mercedo's Journal: Dead At Large, Dead In Custody

In Auschwitz Extermination Camp, 500 Jehovah's Witnesses and Gay people, 10,000 Russian, 21,000 Romany (Gypsies), 70,000 Polish , 1,000,000 Jewish (in which 200,000 were children)were killed in custody.

2,172,000 Japanese people (1,500,000 combatants, 672,000 non-combatants)were confirmed to be dead in WWII, but after they surrendered, after they were occupied by GHQ(General Headquater in Tokyo lead by general MacArthur), no one was hurt by US troops.

It was inevitable to have casualties and death toll during the war in a warfare in the event of war, but how about the death caught or captured or put in a camp and scentenced to death without any reasons.

Death at large is inevitable but death in custody is absurd and hard to accept.

I read many Japanese soldiers killed themselves before being caught by enemies. I still believe this is the only right way soldiers should follow.

suicidal soldiers

[DisownedSky]

While you have to admire their loyalty and courage, this practice cost the Japanese dearly during the war. In particular, pilots going down with their planes. At the end of the war, thye had few well trained and experienced combat pilots.

In battles like Tarawa, the Japanese could have put up an even more effective resistance had they not committed suicide instead of risking capture.

Generally Speaking

[mercedo]

There are exceptions in any rule. And it's not merely my admiration to their loyalty, morale but a principle of battlefield. There are some cases that strategic retreat or even surrender makes some sense but basically those are actions that benefitted to their enemies.

That's not right

[Stargoat]

3.6 million? Numbers that many would consider high in the west put the number at about 2,172,000, with only 672,000 of them civilians. The 1,500,000 military deaths includes the invasion of China in 1931 to the end of the war in '46.

Re:That's not right

[mercedo]

1,500,000 millitary death is right. Probably 3,600,000 includes not only those who were dead at direct cause but from the aftermath of war in addition to the death toll of soldiers.

Kind of late chiming in on this

[Marxist Hacker 42]

But I remember a sci-fi story on this topic. Basically, what happens to a rational mind when certain human beings are no longer people, is this gets turned into a "humane by numbers" game. Say you're the camp warden. You're in charge of a concentration camp that holds 120,000 people. You currently have a population of 136,000 people, and you're begining to have starvation and disease in the barracks. In addition, the military is sending you an additional 1000 people a day. 450 are starving every day,

Re:Kind of late chiming in on this

[mercedo]

It is generally regarded as 'first in last out' in human resourses, but unfortunately 'first in first out' in comodities. If we stand the point in humanism, apparently the former should be applied to.

I think you are suggesting the current situation of US immigration. That's too bad. How can you prevent it?

Re:Kind of late chiming in on this

[Marxist Hacker 42]

I think you are suggesting the current situation of US immigration. That's too bad. How can you prevent it?

Yes- we are in the same situation in the United States. Depending on how you look at it, we're either 300% above carrying capacity or 50% below. Unlike a concentration camp, you can't simply count the beds to get carrying capacity; other environmental concerns need to be considered.

How to prevent it? There are only two ways to prevent it- stop the inflow or increase the outflow. On the Maxamacro