My I, like most people, I suspect, have always believed that helmets do help protect us, based purely on common sense. If this is not true, I would like to know why. Certainly I would prefer to ride without one if it doesn’t do any good.

I am an avid cyclist who has unfortunately been in several accidents, though none involving cars or hitting my head. My brother had a bicycle accident (no car involved) and did hit his head. He suffered a serious concussion. But, if he had not been wearing a helmet, I strongly suspect that it might have killed him. Until I see some strong evidence and not just assertions, I’ll keep wearing a helmet when I ride.

Rufio,
23 July, 2011 at 3:01 am

is the best comment here.

But I have to say Japan had 500,000 to 1,000,000 civilian deaths, thats only inocent people.

America had 1700 civilian deaths and 417000 soilders die, that means more civilans died in Japan than American soilders and cilivans together.

So yeah, Apple some times has good ideas and some times they should pull their own head out of their a**.

Let’s not forget that by this time, the war in europe was over. The soviets made tremendous sacrifices for which Europe, and America and Canada or indebted. Yes, the Soviets helped the Americans in one sense, the Americans helped the soviets in other senses. We were all allies, we helped each other. Even so, both soviet and american scientists were using the germans’ research to build atomic weapons.

The soviets were committed to spreading communism and expanding their empire even during the reconstruction of europe–ie east germany, berlin wall, satellite states, etc. Many people agree that the destruction of Hiroshima and especially Nagasaki was more of a show of force to the Soviets than to the Japanese. The war was essentially over. Japan was more or less defeated by Aug. 8 1945. It was the United States way of proving to the only other state in the world powerful enough to rival itself that it had nuclear weapons and wasn’t afraid to use them.

If the Russians had bombed Japan (their enemy and neighbor) before the US, perhaps the world would not be undergoing enforced ‘democratization’. Who knows. The point is, war sucks. Once international relationships break down past the point of non-violent resolutions, you’re ALWAYS going to get one atrocity or another. Rather than try to decide who was more wrong, or whether it was an act of terror or act of war (two cities got nuked–what’s in a name?), we should practice peaceable resolutions to disagreements, even on the internet.
Be the change you want to see in the world –Ghandi

(PS I’m an educated American. I’m tired of the world calling all americans stupid americans. and i’m tired of stupid americans giving them a reason to call us names.)

What Japan did to Pearl Harbor and several other countries was unacceptable. And its disgusting of the Americans to drop bombs on INNOCENTS.
Japan’s reasons for the attacks on Pearl Harbor were totally unnecessary. Telling Americans to back off from their buisiness by attacking Pearl Harbor is also unforgiven. It was the Japanese who initiated the battle, so its their fault for starting it all, but the Americans disgraced themselves with what they did. Around 120,000 civillians died in the Japanese cities. Not something to be proud of, keep in mind.
And DON’T tell me that Americans stopped World War II. It shouldn’t have had to be the hard way.
Of course, the general Japanese will say that Americans are at fault, and the general Americans will say that the Japanese are.
I’m saying that both countries are faulty. America for their final acts, and Japan for their initiative.

I am neither Japanese or American, and this is what I think of the issue.

And, @Scott, you disgust me. Like everyone else here, its the deceased Russians who we thank, so get that in your thick, arrogant skull.

Decades following the bombing, the Soviet Union and America competed in the Cold War. America did everything they possibly could to prevent a nuclear war. In my opinion, things are improving, if slightly. Nobody wants a nuclear war. The pressure is increasing to get rid of nuclear weapons. Will we succeed? It’s hard to tell. Maybe, maybe not. But for now, at least we’re all trying.

Further more, the United States Armed Forces receives little or no credit for the steps it takes to minimize civilian casualties. People complain that the U.S. kills to many civilians. The military has spent billions of dollars on making military technology safer to use so that civilians aren’t killed. Then the same people complain about the military overspending. When asked, they say they are pro-military. Ha.

This is the difference between justified and unjustified terrorism and genocide, and I want to make my point clear.

All my life I have believed that our government was good and everything else was bad.

All my life I have been willing to defend our country, to attack those who threaten us and to expose those who plot and plan against us.

It was a terrible, devastating revelation, to realise that it is our own governments who threaten us, it is the elite and privileged who plot and plan against ordinary, hard-working people like me. I can remember feeling very emotional, then incredibly angry to learn that 911 was not as portrayed by those who are meant to protect us.

Heroes like Mike Prysner are unbelievably brave and honourable and I thank him for his courage. It is only when people like this brave soldier stand up and speak the truth, that things have a hope of changing.

I do what I can in my own way but I am totally blown away by Mike Prysner and his willingness to tell the world just exactly how it is.

Sir, you have my total admiration and love, I am so proud of you.

Michael Talbot

Scott … I hope you went and learned this between your rant and now.