his one remaining bollock in anticipation of taking over scotland)

I understand your arguement, i just couldn't see 200,000 die to save 200Million as a 'Pro' point

No-one knows what would have happened otherwise

[Colchester Kev]

hitler was a lot of things but i cant imagine him rubbing his one remaining bollock in anticipation of taking over scotland

Apologies to all the Scottish blondes ...

But that line actually made me laugh out loud and carry on for a good couple of minutes.

I might print that quote on a T-Shirt and present it to you at a blonde bash bolty !!

[bolt pp]

ended the war didnt it, 200 million people wouldve died if they hadnt done that

Yeah so those 80,000 + the 100,00's that dies following where better people to die than any other.

Typical from you Bolt

you're missing the big picture.

200 million more mighve died if it hadnt of happend, i'm not justifying it but based on the numbers it seems more reasonable.

of course i'd prefer no deaths but it's a world war so there might be a bit of violence and stuff.

If it hadnt of happend hitler mightve come back to life re-enthused for one last effort and we'd all be speaking german(well not you guys, hitler was a lot of things but i cant imagine him rubbing his one remaining bollock in anticipation of taking over scotland)

I understand your arguement, i just couldn't see 200,000 die to save 200Million as a 'Pro' point

No-one knows what would have happened otherwise

I'm not going to pretend to know what wouldve happend, i'm not that informed on the subject.

just trying to look at a potential positive insight into what happend based on arguments ive heard made by historians and war scholars.

It was a terrible thing but they didnt just say: "fck it lets nuke someone today"

[Longy]

hitler was a lot of things but i cant imagine him rubbing his one remaining bollock in anticipation of taking over scotland

Apologies to all the Scottish blondes ...

But that line actually made me laugh out loud and carry on for a good couple of minutes.

I might print that quote on a T-Shirt and present it to you at a blonde bash bolty !!

+1, funniest thing i have read in a while.

[TightEnd]

for those of you interested in ww2 history, may I recommend "Who do you think you are" on Iplayer..the Kate Humble one

fascinating stuff about her grandfathers..one a POW in Stalag 3, the other a RAF test pilot

[gatso]

for those of you interested in ww2 history, may I recommend "Who do you think you are" on Iplayer..the Kate Humble one

fascinating stuff about her grandfathers..one a POW in Stalag 3, the other a RAF test pilot

fk iplayer. it's on bbc2 in an hour

[bolt pp]

for those of you interested in ww2 history, may I recommend "Who do you think you are" on Iplayer..the Kate Humble one

fascinating stuff about her grandfathers..one a POW in Stalag 3, the other a RAF test pilot

fk iplayer. it's on bbc2 in an hour

lol is it?

[TightEnd]

for those of you interested in ww2 history, may I recommend "Who do you think you are" on Iplayer..the Kate Humble one

fascinating stuff about her grandfathers..one a POW in Stalag 3, the other a RAF test pilot

fk iplayer. it's on bbc2 in an hour

ok, well worth a watch.

[Colchester Kev]

for those of you interested in ww2 history, may I recommend "Who do you think you are" on Iplayer..the Kate Humble one

fascinating stuff about her grandfathers..one a POW in Stalag 3, the other a RAF test pilot

One of the very few TV progs I watch ... was a good episode that one...  She cried a bit too much imo ... and I am not having the fact that she new fk all about both grandfathers.  impossible for those stories not to be well documented in the family, as its only 1 generation away.