tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148048131502110089.post1280169886747290861..comments2024-02-08T03:37:01.136-06:00Comments on Heretic, Rebel, a Thing to Flout: Remembering the Dead—All of Them, Even the Ones Who Just Got in the WayPatrick Murfinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05191688376908660270noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148048131502110089.post-29448855583938596822013-05-27T13:50:23.779-05:002013-05-27T13:50:23.779-05:00The surrender of Imperial Japan was due to the Ato...The surrender of Imperial Japan was due to the Atomic Bombs, read the words of The Gyokuon-hōsō {(玉音放送? "Jewel Voice Broadcast"], by Emperor Hirohito; "Moreover, the enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to do damage is, indeed, incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives. Should We continue to fight, not only would it result in an ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but also it would lead to the total extinction of human civilization. <br />Such being the case, how are We to save the millions of Our subjects, or to atone Ourselves before the hallowed spirits of Our Imperial Ancestors? This is the reason why We have ordered the acceptance of the provisions of the Joint Declaration of the Powers." Also terror bombing does work, Queen Wilhelmina of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, surrendered the Dutch Forces due to the Luftwaffe terror bombing of Rotterdam in 1940. Members of the Imperial Japanese General Staff wanted fight on, attempted military coup d'état[Kyūjō Incident(August 12–15)] before the Emperor's speech could be broadcast.PCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15057902529492759961noreply@blogger.com