The Nazis. Nasty fellas or a little misunderstood?

[Gibbon]

Allo, Allo!

Someone's lost the plot!

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh. **** I must learn not to skim read.

[shaunbhoy]

BTW, I am not a pacifist I served 13 years in the RAF

So not that far off being a pacifist then, to all intents and purposes?

[Stan]

Hiroshima & Nagasaki probably saved more lives, by forcing the Japanese capitulation, than they destroyed

Wow these nukes sound great.

[Euro-commuter]

Sure London was bombed, but let's be honest here - Allies were bombing many more civilian targets in Germany.

Oh, well, it'll be all right to bomb London then.

[Troll]

Hiroshima & Nagasaki probably saved more lives, by forcing the Japanese capitulation, than they destroyed

I could never work out why there was & still is so much negative comment about dropping the Atomic bombs on Japan.

I agree that the lives saved justified their use, but comparable numbers of civillians were killed in the firestorm bombings of Tokyo - if you are dead does it matter which type of weapon was used?

I just can't see where the moral indignation about Hiroshima & Nagasaki comes from

[Swiss Tony]

Quote:

Germany may remove Hitler's citizenship
BRAUNSCHWEIG, Germany, March 12 (UPI) -- Several German officials have proposed that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler be stripped of his national citizenship for his infamous actions.

Parliamentary members from Braunschweig proposed the move to help distance the city from the Nazi leader, as the German city originally aided Hitler in obtaining national citizenship, the Times of London said.


By tabbing Hitler as a civil servant on Feb. 26, 1932, Braunschweig officially made the Austrian national a German citizen.

Germany may remove Hitler's citizenship

Just to add fuel to the fire, do they think that removing his German citizenship will make it less of their fault? Are they trying to hide behind this?

[Novice Contractor]

I could never work out why there was & still is so much negative comment about dropping the Atomic bombs on Japan.

I agree that the lives saved justified their use, but comparable numbers of civillians were killed in the firestorm bombings of Tokyo - if you are dead does it matter which type of weapon was used?

I just can't see where the moral indignation about Hiroshima & Nagasaki comes from

I gues it's because of the radation effects that killed for many years after the bomb, caused terrible suffering, miscarriages, deformations etc. Not really a 'one time' weapon. Leonard Cheshire was a highly decorated Dambuster pilot (won the VC amongst other decorations), who throughout the war probably killed thousands; however flying as an observer on the Atom Bomb missions caused him so much revulsion that he dedicated his life to charitable work thereafter founding the Cheshire Homes

[Novice Contractor]

So not that far off being a pacifist then, to all intents and purposes?

Did you serve YOUR country and put your life on the line smartarse?

[Churchill]

Did you serve YOUR country and put your life on the line smartarse?

A piece of advice (take it or leave it) SB is an ill-educated, potato peeling ex-squaddie with an inferiority complex.

Just ignore him.