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by solarmist 1601 days ago
I don't think the person you're replying to would disagree with your sentiment, but that doesn't excuse dismissing their opinion and experience because it's worse elsewhere.

They are pointing out that there's plenty in Japan to make you sick and disgusted with them as a society, but Japan does a great job with the media so they have a mostly undeserved glowing reputation internationally.

You want to hate on China. More power to you, but that doesn't excuse Japan from wrong doing. As a society is has TONS of deep social issues that cause massive damage to it's own citizens and worldwide.

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See. Game. Set. Match. You're playing semantics games for the sake of it, or because you insist you are "right."

I tried gently to nudge you back to reconsidering that there was a possibility that maybe, just MAYBE... you weren't right... but here you are... proclaiming....

>"there's plenty in Japan to make you sick and disgusted with >them as a society"

One lazy scroll ago I could swear you were proclaiming your innocence regarding sloppy generalizations... "I wasn't talking about alllllllll Japanese women... just these two I happened to meet," ...

BUT.... lucky for us.... no, you weren't referring to JUST Japanese women, but--this next part is called paraphrasing-- this is when we reword what you said to crystalize the essence of your statement: there's plenty in Japan... to make you sick with them... as a society."

You have fun with your misconceptions. Make sure you travel to continue to confirm your biases and misunderstandings about humans. Happy trails.

Me... I've always thought Japan was FASCINATING and blew my mind... but... you know, I'm just naive. Not like you. Oh wise one.

ps -

"As a society is has TONS of deep social issues that cause massive damage to it's own citizens and worldwide."

Yes. Industrial scale cannibalism and submissive giggly girls. Very, very, very similar. Oh, and WRONG!!!! DEADLY EVEN!!!!

Please mods... make this person go away. Pllllllleeeeease....