First shot of Cold War

August 13, 2020

The dropping of nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and then Nagasaki was more the first shot of the Cold War than a necessary action to compel Japan to lay down its arms and surrender in the final days of WW II. It is a big and unremovable stain on the bloody resume of U.S. imperialism and its ruling circles. We shouldn’t allow ‘ole’ Harry from Fulton Missouri to escape responsibility for this horrific and singularly unique atrocity. It happened on his watch and he made the final decision, even if he was’t the only decision maker.

Sam Webb

I'm a long-time socialist and activist, but new to the blogging world. I hope to bring a different perspective on politics, sports, culture, and Marxism. Besides blogging, I also leave plenty of time for swimming, hiking, ESPN, music, reading, drinking good beer, and, not least, my family and friends. I wish I could play basketball, but my knees ruled out that possibility long ago. While I currently reside in New York, my politically formative years were spent in Portland, Me. and Detroit during the 1970s and 1980s. I graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (where I played basketball) and received a MA in economics from the University of Connecticut. I was the national chairperson of the Communist Party, USA from 2000 until 2014 when I stepped down at the convention. In 2016 I resigned from the Communist Party two years later. We were no longer on the same page.

First shot of Cold War

Sam Webb

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