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Did they think at the time that their people would suffer more under occupation than they would trying to continue to fight? (Actual question, not rhetorical.)
by chrisseaton 5y ago
Did they think at the time that their people would suffer more under occupation than they would trying to continue to fight?
(Actual question, not rhetorical.)
- newaccount2021 5y ago
- dairylee 5y agoThe Japanese Government didn't want an unconditional surrender as it would have meant the Emperor (Who was seen as quasi-divine) would have potentially been tried for war crimes and executed. They didn't care about their citizens, just the Emperor. Fantastic video which explains everything: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCRTgtpC-Go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCRTgtpC-Go
- s1artibartfast 5y agoHappiness utilitarianism is so pervasive today that people forget alternatives even exist, but there are a wide array of value systems. For at least some, the suffering was irrelevant. Many held that it would be better for every Japanese person to die than loose the war.