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I thought the story said 140,000?DPDarkPrimus wrote:I'm taking comfort in the fact that there are so many cranes donated anyways that they will be replaced easily... but that is 144 people's wishes for world peace that he destroyed.
Doesn't seem like the first time someone's done this...In February 2002, 50,000 paper cranes were set alight in the park. (Compiled from Mainichi and wire stories, Japan, August 1, 2003)
I'd have to say this offends me more...Admiral Valdemar wrote:I'm a little more pissed off at the thugs defacing and breaking tombstones and memorials in France of British veterans from WWI and II. One instance they even took the door off a memorial tomb and set alight the book of condolences that had been signed by loved ones.
True. Better example.kojikun wrote:More like if youre opposed to the Gulf War 2.RogueIce wrote:it'd be like defacing the Vietnam Memorial because you were opposed to the Vietnam War.
On the other hand, its good to see that the Japanese are objective as everArsonist sets alight 140,000 origami cranes in Hiroshima wrote:The glass rooms are located around the bronze statue of a 12-year-old girl, Sadako Sasaki, who died from leukemia 10 years after she was victimized in the 1945 atomic bombing of the city.
No, she was a victim. She had nothing to do with the war, unless you count that the sins of the father be passed on she was a complete innocent, a victim of war.Howedar wrote:Thats pretty retarded.On the other hand, its good to see that the Japanese are objective as everArsonist sets alight 140,000 origami cranes in Hiroshima wrote:The glass rooms are located around the bronze statue of a 12-year-old girl, Sadako Sasaki, who died from leukemia 10 years after she was victimized in the 1945 atomic bombing of the city.
Don't know how you take it, but I take it like it means they went out of their way to hurt this girl, as in that was the whole purpose behind it, not her being in the wrong place at the wrong time or whathaveyou.Howedar wrote:You and I both know that the word "victimized" has far deeper connotations than that.
I blame the Japanese school system / mentality towards it for this incident. The attitude they have towards studies is totally insane. This person attacked the cranes since they were an easy target for a demented fool, not for any reason related to what they are. This guy should go to an institution instead of being beat up on the street by people from stardestroyer.net, and the educaitonal system should be fully revamped."I did it because I have been frustrated since failing to graduate (in March this year)."
Well, atomic bomings aren't exactly a good thing...HemlockGrey wrote:You'll notice the museum in Hiroshima makes absolutely no attempt to do anything other than demonize the bombings in every way that is open to them, although this is getting off-topic.
Unless I am sadly mistaken, she did fold over a thousand paper cranes.Sadako believed that if she folded 1,000 paper cranes she would get well, but sadly died after reaching only 644.
