PEW PEW PEW

Lousy giant robots and girls in school uniforms with magical powers that take 5 minutes to fully transform....

perhaps it was the unlawful and forceful introduction of western values into their society when they weren't ready?
/too soon?

holiday_inn_in_cambodia: perhaps it was the unlawful and forceful introduction of western values into their society when they weren't ready?
/too soon?

Which one of the people in that cartoon is the Japanese guy? 'Cause I don't see one.

Me rike rare dees fred ees goying. Me reary, reary rike.

Why is this in the Politics tab?

Relatively Obscure: holiday_inn_in_cambodia: perhaps it was the unlawful and forceful introduction of western values into their society when they weren't ready?
/too soon?

Which one of the people in that cartoon is the Japanese guy? 'Cause I don't see one.


Foreigners with even slightly different skin tones were always depicted and described as black or "dark", reality didn't enter in to it.

Relatively Obscure: holiday_inn_in_cambodia: perhaps it was the unlawful and forceful introduction of western values into their society when they weren't ready?
/too soon?

Which one of the people in that cartoon is the Japanese guy? 'Cause I don't see one.

must be behind the black dude on the left

Ha. Imaginary +1.

Isn't suicide in the Japanese military basically the same as a court martial in the U.S. military anyway?

More importantly, how can we drag Palin into this?

It's The Happening!

bourneobscurity: More importantly, how can we drag Palin into this?

Well, she has brought shame to her family and party - maybe she could rock some seppuku?

holiday_inn_in_cambodia: perhaps it was the unlawful and forceful introduction of western values into their society when they weren't ready?
/too soon?

Well to be fair they did retaliate by declaring war on the USA.

hyperspacemonkey: holiday_inn_in_cambodia: perhaps it was the unlawful and forceful introduction of western values into their society when they weren't ready?
/too soon?

Well to be fair they did retaliate by declaring war on the USA.

so you're saying world war II was our fault.
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The way I understand it is in the military once you fark up and stop advancing in rank your career is basically over. In Japan people who would not otherwise become successful join the military to try to make a great carreer out of that. When it does not work out for them they feel like they have no other way out and do not want to dishonor their families by accomplishing nothing with the rest of their lives.

The suicides are probably often more graphic than civilian suicides. I remember reading that Japanese people usually kill themselves with carbon monoxide poisoning from burning charcoal grills in their cars so as to not have to burden the person who has to clean up. Military people can probably get ahold of guns or grenades to do it.

An odd story for the politics tab.

JimmyCarter'sSecondTerm: I remember reading that Japanese people usually kill themselves with carbon monoxide poisoning from burning charcoal grills in their cars so as to not have to burden the person who has to clean up.

That, or jumping in front of a train, which is decidedly troublesome to tens of thousands of people...

Blame Hollywood
/bandwithy-theify

I'm interested in how yall distinguish between the Kamikaze who follow the Bushido code and dirty Islamic suicide bombers?

The Kamikaze are still respected in Japanese culture; Gundam glorified this pretty regularly a decade ago when I watched it.

Many terrorist suicide bombings target enemy military or police targets, at least lately.

I like the Japanese and am inclined to give them a pass on this, but the trick is not to look like a hypocrite.

keloyd: I'm interested in how yall distinguish between the Kamikaze who follow the Bushido code and dirty Islamic suicide bombers?

The Kamikaze are still respected in Japanese culture; Gundam glorified this pretty regularly a decade ago when I watched it.

Many terrorist suicide bombings target enemy military or police targets, at least lately.

I like the Japanese and am inclined to give them a pass on this, but the trick is not to look like a hypocrite.

Top of my head reason: Kamikazes tended to go after actual military targets, not civilian ones. (Didn't they?)

Kamikaze's also didnt' hide in a crowd and magicaly "there we are!"


They didn't dress up as passenger aircraft and pretend to be other than what they were.

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Bushido comes with "stated intent"... i.e. your target knows you are there, and is an opponent/can react to you. Bushido did not involve putting a bomb under your jacket and mixing in with the servants.

keloyd: I'm interested in how yall distinguish between the Kamikaze who follow the Bushido code and dirty Islamic suicide bombers?

When asked military pilots that trained to be kamikazes were outraged by the similarities drawn by pro-Islamists between themselves and Muslims on a jihad. They explained how kamikazes wore uniforms, flew in identifiable combat aircraft and attacked military targets, Muslims on a jihad hide behind women and children and target civilians.

bourneobscurity: More importantly, how can we drag Palin into this?

She can see Japan from her house.

I don't know why the Japanese brass is concerned with the suicides, per se. They should just figure out how to make it so that all these military men stop dishonoring their families.

holiday_inn_in_cambodia: so you're saying world war II was our fault.

WWII didn't start with Japan declaring war on the US.

Nice headline. Subtle, dark, humorous. would click again.

sojourner: holiday_inn_in_cambodia: so you're saying world war II was our fault.

WWII didn't start with Japan declaring war on the US.

no but you could easily say it started with japan's invasion of china and he was saying japan's imperialistic aggressions were our fault.

/my knowledge, let me brag about it
//i was joking in the first place tardo

One F Jef: Isn't suicide in the Japanese military basically the same as a court martial in the U.S. military anyway?

