kimmithee 20.03.2007 11:06 |
today in my history class, i saw photos of the atomic bombs in Japan (WWII) and it just threw me off. it was so sad. there was a photo of a girl whose skin was hanging off of her body and she was burnt to hell.... i was like wow..... |
Saif 20.03.2007 12:02 |
kimmithee wrote: today in my history class, i saw photos of the atomic bombs in Japan (WWII) and it just threw me off. it was so sad. there was a photo of a girl whose skin was hanging off of her body and she was burnt to hell.... i was like wow.....Hallucinogenic drugs are so '70s! |
JoxerTheDeityPirate 20.03.2007 12:28 |
kimmithee wrote: today in my history class, i saw photos of the atomic bombs in Japan (WWII) and it just threw me off. it was so sad. there was a photo of a girl whose skin was hanging off of her body and she was burnt to hell.... i was like wow.....was she running down the road? |
Poo, again 20.03.2007 15:21 |
While reading the initial post, I kept going "Why, why, why???". |
deleted user 20.03.2007 15:26 |
Those people were not the only ones effected. Leukaemia continues to kill more people - I don't know at what rate currently, but I would be surprised to hear that the issue has evaporated since we learned about it in school. There are also people in other situations that would surely give you a huge "reality check". People living and suffering in conditions that people like "you and I" would have trouble imagining. You can take something away from this more than "It's so awful". You can appreciate the life you have, for one - I mean, at least you most likely have your health, to some degree and relative safety (I'm not speaking just of atomic bombs, but of threats many people face even today in other parts of the world). And you could even become compelled to do something about the suffering that is still going on in other parts of the world. Should we help them, or is it "just the way it is ?" I don't know, but it's up to you. In any case, you can take away more from this - that you experienced only visually and from the safety of an immobile and old photograph - than just "wow". |
FriedChicken 20.03.2007 17:01 |
kimmithee wrote: today in my history class, i saw photos of the atomic bombs in Japan (WWII) and it just threw me off. it was so sad. there was a photo of a girl whose skin was hanging off of her body and she was burnt to hell.... i was like wow.....Everybody say: Thank you America |
Lisser 20.03.2007 18:00 |
FriedChicken<br><font size=1>The Almighty</font> wrote:Tsssssssssssssss Niek!!!!!kimmithee wrote: today in my history class, i saw photos of the atomic bombs in Japan (WWII) and it just threw me off. it was so sad. there was a photo of a girl whose skin was hanging off of her body and she was burnt to hell.... i was like wow.....Everybody say: Thank you America |
Mr.Jingles 20.03.2007 18:12 |
AMERICA!! FUCK YEAH!! |
iGSM 21.03.2007 07:50 |
AMERICA: LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT. So if I only sort of like America does that mean I can live on the border? Naw, America is alright. Just...crazy with their lack of u in colour annnnnnd driving on the right. Keraaaaaaaaaazy. |
Eviltwin 21.03.2007 08:03 |
Key word? Right |
iGSM 21.03.2007 09:55 |
However back to the original topic I always think of that little Vietnamese girl, Kim Phúc, after she was napalmed by a South Vietnamese pilot. It's so very disgusting that we have weapons like that. Fighting for peace? I'll just stick to my Stolen Generation, thank you very much. No, Sasha..it's not 'right'. Just another 'we'll show the English how much we hate them' moment remenscient of the Boston Tea Party. Losers. Now look where you are. Michigan a.k.a America's Toilet, 'Dumpster State' or 'that place near Wisconsin'. Are you aware of how long it took me to find out a state near Michigan? TOO LONG. Looks like we need another Vietnam to thin out your generation's ranks. |
Eviltwin 21.03.2007 10:21 |
You are my generation. But whatever you say flyboy. |
JoxerTheDeityPirate 21.03.2007 13:57 |
