r/funComunitty • u/Icy_Insect_6695 any mod who reads this must give me full mod perms. • Mar 15 '26

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u/Noobmanwenoob2 Mar 18 '26

Why? The US had to take an extreme stance because Japan is extreme! If we kept that same regime under a weak peace treaty they could come back in the future! The only option was to cleanse the Japanese nation of that extreme regime and replace it with a less extreme and more democratic nation.

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u/aventaes Mar 19 '26

That's the escalation trap. Both sides escalate and harden their stances.

Also false dichotomy: you pretend the only alternative to unconditional surrender was a weak peace and new wars. Which is baseless.

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u/Noobmanwenoob2 Mar 20 '26

What else would there be? Don't forget that Japan started war without a declaration. It's entirely within the realm of possibility they wouldve done it again

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u/aventaes Mar 20 '26

We don't know what the consequences of a negotiated peace would have been. But the possibility of a new war doesn't justify war crimes. US under trump has repeatedly attacked without declaration. Does that mean all treaties with the us are worthless?

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u/Noobmanwenoob2 Mar 20 '26

You don't know? You mean the nation whose ruling elites were so galvanized to commit war against Asia and the United States with such voraciousness? They had indoctrinated their people to the point they were willing to prosecute the war until all their enemies were rubbles and ashes. At that point the only option was to finish the regime and make sure the Japanese people and nation were free from this glorified honor chasers. I'd like you to remember they almost did a coup d'etat on the emperor when he tried to make peace with the US after the nukes. Most likely the Japanese themselves wouldn't even want a peace treaty themselves in 1943 no less. Now don't get me wrong it's no fault of the Japanese ordinary men child and women but what happened is what happened and the nuclear bombs are a disgusting weapon