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[โ€“] rammer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The 105000 in Tokyo not enough? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tokyo The 25000 in Dresden not enough? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Dresden The 246000 in Hiroshima and Nagasaki not enough? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki Post war casualties? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties

But those civilian casualties aren't in the millions unless you count the post war casualties. That makes the US a "Good guy". Right?

The good guy in a war is the guy who is better than the bad guy. That's usually it.

Keep in mind, at least in Germany the only people "remembering" the Dresden bombing are Nazis. They seek something that relativizes their crimes - and other nation's war crimes against them that pale in comparison are the way to go. I presume Japanese fascists are similar in that regard.