Why should I have to celebrate VJ Day?

Question

I know it is ages away but my grandparents celebrate VJ day (some boring history thing) every year they celebrate it by flying to Hawaii to the Pearl Harbor for prayers and then going to Normandy for the day.

This year they want me and my parents to go toalong but I don't want to go; they are here right now planning it.

I told them I am 16 and 16 is the age of consent and that they can't physically make me go; my nana says that she and my grandfather are part of the Greatest Generation and "So you don't want to pay respects to those young men who lost their lives just so you could be free?" I said "No I don't want to celebrate the atomic bombing of innocent Japanese civilians and besides it's not like I asked those men to fight is it?" With that my nana smacked me across the legs with her walking stick, I fell to the floor in tears and in agony; my parents just went into the kitchen with my grandparents and left me alone crying and began to plan the trip.

So why should I have to go? I am not really proud to be American and I could care less about history.

Answer 1

Because You Have To !!

Answer 2

16 is the age of consent for what? Sex? You are a minor. You do what your parents tell you to do. When you are no longer being supported by them and don't live in their house you can do what you want. No way would I go on a vacation and leave a 16 year old home without me.



And what's wrong with you anyway? Most people would give their eyeteeth to go on a vacation to Hawaii. Because that is what it would be for you and your parents. A vacation. And, by the way, Normandy is in France which is in Europe and is hardly a "day" trip.



I'm sure that you know that VJ day stands for Victory over Japan. Yes, it's pretty terrible that we had to bomb two cities in Japan in order to stop the war but you do what you have to do. Those men and women in Hawaii didn't ask to get get bombed by Japan either. You do not have to "honor" the men and women who died in WW2 but you should at least be ashamed of yourself for not honoring your grandparents by demeaning them and their values.

Answer 3

> Why should I have to celebrate VJ Day?

To show respect.



> then going to Normandy for the day.



You are obviously a fundamentalist Christian making fun of liberals and/or atheists. Guess what, Sparky? Normandy is in FRANCE, 7,500 miles from Hawaii. You can't "go there for the day" unless you live in Europe.



While I'm clearing up things,

The earth is a sphere

The earth goes around the sun, not vice versa

Pi was always 3.14 etc, even in King David's day

People and apes descend from the same common ancestor.

Answer 4

>I am not really proud to be American and I could care less about history<





Awww.... that is cute. Another Liberal.

Answer 5

"In tears and in agony". Such drama. I think that is why your parents and grandparents find you a massive disappointment. It has nothing to do with your being an idiot.

Answer 6

A trollin' we will go,



A trollin' we will go



Hey-ho it 's Friday so,



A trollin' we will go.