# Thread with photograph of child in aftermath of Nagasaki

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**Created:** [August 16, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-with-photograph-of-child-in-aftermath-of-nagasaki/918272 "2020-08-16T18:56:39Z")\
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> [@Alessan](#):
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> CS is a discussion forum, and what’s there to discuss about the photo other than its context?

That’s been addressed in the thread itself.

> [@This photo and description may be the saddest thing I have ever seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-photo-and-description-may-be-the-saddest-thing-i-have-ever-seen/918174/37):
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> you could analyze the photo, or the description which IMO is itself a powerful piece of writing. Or post similar photos that have moved you. Or connect it to works of literature or film about similar incidents.

Or one could put it as, its context is not limited to the one specific argument about which country should be assigned blame.

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