Umm, OK wrote:
Precious Roy wrote:
There is no word for "right" in Japanese (as in First Amendment Rights). The closest word in Japanese is the word for "duty". Japanese society has a very strong collective spirit. When people see themselves as part of a larger fabric of a society, they tend to have societies that are more cohesive and egalitarian. Same goes for the Nordic countries.
There is also no word for 'snowball'.
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Dennis Lukes wrote:
Second highest life expectancy in the world.
Almost no foreigners.
Hard work, honor and loyalty, the most important things for them.
Almost no crime.
Also: amazing food and beautiful women.
High Fidelity wrote:
Damn good at what? At raping the Chinese and trying to take over the world and then making the world forget about this by eternally playing the victim bc they were bombed?
Every country's soldiers raped women during and after World War II. The USSR's rampage against German women in the spring and summer of 1945 was particularly barbaric.
Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:
Three decades of economic stagnation?
Declining birth rate and population?
Japan cannot attract enough workers from SE Asia because the wage gap has become smaller.
It is a wonderful, safe, beautiful country. There is more to life than GDP and population growth.
zatopek wrote:
High Fidelity wrote:
Damn good at what? At raping the Chinese and trying to take over the world and then making the world forget about this by eternally playing the victim bc they were bombed?
That's true. All most of them know about WWII is that they were bombed. There is no collective guilt about their actions. They have no idea why the Chinese and Koreans hate them.
Actually, many Japanese know about Japan's militarism/colonialism in the 1930s and deplore it. I think, however, that they see a double standard since the Western countries that decried Japan's colonialism had been doing the exact same thing for decades. In fact, some of the territories that Japan conquered, such as French Indo-China and the Dutch East Indies, had previously been under the yoke of European imperial powers for many years. Basically the argument of Westerners was "Japan can't conquer Thailand! Thailand belong to France!"
30 year Japan veteran wrote:
up the ante wrote:
White foreigners scorned behind their backs. Non-white foreigners scorned openly.
High cost of food promotes healthier eating and lower healthcare costs.
Very true. Most white foreigners think they are loved but in reality they are considered sub-human.
I don't think so.
Here is a list of the all-time highest-grossing movies in Japan:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films_in_JapanNotice that most of these movies were made in the United States, and many feature white protagonists. Doesn't seem like this supports your hypothesis.
Precious Roy wrote:
There is no word for "right" in Japanese (as in First Amendment Rights).
False. The word is 権利 (kenri).
I thought this thread might be about running. Stupid me.
30 year Japan veteran wrote:
Very true. Most white foreigners think they are loved but in reality they are considered sub-human.
False. If anything, many Japanese have an inferiority complex vis-a-vis Westerners, although that's slowly changing.
My parents are engineers. Growing up I lived in Japan for months at a time until I was in High School. 1) It's so cool that Obon (as huge as Christmas) is celebrated for 8 consecutive weekends with massive festivals of 100,000s people. In some parts it's 12 weekends in a row. 2) As little kids we bought candy, ice cream, etc. at the konbini (7-Eleven, Lawson, Family Mart,...) all by ourselves at all hours of the night and middle of blistering hot summers at 3 A.M. in the morning without parental or adult supervision the same as the Japanese kids do. 3). As a girl I could so walk around 24 hours a day without fear of crime as Japanese girls do all their lives.
Foster City runners wrote:
My parents are engineers. Growing up I lived in Japan for months at a time until I was in High School. 1) It's so cool that Obon (as huge as Christmas) is celebrated for 8 consecutive weekends with massive festivals of 100,000s people. In some parts it's 12 weekends in a row. 2) As little kids we bought candy, ice cream, etc. at the konbini (7-Eleven, Lawson, Family Mart,...) all by ourselves at all hours of the night and middle of blistering hot summers at 3 A.M. in the morning without parental or adult supervision the same as the Japanese kids do. 3). As a girl I could so walk around 24 hours a day without fear of crime as Japanese girls do all their lives.
Exactly. Americans like to think they're the freest people on earth. They're not. Japanese women and children, at least, are much freer, because they're safer. Americans are the captives of fear.
zatopek wrote:
That's true. All most of them know about WWII is that they were bombed. There is no collective guilt about their actions. They have no idea why the Chinese and Koreans hate them.