In fact in Japan, it's a viable military tactic! :D

holiday_inn_in_cambodia: perhaps it was the unlawful and forceful introduction of western values into their society when they weren't ready?
/too soon?

There you have it folks, everything is the United States fault. high suicide rates in Japan, the inability fo the EU to agree upon a Constitution, the dispute between Canda and Denmark over Hans island, the Viking conquests/invasions, PMS and hang nails can all be blamed on something the US did a century or more ago.

/Never accept blame for something when you fix it on somebody/something else no mateer if true or not

hasty ambush: holiday_inn_in_cambodia: perhaps it was the unlawful and forceful introduction of western values into their society when they weren't ready?
/too soon?

There you have it folks, everything is the United States fault. high suicide rates in Japan, the inability fo the EU to agree upon a Constitution, the dispute between Canda and Denmark over Hans island, the Viking conquests/invasions, PMS and hang nails can all be blamed on something the US did a century or more ago.

/Never accept blame for something when you fix it on somebody/something else no mateer if true or not

if you're the most powerful country in the world, and you start farking with everyone else, then yes things naturally get blamed on you.
get over it.

Without Fail: bourneobscurity: More importantly, how can we drag Palin into this?

She can see Japan from her house.

How can we drag Obama into this?

He has campaigned in 55 Prefectures.

holiday_inn_in_cambodia: hasty ambush: holiday_inn_in_cambodia: perhaps it was the unlawful and forceful introduction of western values into their society when they weren't ready?
/too soon?

There you have it folks, everything is the United States fault. high suicide rates in Japan, the inability fo the EU to agree upon a Constitution, the dispute between Canda and Denmark over Hans island, the Viking conquests/invasions, PMS and hang nails can all be blamed on something the US did a century or more ago.

/Never accept blame for something when you fix it on somebody/something else no mateer if true or not

if you're the most powerful country in the world, and you start farking with everyone else, then yes things naturally get blamed on you.
get over it.

"One of the fondest expressions around is that we can't be the world's policeman. But guess who gets called when somebody needs a cop." -- Colin Powel

All this hate America stuff is just a easy out from a having to accept responsibility for their own problems. The US did create a culture of suicide in Japan anymore than it creatd one in Swedne when they had a high rate, but it does give you chance to vent your ideolgoical hatred and gives you street cred with the hate America crowd.

The obvious solution is to turn Afghanistan back over the Taliban or see if the Russians want back in. See if we can find one of Saddam's relaltives to take control of Iraq, find a way to recoup or money spent on Tsuamni relief (of course we probably caused the Tsumani according to you), Let Slobo and the Serbs have Balkans back, the world certainly does not need the 60% of the total food aid provided from such an evilgroup as US. Those billions fighting AIDs in Africa (of course we caused AIDS also) they certainly do want to accept help from us we need to leave them alone.

JQPublic:
How can we drag Obama into this?

He has campaigned in 55 Prefectures.

How can we drag McCain into this?

He spent 5 1/2 years in a Japanese prison being anally raped by tentacle creatures, and recently replaced his refrigerator with a used panty vending machine.

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Andric: He spent 5 1/2 years in a Japanese prison being anally raped by tentacle creatures, and recently replaced his refrigerator with a used panty vending machine.

contest?

I'm wondering if it's really a problem.

The Japanese military is pretty much a joke. The solution would be to disband it, but nobody in Japan dares make any decisions.

hasty ambush: "One of the fondest expressions around is that we can't be the world's policeman. But guess who gets called when somebody needs a cop." -- Colin Powell

Yeah the whole world wanted us to invade Iraq. LOL



This isn't a policeman. This is a slanderer.

keloyd: I'm interested in how yall distinguish between the Kamikaze who follow the Bushido code and dirty Islamic suicide bombers?

The Kamikaze are still respected in Japanese culture; Gundam glorified this pretty regularly a decade ago when I watched it.

Many terrorist suicide bombings target enemy military or police targets, at least lately.

I like the Japanese and am inclined to give them a pass on this, but the trick is not to look like a hypocrite.


Its alot more ambiguous in a asymmetrical conflict, as much of the time any police/military targets will be in close proximity to civilians. Like someone said earlier, the Japanese Kamikazis flew warplanes against warships. Soldiers undertaking missions from which they dont expect to return is a fairly old occurrence.

Fook:
Soldiers undertaking missions from which they dont expect to return is a fairly old occurrence.

That's not the same as either kamakazi or suicide bombing, in which the death of the soldier is an integral part of the act. An attack against overwhelming odds in which you will almost certainly die is fundamentally different than an attack in which your death is part of the tactics employed.

Therion: 'shop contest?

Count me in.

lincoln65: Blame Hollywood
/bandwithy-theify

That goddamn movie pretty much left one of my eyebrows permanently raised.

Argh2: Fook:
Soldiers undertaking missions from which they dont expect to return is a fairly old occurrence.

That's not the same as either kamakazi or suicide bombing, in which the death of the soldier is an integral part of the act. An attack against overwhelming odds in which you will almost certainly die is fundamentally different than an attack in which your death is part of the tactics employed.

I disagree. One has been glorified in movies and literature for thousands of years (not movies, obviously), but that's the only real difference. From a "suicide is a mortal sin" standpoint, there might be a difference, but certainly not a big one.

What the Judean People's Front's Crack Suicide Squad?