2011年2月4日金曜日

Friday Free Day

So, being Friday, I just thought I would share some thoughts I've been having recently. 

Someone in the comments once asked me about what I think of World War 2.

Now, obviously war is never a good thing, but putting that aside for a moment...

The ONE thing that war seems to do well is cause change.  Both social and economic.  For example, take a look at America with it's War in Iraq etc.  For better or worse, it has caused change in America and in many other places around the world.  Another example, technology that was developed for WW2 was then used and purchased by the average consumer (things like computers and internet etc) later.  Also, the Vietnam and Korean wars led to the Hippy-peace-loving movement, and American people's constant hatred and distrust of their own government as well.

Japan, on the other hand, doesn't have an army and is forbidden to go to war a la their constitution.  So, Japan has not had any of those social stimuli to change their thinking and social systems. 

Of course I would never say that War is a good thing, because that would be untrue.  But, I will say that the effects of war or not always negative... just mostly so.

Japan has had no need for civil rights changes because very few foreigners choose to stay here.  On top of that, VERY few get naturalized to become Japanese citizens.  Why is that important?  Because until they do that, they have no foundation on which to stand and say 'We need better treatment'.  Because, being still a 'foreigner' they will just be told to 'Go home if you don't like it'.

Japan has had no Malcom X, no Martin Luther Kings, no Rosa Parks.  To be fair, foreigners are not treated nearly as badly as Black people were in the 50s and 60s.  But, they are still treated... shall we say, unfairly. 

Someone needs to stand up and protest or something.

Stay Frosty!

15 件のコメント:

  1. But I thought that tha Japanese were nice and polite people who treat everyone with respect!

    Also, as u rightly pointed out WW2 was a time of tremendous innovation

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  2. Its common everywhere, lets just say that its human nature, all of it, war, the pursuit of peace/security, discrimination, its just there..

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  3. I have also heard stories from non-niiponese in the country. Something must be done, send in protoman! :O

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  4. yea i agree, in general war is always on the bad side of things imo

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  5. Send in some scary looking foreigners to scare some manners into them. I' thinking Techno Viking...

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  6. good points there..
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  7. This is interesting, I wonder if the country is better off this way though

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  8. hello lovely,

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  9. interesting views. Though i know as well as all people that war is never a good thing, war is something that has always been a part of the human experience. Good and evil, destruction and creation, death and life are all parts of war. Though WW2 may be the last war that the US can feel good about, many wars have been fought since then by smaller nations for far more trivial reasons. Interested in knowing more of what you think about this. Followed

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  10. This fascinates me. As you may know Japan has social problems, mean age of the population goes up as fewer people are having children. It's population is in a decline now. Also, hikki.

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  11. u just sayin that cuz u weren't chillin near hiroshima near 1945ish.


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  12. Good points. Things change because of war but we could sure do without them!

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  13. I dont know if you can really compare the melting pot that America is with Japan.

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