Don Imus versus The Rev Al

Mr_Payne
Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:38:24 +0000

You act like this is a behavior to be admired or emulated. You want America to be like Japan? I thought America always prided itself on being better than everybody else on being “free”, “democratic”, “inclusive”, etc. Or does that only apply to compliant White people?



This is a quite interesting statement. Do I want the US to be similar to Japan?

Yes. In certain ways.

Lower crime rates (much lower). Higher life expectancy. Healthier lifestyle. High average net worth. High incomes. Lower poverty levels. People living with their means. Are you kidding me? This seems like a no-brainer.

I’m gonna assume you were talking about the high level of racism and sexism in Japan as the undesirable characteristic. Certainly this is a cost benefit analysis question. A certain amount of racism is tolerable (even for the victims) if the other areas of their life are qualitatively better. So simply saying whether Japan is or isn’t admirable simply depends on the perspective you are looking from.

I’m sure many denizens in Africa would jump at the chance to live in Japan - despite the possibly overt racism they might receive (just like the denizens in Africa want to live in the US).