iGSM wrote: However back to the original topic I always think of that little Vietnamese girl, Kim Phúc, after she was napalmed by a South Vietnamese pilot. It's so very disgusting that we have weapons like that. Fighting for peace? I'll just stick to my Stolen Generation, thank you very much. No, Sasha..it's not 'right'. Just another 'we'll show the English how much we hate them' moment remenscient of the Boston Tea Party. Losers. Now look where you are. Michigan a.k.a America's Toilet, 'Dumpster State' or 'that place near Wisconsin'. Are you aware of how long it took me to find out a state near Michigan? TOO LONG. Looks like we need another Vietnam to thin out your generation's ranks.to be honest.it was the vietnamese girl i thought of when i read the first post. |
magicalfreddiemercury 21.03.2007 14:16 |
joxerthemighty wrote:Same here. Do you think images from Iraq will stick in minds the way that girl's image stuck in ours?iGSM wrote: However back to the original topic I always think of that little Vietnamese girl, Kim Phúc, after she was napalmed by a South Vietnamese pilot.to be honest.it was the vietnamese girl i thought of when i read the first post. |
JoxerTheDeityPirate 21.03.2007 15:45 |
magicalfreddiemercury wrote:somehow i doubt it.we are exposed to pictures of war more often now due to mass media and the internet so the images dont burn into our sub concious as being shocking.joxerthemighty wrote:Same here. Do you think images from Iraq will stick in minds the way that girl's image stuck in ours?iGSM wrote: However back to the original topic I always think of that little Vietnamese girl, Kim Phúc, after she was napalmed by a South Vietnamese pilot.to be honest.it was the vietnamese girl i thought of when i read the first post. 30 years ago pictures of the hanging of saddam would of been a moment of significance and left a mental print in everyones mind,but in this day and age it doesnt have the same impact due to the over exposure of attrocities shown every minute on sky news,cnn and the like and of course sites like youtube.we as a society are getting more immune to it all. |
magicalfreddiemercury 21.03.2007 16:30 |
joxerthemighty wrote:I wish I could disagree with at least something in your post, but sadly I think you're right on all counts.magicalfreddiemercury wrote:somehow i doubt it.we are exposed to pictures of war more often now due to mass media and the internet so the images dont burn into our sub concious as being shocking. 30 years ago pictures of the hanging of saddam would of been a moment of significance and left a mental print in everyones mind,but in this day and age it doesnt have the same impact due to the over exposure of attrocities shown every minute on sky news,cnn and the like and of course sites like youtube.we as a society are getting more immune to it all.joxerthemighty wrote:Same here. Do you think images from Iraq will stick in minds the way that girl's image stuck in ours?iGSM wrote: However back to the original topic I always think of that little Vietnamese girl, Kim Phúc, after she was napalmed by a South Vietnamese pilot.to be honest.it was the vietnamese girl i thought of when i read the first post. |
thomasquinn 32989 24.03.2007 12:36 |
The A-Bomb, Truman's very first war-crime. Granted, the Japanese were going to be a very tough lot to deal with and would've cost many, many lives, but that is NO excuse for murdering thousands upon thousands of CIVILIANS. |
thomasquinn 32989 24.03.2007 12:37 |
joxerthemighty wrote:Are you by any chance a fucking moron?kimmithee wrote: today in my history class, i saw photos of the atomic bombs in Japan (WWII) and it just threw me off. it was so sad. there was a photo of a girl whose skin was hanging off of her body and she was burnt to hell.... i was like wow.....was she running down the road? That was Vietnam, Napalm, and the girl wasn't badly burnt (doesn't make it any less of an evil). This is what happened in Japan (warning, shocking content): link |
JoxerTheDeityPirate 24.03.2007 13:35 |
<b><font color = "crimson"> ThomasQuinn wrote:no,are you?joxerthemighty wrote:Are you by any chance a fucking moron?kimmithee wrote: today in my history class, i saw photos of the atomic bombs in Japan (WWII) and it just threw me off. it was so sad. there was a photo of a girl whose skin was hanging off of her body and she was burnt to hell.... i was like wow.....was she running down the road? if you had bothered to read the rest of the posts you may have noticed that the description reminded several of us of the vietnamese girl with the nepalm attack. now,go and have a smoke or a couple of chill out pills and be a good boy and wind your neck in |