Well the point here is, at least my point, i will not help japan , where are all these bleeding hearts for the people of Appalachia(sp), the homeless vets, etc? guess running that ad during a documentary of the bataan death march was ill conceived
I think the issue lies deeper within you. You said your a vietnam veteran, right? Maybe you don`t want to donate to Japan, because you want to think that the energy, time and sacrifice you and your family put into that war was not just something for the agendas of countrys, something the country wants to accomplish using someone like you. No. You want to think that war was just like propaganda said, you felt it was much more important. Your attitude was go on boys, lets do this for the country without excessive questioning.
Now your here as a VN veteran, talking about how you aren`t going to donate money to Japan because you saw the message in combination with a war documentary. Are you just realising that the human to human wars fought up to this day were utter, needless bullshit and that we would of achived much more if we worked together?
I`m sure if a mega storm hit the US you would appreciate the help given? Would other countries want to help you? If they don`t, are they wrong to not do so? Ask yourself these questions and see it from different points of view!
A lot of people already stated, the world will rise together!!
And just for me to remind you, if you hate Japan so much, countries like the USA are using 3rd world countries for their resources, screwing them up with debt and going over there for holiday trips. At least your on the easier side and would paying $5 fuck you up so much? Its not like the enemy in vietnam so wanted to fight with you so, STOP HATING!!
I honestly can`t stand for all that narrow minded patriotic bullshit in this world. The question is, how long does it take to forgive&forget?