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What's the most important lesson this generation should remember from V-J Day?
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We need to better understand other countries and their cultures. The world today is more complex and does things vastly differently.
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That it's takes more work and effort to really know what drives others from their perspectives. Not ours.
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I’ve narrowed a few important lessons for this generation and on, is One; for all of us to remember the basics, “Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right” (but two bombs do
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The cost of the sacrifices our Veterans made to help shape the modern world as we know it, that Freedom isn't Free.
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That's a good WWII question, but isn't this generation trying to wipe out history?
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SFC Casey O'Mally
LTC Eugene Chu yes... and no.
There is a difference between 1) bringing forward and highlighting overlooked things and 2) erasing things.
There are many that are focused on 1). But a great many are focused on 2), too.
And then there are folks who are trying to do both. Erase anything good by someone and refuse to acknowledge it because of previously overlooked bad. Thomas Jefferson is the perfect example of this.
(And don't even get me started on the "theoretical history" folks, as I like to call them, like Hannah-Jones.)
Yes, our history SHOULD be more well rounded, and SHOULD include more diverse stories. But.... history is written by the victors. It isn't "whitewashed," it is simply written by the victors. And the victors throughout American history have largely been European.
And, quite frankly, "proper" remembrance from a historical perspective emphasizes the victors. The losers in any given conflict have less historical significance, because, well, they lost. I am pretty positive that Vietnamese does not really concern themselves with our history and culture within their history texts. Why? We lost.
There is a difference between 1) bringing forward and highlighting overlooked things and 2) erasing things.
There are many that are focused on 1). But a great many are focused on 2), too.
And then there are folks who are trying to do both. Erase anything good by someone and refuse to acknowledge it because of previously overlooked bad. Thomas Jefferson is the perfect example of this.
(And don't even get me started on the "theoretical history" folks, as I like to call them, like Hannah-Jones.)
Yes, our history SHOULD be more well rounded, and SHOULD include more diverse stories. But.... history is written by the victors. It isn't "whitewashed," it is simply written by the victors. And the victors throughout American history have largely been European.
And, quite frankly, "proper" remembrance from a historical perspective emphasizes the victors. The losers in any given conflict have less historical significance, because, well, they lost. I am pretty positive that Vietnamese does not really concern themselves with our history and culture within their history texts. Why? We lost.
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PO3 James Heine
LTC Eugene Chu - We should give credit to where it is due. And that includes recognizing the accomplishments that Chinese American and Japanese American soldiers did in fighting the Axis.
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Following a path of isolationism, and allowing yourself to become weak, will eventually lead to tyranny and the deaths of innocents. All efforts should be taken to avoid initiating violence, but there should be no doubt that violent acts will be met with overwhelming retaliation.
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SSgt Gilbert Sandoval
President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy, "Speak softly, but carry a big stick!"
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The most important lesson is that others need to know that someone in the military has given their life for me, to be free and to live in this wonderful country of ours. david brondos ex GI w/a purple heart.
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Peace comes from strength. Japan saw the US as weak and unwilling to fight another war. Our military was only a fraction of what it had been, weapons were outdated or obsolete, training was nearly non-existant, and the population overall was weary from the effects of the depression.
There are many similarities today, and enemies to our way of life will eagerly exploit any perceived weakness including a divided country.
There are many similarities today, and enemies to our way of life will eagerly exploit any perceived weakness including a divided country.
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