Anniversary

[Bradford DeLong]

>>There seems to be a problem here. There is no "US" that (a) has a 
>>mind, (b) is a moral agent, and (c) can be said to "deserve" 
>>anything. To say "the US deserved it" is a backhanded way of saying 
>>that "the people who live in the United States and pledge it their 
>>allegiance deserve it."
>>
>>I would call this fuzzy thinking, but that would be an insult to 
>>fuzzy thinkers everywhere...
>>
>>
>>Brad DeLong
>
>Did the Nazis deserve Dresden? Did the individuals who died in 
>Dresden (many of whom were supporters of the Nazis) deserve it? (I 
>would say no, but I think many people would disagree.)
>
>Chris "Been Drinking Whiskey, Hope I'm Coherent" Doss

Many were not supporters of the Nazis. Many were unclear on the 
concept of what being a supporter of the Nazis meant. Many were three 
years old, for God's sake. Even if you are a supporter of Nazis -- 
and understand what that means -- it's far from clear to me that that 
is ipso facto grounds for one's immolation.

No. The people of Dresden did not "deserve" what happened to them...

Brad DeLong