DO BABY BOOMERS ASK FOR TOO MUCH

Depending on who you ask, baby boomers are either a blessing or a curse.

Once we were the bundle of joy for parents coming back from The Big One, WWII.

Their babies were the complete opposite of what had happened the past five years in Europe and the Pacific where injury and death were common.

The soldiers came home and started families after the bombing, shooting, and flame throwers went silent.

It wasn’t the War To End All Wars like WWI, but a more modern interpretation. Instead of gas attacks for mass casualties, the modern war used nuclear bombs.

And today is the Hiroshima anniversary.

Imagine a city leveled by bombs. Here’s a few:

Hiroshima

Nagasaki

Tokyo

The top two pics have nuclear bombs in common. The last, Tokyo, is a result of firebombing, yet they all look similar.

Compare the images to current day bombing of Raqqa, Syria.

Notice the building still stand in one, but absent in the others.

Is this an educational moment, or just another example of missing the point? If it’s educational, then too many have missed the point.

The U.S. wiped out Japanese cities to avoid landing soldiers and wiping out millions more.

The harsh reality is nuclear war in Japan has always been in the baby boomers rearview mirror, something to learn about and never repeat. Conventional weapons, not so much.

With baby boomers sliding into their twilight years while seated in power positions, including the presidency, we still hear about nuclear weapons and rockets and mass destruction.

The learning curve shouldn’t be so difficult to navigate, but here we are.

What’s the difference between nuclear annihilation and mass shootings in America? Ask the relative of someone who died in the Japanese attacks, then compare the answer to one who lost a loved one in a shooting.

Loss is loss and no one gets a do over.