Democracia no Japão

Largar bombas sobre Hiroshima e Nagasaki ensinou à América - e às instituições mundiais que nasceram do pós-guerra - que a moral, quando não irrelevante, é apenas mensurável de acordo com a volatilidade da opinião pública.

In 1945, a Gallup Poll found that 85 percent of Americans approved of the bombing while only 10 percent disapproved. More than 60 years later, public opinion has not shifted remarkably. In 2009 61 percent thought the bombing was “the right thing” while only 22 percent thought it was wrong.