by mrswdk on Wed May 06, 2015 1:32 am
Inappropriate statues - the world tour.
Dr. Oppenheimer, Los Alamos
The man who made the atomic bomb possible, leading to the flattening of two Japanese cities and the threat of nuclear apocalypse which shrouded much of the latter half of the 20th century.
Arthur Harris, London
A statue in honor of Arthur 'Bomber' Harris erected on the Strand, London. Harris was responsible for carrying out the British WW2 bombing policy of indiscriminate bombing of civilians, including the infamous carpet bombing of Dresden.
Gavrilo Princip, Sarajevo
A statue erected in Bosnia-Herzegovina to commemorate the man who assasinated Franz Ferdinand and kick started one of the deadliest conflicts in human history.
Yasukuni Shrin, Tokyo
Rather than a mere statue, this is an entire temple complex honoring Japanese who died in conflict, including more than a dozen convicted Grade A war criminals who committed crimes against humanity in China and other Asian countries during WW2.