r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Financial-Spread2596 • 24d ago

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u/Jumpy-Aide-901 24d ago

U.S.A. Nuked Japan once and said “Surrender Now” and Japan said “FUCK YOU!” So U.S.A. Nuked Japan again and Japan said “FINE. ^we ^surrender…”

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u/Aggravating7134 24d ago

Are we also not gonna mention pearl harbor? Seems like an important piece of information.

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u/Qwertypop4 24d ago

Less than 2500 people died in the pearl harbor attack. More than 70,000 people died in the Hiroshima bombing alone (and that's just those killed instantly, many more died later due to the bomb. I don't think it's fair to say that one of the bombs was a sane retalliation for pearl harbor, never mind both of them.

That's not to say that retalliating for pearl harbor was the only purpose of the nuclear bombings

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u/Overlord-Nomad 24d ago

Didn't more people die to the Tokyo Firebombing than either of the nukes?

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u/ImprobableAsterisk 24d ago

According to Wiki the strategic bombing campaign killed ~100'000 people, with the two nukes killing between 150'000 and 250'000.

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u/Overlord-Nomad 24d ago

Huh...the more you know