If you really believe that, you haven't been watching NHK. They've run several documentaries in this topic.
Dennis Lukes wrote:
Second highest life expectancy in the world.
Almost no foreigners.
Hard work, honor and loyalty, the most important things for them.
Almost no crime.
They're not attached to the karma and ramifications of the impossible, narcissistic and psychopathic, whole-planet scale hegemonic, imperialist/colonial ambitions of the Anglo-American/European sphere.
energeticlotuseater wrote:
Tatar... wrote:
We must not slide into ecofascism or Malthusianism which will become commonplace as climate change becomes undeniable. It inevitably leads to eugenicist arguments.
The global birthrate has collapsed and is already 2.4 children, with the replacement number 2.1 in developed nations and as high as 3.5 in less developed ones.
Also, the population and birth rate are not the same as if age skews younger the population will still be increasing in absolute numbers for many years even with a sub replacement birth rate. So if you look at population against carbon emissions it's easy to think that's the cause but if you look at the birth rate, it's inverted - it coincides with a decrease in human fertility.
So the seeds have been sown for a population decline in the 22nd century. That might seem a long way off but babies born today will easily live to see it and there's even some college graduates from this year who'll get to see New Years Day 2100
The challenges of demographic aging is with us already and will be just as problematic as climate change.
Demographic aging will hurt the oldest but it will help save the planet.
Older people will probably have to work longer and not have social security benefits in the future— they will have to fund their own retirement. However, after initial growing pains of about 25 to 50 years this will become the “new normal.”
I’m not saying I’m necessarily in favor of this solution but the obvious fact is that the over abundance of humans on this planet are contributing to pollution. More humans inevitably equals more waste- “green power” can eleviate this but it does not get to the root issue.
How retirements are funded at all if there's more pensioners than workers is going to be a huge problem, it doesn't matter whether it's social security or private - if the economy isn't strong enough to support a social security system, no amount of funding your own retirement will make up the difference.
Demographic aging will put further pressure on the environment as this economic stagnation and reduction in living standards means exploitation of land and resources becomes more attractive.
The only people who thin that Japanese women are docile are those not married to them. When they are single they are very cute and docile. But as soon as they have the first child they take off their mask and show their true personalities. In the marriage they Japanese woman is the boss. She controls all the money and once the baby making is finished so is the sex. The docile Japanese woman act is just an act to snare the man.[/quote]
Lol! You are soooooo right.
douglas burke wrote:
Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:
[quote]douglas burke wrote:
At least there is no Japanese Privilege in Japan.
The Koreans and Chinese in Japan who are teachers, should teach about the evils of Japanese privilege in Japan.
Looks like someone has some issues.
Tatar... wrote:
How retirements are funded at all if there's more pensioners than workers is going to be a huge problem, it doesn't matter whether it's social security or private - if the economy isn't strong enough to support a social security system, no amount of funding your own retirement will make up the difference.
Demographic aging will put further pressure on the environment as this economic stagnation and reduction in living standards means exploitation of land and resources becomes more attractive.
It’s something that will have to be worked out because the Earth can’t support an endlessly growing population.
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Exactly. Americans like to think they're the freest people on earth. They're not. Japanese women and children, at least, are much freer, because they're safer. Americans are the captives of fear.[/quote]
I totally agree, America is a violent, unsafe country and its getting worse. Japan is safe and clean and they have respect for their country. We Americans have become arrogant and divisive.
Looking at the Japanese videos on internet, I don't feel particularly attracted by their model of life. Everything in this world is context and the distribution of resources and wealth in the world explain everything.
colorunner123 wrote:
High Fidelity wrote:
Damn good at what? At raping the Chinese and trying to take over the world and then making the world forget about this by eternally playing the victim bc they were bombed?
Every country's soldiers raped women during and after World War II. The USSR's rampage against German women in the spring and summer of 1945 was particularly barbaric.
The difference between the USSR's and Japan's raping during WWII was that their raping was systematic. It was supported by their military.