+397 Sorry, Gramps. Being old/a war veteran doesn't earn you a "get out of racism free" card, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Agreed. Althought it goes back into the debate of "Should we judge the views of the past based on the morals of today?"

by Anonymous 13 years ago

In this case it's more like the other way around I think. "Should we judge the views of today based on the morals of the past?" since most veterans still hate the nationallity of the people they were at war against

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Which is natural, cause the opposing forces were trying to kill them...but either way I reckon both sides should just reconcile and put aside their differences afterwards... My grandma was raised in Imperial Japan, and she was a kid in Tokyo when Tokyo was bombed...she was playing outside with her friends when a B-17 was making a low pass, and the gunners opened up on her and her friends with several .50BMG machine guns. She kind of dislikes Americans now, but so would most people if they were almost killed by them...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Its still ignorant for anyone to hate an entire race for something a few did in times of war. (Not that Americans are an actual "race")

by Anonymous 13 years ago

very true.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I love the user name of the poster, Flight of the Concords <3

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You think that's bad? My grandfather was born in Nazi Germany. He hates EVERYONE.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

What if you're Walt Kowalski?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

My grandpa fought the Japs in WWII and he refuses to buy ANYTHING Japanese, and he barely talks to my dad because we have a Toyota... I'm guessing they weren't very friendly to him

by Anonymous 13 years ago

if a white woman was married to a black man and a black man tries to rob and kill her...she's not going to hate black ppl becuase of it, she is going to hate that SPECIFIC person

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Not necessarily, because then why does racism even exist in the first place?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

my reply was to ken8lk

by Anonymous 13 years ago