Global Voices "A Brave And Startling Truth" Video Project

[RSop63]

"When we come to it."

[tigerssuck62]

Had Japan been "spared" the use of atomic bombs to end their war of aggression against civilization, what would have been the result of that war's end? Estimates say that millions of allied soldiers and tens of millions of Japanese would have been killed. They actually got off rather easy, after THEIR murder of roughly 30 million people between 1932 and 1945.

[thefrogger161]

@tigerssuck62

-_-

This wasn't a debate over whether or not we should have done it. It was a memorial to those who lost their lives, and to spread awareness lest we never have to use it again.

[DaJohnsht44]

Great video! Who ever made this, you did a great job. I almost cried and I liked the music.

[padrox]

GRINGOS MOTHER FUCKERS,

[RolfReimer]

Mad World

[555banzai]

very well put together

[JinxDarkVampire101]

whats the name of the cartoon?

I remember watching parts of the cartoon from somewhere online....

i think the after math in the cartoon left zombies or something...

I dont know it was a long time ago...

[MrChaosstrike]

wo that was..... strange

[patrick1010101010]

what song is it

[PiVoTfReAk01111994]

its "mad world" i guess. but i don't know who wrote it =(

[LiveLaughLex]

It's by Gary Jules

[Timx4]

wow, the japenese are very detail. Is kinda sad about the one where the mom and the baby

[johnzkeePW]

Hirohito's fault, bitch wouldn't surrender.

The nuke was the best course of action actually. it saved millions of lives. even if you looked at every angle of it.

[LiveLaughLex]

Actually, Japan was discussing a surrender with the Russians, our allies.

[johnzkeePW]

@LiveLaughLex

but Russians declared war on them.

so they refused to surrender, we gave em the postdam ultimatum. But, Hirohito was selfless. HE DON"T WANT TO GO DOWN. so he refused the ultimatum. the TWO nukes weren't enough though, it was the russians who made him surrender.

[LiveLaughLex]

They only fought for the safety of their emperor. AND the Russians were not attack Japan at the time, the Russians said they would help us exactly three months after Germany Surrendered, the Russians never actually declared war. Before we bombed Hiroshima, the Japanese wanted to surrender IF the Americans did not take the emperor, but America was stubborn and wanted an unconditional surrender. AFTER we bombed Hiroshima we didn't take their emperor just as they asked America not to.

[johnzkeePW]

At two minutes past midnight on August 9, Tokyo time, Soviet infantry, armor, and air forces had launched the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation. Four hours later, word reached Tokyo that the Soviet Union had declared war on Japan. The senior leadership of the Japanese Army began preparations to impose martial law on the nation, with the support of Minister of War Korechika Anami, in order to stop anyone attempting to make peace.

-Wikipedia.

[LiveLaughLex]

1st bomb was already dropped on Hiroshima Aug6th. So hiroshima was already destroyed. Even so, that was not the original point. The point is no matter what country no one deserves to get hit with something such as an atomic bomb. No matter what they did. Melting eyes and skin and the killing of innocent civilians is not justifable on anyones part. I dont care who you are, if you allow such horror to happen, you are liable as a killer in my eyes. Its depressing is all, no disrespect.

[LiveLaughLex]

P.S. I was just going on what I learned Last Marking period in School :D

[johnzkeePW]

Schools teach you what they want you to see. If you want the truth, do the research yourself. Or go to college. Did you know that, some Atrocities during WW2 are not taught in schools in Japan? I asked one of them if they know anything about Bataan Death March. I was shocked to hear him say, "What Death March?" wow, that's what you call a brave and startling truth.

[LiveLaughLex]

Well, it's all a vision for the government to show us what THEY want us to see. It's the same with many things not just WW2, its with small things aswell that we do not even realize or come to actually notice.

[johnzkeePW]

@LiveLaughLex

and you actually let them.

[EVILdemon1123]

Wow, that was disgusting. It's too bad though, I was hoping for the "GAME OVER YEEEEEAAAAAAH!!!!" to play. You have no humor, instead you made me sad. Waaaaay to go...fag...

[TheCGIMaster]

pause at 2:21 0_0

[DavidTennantLover7]

very moving.

[mmmsikim]

I was in a good and jolly mood until i watched this ;(

[XxMCRroxnonstopxX]

OMG i'm think i'm gonna cry this is so sad that someone could do this! :'( and i love that song i have it on my ipod

[jiar300]

its scary and sad

[ETHANCOLE1]

yep...

[BADDADDIO]

oh! see ya on xbl

[BADDADDIO]

great job putting together the clips and animations. very depressing though. it moved me.