Kokoda Diggers 'eaten' by Japs

Herald Sun ^ | 8/18/02 | SHELLEY HODGSON

[Thud]

Japanese men really are more sexist, as a national trait, than most Europeans. That may change as Europe becomes Muslim. As for racism, that IMO is pretty much situational and somewhat overlaps with an us vs. them quasi-xenophobia. I say quasi because it seems to be more oriented towards exclusion of "them that are different from the majority" and can apply to other Japanese, not merely foreigners.

Racism towards blacks and those of generally darker skin does exist on a nationally significant scale. The us v. them issue is different and often confused, or rather conflated with racism.

And I too cannot believe the moderators haven't jumped on this thread.

[DuncanWaring]

Speaking of cannabalism, I am surprised nobody's brought up the immortal Alfred Packer.

Don't forget the rugby team from South America (Uruguay? Bolivia?) that crashed in the Andes in the early '70s.

And, of course, the Donner Party.

[sushiman]

>Hahaha, damn that got me laughing, good one. Actually, >>it's close to true aside from the "nice" part. Japanese >>people are polite, extremely so, however, they are the >>most racist, sexist, and cunning race I have ever met >>(and I spent 2.5 months there, wandering Tokyo, Sendai, >>and Osaka). I would not call them nice. At least not the >>males. I have lived/taught in Japan ( am married to a Japanese woman ) and I can say that Shryke has got it right on regarding Japanese males . The women on the other hand , generally speaking , are super !

[sushiman]

oops !

[sushiman]

I have lived/taught in Japan ( am married to a Japanese woman ) and I can say that Shryke has got it right on regarding Japanese males . The women on the other hand , generally speaking , are super !

[Snidely Whiplash]

On the subject of cannibilism, I would advise a look at the battle of Stalingrad. When the German siege lifted after four years, a third of the population had survived. They were cut off of any supplies from outside. You figure out the rest.

Cannibalism also occurred in Leningrad/St Petersburg, besieged for many many months, and in the death camps as well. Probably in a number of other places too. The will to keep on living is a very strong thing indeed, and war has a way of destroying one's humanity pretty quickly.

Regards,

Snidely

[Conservative til I die]

Well, I'm of partial German ancestry, and had a great-uncle who fought for the Nazis. Would your logic apply to me and my family?

[FReepaholic]

>>...These nips could have surrendered and been fed..<<

But then they would have "lost face".

So, instead, they ATE someone else's face.

[Calvin Locke]

Closer to home: In "A Fatal Shore", a pretty good book on the early colonization of Australia, there is an account
of some Irish convict deportees who try to escape by walking to China. They ended up eating
each other, as the mob would pounce upon the guy with the ax when he succumbed to sleep.

The best part is that the survivor is eventually caught and tries to escape again, but some idiot, knowning
what happened to the last bunch of buddies, goes with cannibal. I don't recall the actual outcome of that last foray.

Go figure. Sort of like continuing to vote democrat, I guess.

[JSteff]

(wanted that to address to "enfield and others but it would not let me) What the Japs did in WWII was beyond the bounds of humanity. The ones who did it or allowed the atrocities to be committed should have been tried and executed. That more efforts were not made along those lines is horrible.

Now as to driving a Toyota or any other foreign car, the cool thing about our country is that we can use what ever products we choose. It does not mean we condone the evils of the past.

You all speak English and drink tea don't you? There are numerous cases of atrocities and bad treatment by the British during the revolutionary war. That doesn't mean you support the atrocities committed then. (Though the majority of us would not drive a mini but that is another story.)

The cool thing about being a winner is having the choice to do or use what you want... and not use what you don't want to. In fact, note that the most of the strongest countries with either the best economies and standards of living or both, well, lost to us. Yeah

[bok]

The asians have just about taken over hawaii and i understand are very rude to american tourists.

[gg188]

How about the females? (I am serious with this question)

[Francohio]

I too, have worked with many Japanese executives and engineers (Fuji Heavy Industries, Honda, Mitsubishi). There are many things the fat, dumb and happy American worker does not know about his Japanese masters in these companies:
The Japanese despise us on racial grounds. To them, we are "the big-nosed, ugly, smelly Gaijin. They cannot understand why the Sun God, from whom they descend, gave us the broad fertile lands of Ohio, and them the Islands of Japan, with its limited resources.

Although these companies maintain an amusing charade of "American Control" over American operations, they operate under many corporate veils with all meaningful orders coming straight from Japan. They are at the moment, packing their American operations with hundreds of deadbeat execs and techs from Japan so they won't have to fire them.

Financially, they are giving the American tax system a real hosing, typically charging themselves top dollar for Japanese equipment that is already, in Honda's case, over 10 years old. On the "American Content" rules they bend the game a bit too, in a typical case, to order a cam shaft from Japan for $200, when the same part could be mass-produced here in America for $30. Big parts that cannot be airfreighted economically are far more cheaply made here than they ever could be in Japan.

This is a mixed review, in that they run a clean, orderly workplace with good wages and benefits for full-time employees.
However, they like to run upwards of 30% low-paid, uninsured temps, hired through agencies like Addecco, of which the car companies own 30%, to complete the staff at the factories. It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than to complete the transition from Temp to "Associate," with a full pay-packet and benefits.

The Japanese are also very down on American minority groups. Their MO is to build factories in areas of high-unemployment where the labor pool is going to be white.

A parting shot for my pals who still labor,(albeit indirectly) for the Emperor. Do not Kow-tow and San to the Japanese. They are tough, in your face, take-no-prisoner dirty fighters who only respect a tough guy who can dish it out as well as take it. Always take Pearl Harbor Day and VJ Day off and let them know why.

Those of you hanging around waiting for some sort of WWII apology from the Japanese had better not hold your breath. The average (!) Japanese of today KNOWS NOTHING about WWII. It is not covered in their schools, it is not discussed. It is not taught.What Rape of Nanking, what Bayonet Drill with Live Prisoners, What Bataan Death march?

The executives you meet in the US have all been through select TQM boot camps that mercilessly weed out the weak. They are trained to reveal nothing. Check out the Honda-Mitsubishi-Toyota TQM website.

[eastforker]

aha,cannabal the musical ,very funny and disgusting movie on the donner pass expedition.

[Tailback]

I've heard that in most Asian marriages, once the wife has a child she becomes an absolute despotic dictator within the home. Outside the household she is the picture of meek obedience.

[Axenolith]

I don't know about the quality, I buy Saturns, on our 4th one, and they're either 97.5% all in country (SL1, SL2, SC) or in country with a British made engine (L & VUE) and possibly a partial owned manufacturer Japanese tranny.

Believe me dude, I pay WAY attention to what I buy, I have tennis shoes made in the USA (New Balance). I discriminate USA first, then allies (Britain, Taiwan, etc...) and on down.

[Shryke]

The females, in my experience, were flat-out nice, perhaps even warm, once you talked with them. However, my sample was limited: I spoke with mostly single young women or professionals. I have also found that Japanese-American women are among my favorite types of female for manners and looks.