Judge People During Ww2

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During WW2, air forces of various governments bombed dozens of cities and thousands of civilians fell victim to the bombings. Today, many people judge the government for the actions they took and are right in doing so. Firstly, basic human morals do not change with time. Murder and stealing is illegal in any country with a government and many religions call for goodness towards your fellow human beings. It may have been a different time with vastly different views on major issues, but that does not excuse the bombing of civilians.
Secondly, it is fair for us to judge governments for what they did during ww2 because analysation and judgement of events in the past is of utmost importance. History teaches us important lessons and demonstrates

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