The Nuking of Japan

[A Theist]

...but clearly Shell didn't think it did. Isn't it up to her who she gives kudos to?

Yup. Absolutely she does, and I agree with you. But that's not the issue I was raising.
My issue, (...and not just her alone), is the inconsistency of applying standards. If we're going to apply standards that condemns certain kinds of behavior or that condemns the use of certain terms that are demeaning of a whole group or race of people, (as in this case, 'Japs' was used by two different posters...the one condemned, the other, not.), then shouldn't those standards be applied consistently to everyone? (Edit: When I said greneknight deserved the Kudo, I meant the one I gave him.)

On another note, I have to walk back my previous statement just a little bit to say that you did make a post in this thread where I thought your point was a bit weak, more from an emotional point, rather than from a rational one. I understand your objection to nuking Nagasaki and Hiroshima because of the civilian population.
Both of those cities were targeted because of the industrial munitions sites that were there. It was determined that a military invasion of the Japanese mainland would not only prolong the war with that country, but that it would also result in far more casualties. An act of deliberate terrorism tagets civilians. That wasn't the case here.