| "That's an idiotic oversimplification, and you should know that." It's really not... You are a xenophobe. "team is called a "country" or a "nation"." 1) That is an absurd concept. 2) No part of "political entity" implies "ethnicity/language/tradition" "Actually, I do lose the ability to live in a country that operates the way I like." 1) Xenophobia, again. 2) It's still allegedly a democracy isn't it? That has to be worth as much as it ever was. "With your reasoning, you can just as well move to Saudi Arabia, and you be fine with no free speech, women not voting/driving, religious hysteria etc." Strawman. How mature. "all your "diversity" talk" Where? "I don't think you could even make it for a week in rural Montana" You know precisely nothing about my personal life. Do not pretend that you do. "Regardless: You asked for a citation that strict immigration policies are hurting Japan, and I believe I have adequately provided them." This is still the case. Unless you wish to discuss that further, this conversation is complete. |
Yes, thank you for your five-year-old "did too" reply.
"""1) That is an absurd concept. 2) No part of "political entity" implies "ethnicity/language/tradition""""
In your part of the world, maybe --it was after all a mish-mash of people that made it from scratch, and had to account for that.
In my part, it's even in the constitution. And if you ever read history, you would have found that the political entities called states were based on ethnicity/language/tradition. Maybe the fact that we call them "nation states" would have given you a clue.
"""1) Xenophobia, again."""
Knee jerk reaction, again.
"""It's still allegedly a democracy isn't it? That has to be worth as much as it ever was."""
Actually it's not worth that much. Do you voted for Patriot Act or DMCA?
I find it ironic that Americans, which from what I read on the intertubes can hardly tolerate the vast Bush-voting republican masses in between their two coasts, think that a mass injection of islamic or whatever else immigrants in a country will be even better. Because "there's always democracy".
""""With your reasoning, you can just as well move to Saudi Arabia, and you be fine with no free speech, women not voting/driving, religious hysteria etc."
Strawman. How mature."""
Strawman? Hardly. It's called a challenge. Can you walk the walk? Or do you think all "diversity" is like your friendly Starbucks diversity?
"""all your "diversity" talk" - Where?"""
Gee, I don't know, maybe in all those places where your knee-jerk reaction is to call out a "xenophobe".
"""I don't think you could even make it for a week in rural Montana" You know precisely nothing about my personal life. Do not pretend that you do."""
I don't have to "know" anything. I can see what your writing reveals.
""""Regardless: You asked for a citation that strict immigration policies are hurting Japan, and I believe I have adequately provided them." This is still the case. Unless you wish to discuss that further, this conversation is complete."""
Yes, let's backtrack when the conversation strays to somewhere we don't like. Actually, no, you haven't provided anything.
For one, I already made the distinction between aging and immigration.
Second, I'm in one part of the world with the most immigration influx in the last 10 years, and with the worst economic outcome for the same period. It's not like Japan's case proves anything in general.
Third, "hurting Japan" economically? How about benefiting them other ways? Or is all "economy"?