wanderinjapan1 - The story of Sadako Sasaki and the one thousand paper cranes for hope in Hiroshima

[popsune1]

 

[Emperor_Hippo]

The paper cranes that Sadako folded are still on display at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.

went there at least 3 times liao. Still educational and eye opening.

 

[archie7]

 

[Emperor_Hippo]

Yah, this one.

some small until she use needle and fold.

 

[archie7]

Yah, this one.

some small until she use needle and fold.

very insightful visit to the museum
really cannot take peace for grant

i see the video wall with the faces of the pple who died and the database to search their names
damn heart aching

 

[AndreFLo]

Can really feel the emotion when visiting the Peace Memorial Park. Shows the horror of nuclear weapons and why we should never even attempt to use those weapons again.

 

[archie7]

for educational purposes
some discomfort and emotional triggers

Spoiler

 

[ewng]

Only know the Sadako that crawled out from tv 30 years ago...

 

[Dudick]

Was waiting for Nanjing

 

[Emperor_Hippo]

very insightful visit to the museum
really cannot take peace for grant

i see the video wall with the faces of the pple who died and the database to search their names
damn heart aching

Is not just about taking peace for granted.

Is also to make sure that the vigilance is kept to ensure peace stays, because when politicians come up with any harebrained schemes to appeal to the baser human instincts of greed and power to align with a genocidal dictator, its in the interest of all to call them out.

 

[Mystyque]

Ok, not the Sadako I was expecting

 

[Ronin881]

 

[Ronin881]

 

[Ronin881]

 

[Ronin881]

Can really feel the emotion when visiting the Peace Memorial Park. Shows the horror of nuclear weapons and why we should never even attempt to use those weapons again.

But it left out the horror of the samurai swords used to behead Chinese in Nanjing.

It also left out the horror of infamous Unit 731.

 

[DigDub]

Went before to this Hiroshima park. The Japs portray themselves as the victim while totally wiping out what caused it in the first place.

 

[Ronin881]

The paper cranes that Sadako folded are still on display at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.

went there at least 3 times liao. Still educational and eye opening.

Have you visited the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall?

 

[Emperor_Hippo]

Have you visited the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall?

Nope. Not too much desire to visit China these days.

 

[Emperor_Hippo]

Went before to this Hiroshima park. The Japs portray themselves as the victim while totally wiping out what caused it in the first place.

I think your interpretation's a little skewered - no one's trying to portray themselves as the victim in an Atomic Bombing. In fact, even my 10yr old kid who's got both perspectives (from Japan's POV and Singapore's POV) understands from the visit that the only victims out of any war are folks who get caught in the crossfire.

There's no war without victims, regardless which side they are on - invaders or defenders. That is all. The ones who perpetuate it are the politicians. That is all.

 

[LWZ]

in the end, poor civilians suffer because of rich people's wars