What is morality? Surely it can’t be taking men, women, and children to a camp because you don’t like the color of their skin, their religion, or even what people from their home country have done. Sure, the Japanese bombed us first. But does that make it right to bomb them back? Twice at that. In my opinion, no. No matter how dangerous the enemy is, it is never right to attack innocent men, women and children. I feel that america was too afraid and tired of the war to realize that the japanese are human too and they do not deserve to die indiscriminately like that. Perhaps this is an example of a moral dilemma. We needed to protect ourselves and our allies, and maybe bombing seemed like a good idea, or possibly the only option we had left. However, the atomic bombs should have been the absolute last resort. they surrendered shortly after, and probably would have even if we only bombed once. It was in no way necessary to take a devastated country and kick it while it is down. The effects of the atomic bombs lasted years. Sure, this played a part in ending the war and saving lives of our own country and that of our allies’, but far too many people died and this may have been the event that made WWII the bloodiest war to date. Meanwhile, in america, we started calling japanese people “japs” and rounding them up to take them to one of these camps. Many of these people were american citizens that had lived here their entire lives or were born here. Tell me how that is in any way moral. Just because we are in a time of war, does not mean that we have the right to take away other people’s basic human rights. Not all is fair in love and war and we should all realize that other cultures are different from ours. People have different skin tones, different ways of life, and different religions, but we are all human and deserving of human rights and should show eachother love, and understanding. As for WWII being considered “the good war,” I agree and I disagree. We fought for the world order, where would the world be if we, being powerful allies, stayed out of it?
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In a continent overrun by Nazis, speaking up could definitely get you killed or even sent to a camp. While WWII was certainly a cruel war for all parties involved, the Nazis and hitler were probably the most cruel. Disabled people and jewish people were taken from their homes and their lives to become slaves. The able bodied did slave labor, ate very little and were eventually sent to the gas chambers where they were killed. The elderly, children and disabled often went to the chambers quickly because they could not work. I don’t think anyone chose inaction because they didn’t want to help, because anyone would be afraid to go to these camps and suffer for the rest of their lives, which were however long the Nazis decided for them to be. WWII was a terrible war in terms of blood, but the aftermath of the war in America was great. We formed powerful alliances, the great depression was effectively ended and the UN was formed, helping prevent another world
In a continent overrun by Nazis, speaking up could definitely get you killed or even sent to a camp. While WWII was certainly a cruel war for all parties involved, the Nazis and hitler were probably the most cruel. Disabled people and jewish people were taken from their homes and their lives to become slaves. The able bodied did slave labor, ate very little and were eventually sent to the gas chambers where they were killed. The elderly, children and disabled often went to the chambers quickly because they could not work. I don’t think anyone chose inaction because they didn’t want to help, because anyone would be afraid to go to these camps and suffer for the rest of their lives, which were however long the Nazis decided for them to be. WWII was a terrible war in terms of blood, but the aftermath of the war in America was great. We formed powerful alliances, the great depression was effectively ended and the UN was formed, helping prevent another world