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I wondered how long it would take, when I entered into arguments about Hiroshima, before the “It was a different time!” appeal to Patriotically Correct cultural relativism would come up. The answer is, less than 24 hours. http://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/1ju9fm/68_years_ago_today_815_am_local_time/cbj861z In other news, I have decided to stop protesting the repeated drone strikes on Yemeni civilians, because, hey, the most recent one happened before midnight U.S./Central Time, so it’s completely unfair to go around judging the Obama administration’s actions on Wednesday by the standards of today. http://radgeek.com/gt/2007/08/07/it_was/