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Re:Japanese students create VR experience of Hiroshima bombing by vorpalhex on Monday August 06, 2018 @01:51PM (#17699901)
Before World War 1, there was a (relative) period of some peace, and something insane happened - people started glorifying war. The idea of war bringing out the "real" in a person, or skimming off the excess of society was a thing.

Then of course, once mustard gas is rolling through your neighborhood, glorifying war seems rather stupid.

People are dumb forgetful creatures, but it's important to keep well in mind that war is terrible and horrible, and we as people never want it. Public opinion won't prevent another war from happening ever, but it will make war much harder to argue for.

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Re:Japanese students create VR experience of Hiroshima bombing by craftyguy on Monday August 06, 2018 @03:00PM (#17700566)
> Public opinion

As events in 2000-2003 have taught us, it's quite easy to sway public opinion in favor of war, even more so when it's largely not on your own soil.

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Re:Japanese students create VR experience of Hiroshima bombing by trentlott on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @01:11AM (#17704017)
And easy to continue it, when the costs are so readily ignored.

Iraq/Afghanistan have been much longer than Vietnam for a very obvious reason.

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