Is this excessive?
2006-08-01 05:35:38 · 19 answers · asked by hagar 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
you werent there with him. I have been in combat and i still feel a little anger towards iraqi people. I know there are good iraqi people, but that felling i get when i am around them. I understand what your gramps is going through; hell i know he saw more death and stuff then i did. Respect his wishes, i am sure he doent mean to make you mad. Ohh and tell your gramps i said thanks for his military service, i am sure he rarely ever hears it. hhhhhhuuuuuuuaaaaaaaa
2006-08-01 10:06:00 · answer #1 · answered by kram_7777 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Maybe excessive but his right. I can understand his sentiment. I have resisted purchasing Japanese cars myself for many reasons but I have started to look at it differently. I believe in loyalty to my country, it's products and workers, but I finally have to ask myself this question. Since U.S. car manufacturers are outsourcing manufacturing, importing parts, and merging with Japanese manufacturers, while Honda, Toyota, and Nissan are building factories here and employing American workers, who is benefitting America more? You might try talking to him about this. In the end though, these battles in the Pacifics were hard fought bloody messes and after experiencing that some never can get over their bitterness and resentment of the enemy. Your grandfather needs to let this go for his own sake but it is no one elses place to tell him this. He needs to come to the realization on his own that people are people and all are capable of good and evil. Perhaps he never will. Until he does, respect his wishes.
lol...I like Hippie Hunter's answer better than mine. Semper Fi.
2006-08-01 05:53:21 · answer #2 · answered by RunningOnMT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your grandfather remembers the horror of war, as have many other good men and women who still act in a similar manner.
I was a kid when he put his life on the line, but I have never seen any real need to buy a car from a nation that once attacked us.
2006-08-01 05:48:50 · answer #3 · answered by senior citizen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would respect his wishes, I know that I would not have wanted to witness the Japanese atrocities that were committed on POW's there.
2006-08-01 06:27:26 · answer #4 · answered by jordanjd4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good for Grandpaw! You oughta feel lucky you got a connection to history
2006-08-01 10:07:47 · answer #5 · answered by Johnny Guano 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all excessive. He is a man of principle. You should respect his wishes.
2006-08-01 05:53:23 · answer #6 · answered by ctfl94 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not excessive, you need to respect what he went through for your freedom to drive that foreign car. If he doesn't want it in his drive way, RESPECT HIM.
2006-08-01 06:32:26 · answer #7 · answered by priorsvcmarine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might feel lingering anger towards the Japanese if you knew what they did in WWII, much less experienced it.
2006-08-01 05:48:48 · answer #8 · answered by FiatJusticia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL Hug your grandpa for me that is so funny. He has lived a long life and deserves your respect.
2006-08-01 06:37:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but you weren't there and so you couldn't possibly understand his reasoning. Just abide by his wishes, he's your grandfather.
2006-08-01 05:48:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