Saturday, August 29, 2009

How to end a war

Couple of days ago, we were having an NE (National Education) lesson and were discussing the topic of WWII and the Japanese Occupation. We got to the part where the Japanese were defeated and the girls learnt that what brought the Japanese to their knees were the atomic bombs dropped onto Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

I asked them what they thought about how the Japanese were defeated.

Tai Pi: It's not right. We are doing to them what they did to us [referring to the Japanese bombing of Singapore].

Me: What would you have done then to end the war?

Pumpkin: Talk it out?

Tai Pi: Use sexy women as bait and trap the enemy then threaten to shoot them unless they surrender!

Sai Pi: Make them something they like, like pie and if they want the pie they must surrender.

So you see, there really are less destructive ways to end a war if you put three little girls in command.

1 comment:

household name said...

Oh, one of my 'favourite' topics!! 'Was the atomic bomb necessary?'

You can search on the Internet for different perspectives on the decision to use the bomb.