[Ogryn1313]

Not hypersensitive. I just see enough bashing America on my other most visited site. The site I go to is a miserable one full of negativity that is overwhelming. Well, I'll be honest...
Satanspace.com. A Satanic site. I'm not a Satanist myself and personally I find them to be disgusting. I go there because there's a lot of kids on it and I try to encourage the ones willing to listen not to get associated with that kind of thing. And it is full of horrible shit. Bashing my country is just one of a long list of hateful and bitter things. And it saddens me seeing so many kids being indoctrinated to it.
As for the nukes...
Japan is the only nation in the world that has experienced nuclear warfare. this had such a profound effect on their culture. You know, Godzilla was a kind of outcry against nuclear weapons and the atomic age. And in their anime you have alot of apocalyptic themes.
Now, as for why the bombs were used...
You have those who say the bombs were an alternative to invading the home islands and incurring an estimated one million casualties. This is reasonable since they made us pay a heavy toll in blood for every island captured. It's reasonable to think these weapons would break their will to fight. It then becomes a matter of how many numbers of dead is acceptable.
You have another school of thought too. We know now that the bombs were not necessary as it seems Japan was already working towards surrendering. It is apparent that the president wanted to send a message to the Soviets and the bombs were the message. Afterall, as soon as Berlin was taken the Cold War began.
My take on it is, even if it took one million casualties I would have preferred invading the home islands. The nuclear bombs were targeted on cities full of children and civilians. Perhaps not all innocent as they are viable military targets. But they were non-combatants. With this said, invading Japan would have resulted in more death than nuking them. But if they were surrendering who knows right? I love Japan and wish to go there someday. Bombing them is one of the two ugliest chapters in American history, the other being the genocide of the natives.