10 Koreans Enter Japanese Embassy in Bangkok in Apparent Asylum Bid

AP Breaking ^ | Jul 31, 2003 | Alisa Tang Associated Press Writer

[AmericanInTokyo]

thank you

[Mamzelle]

You're very welcome. It's time that the public understood just how unhelpful, discriminatory and self-absorbed are the Japanese. We need to build policies now that will insist that they take responsibility as befits their wealth and station in the world, and not allow them to posit foolish excuses (like crowded buses) to avoid this duty.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Hmm. I see.

[bonesmccoy]

It's not anti semetic to point out that the entire Middle Eastern issue is framed by race.

It was you who said that the Japanese were the most racially biased people on Earth.

I only pointed out that many nations have civil wars based on race.

Since you seem unconvinced by the Israeli-Palestinian issue, perhaps you can review recent civil strife in Rwanda, Uganda, the Baltic States, or Vietnam???

Your slanted view of the Japanese appears to lack a rounded view.

[Constantine XIII]

It's time that the public understood just how unhelpful, discriminatory and self-absorbed are the Japanese

Pot, meet kettle...

Good thing the fates of piss poor North Koreans aren't left up to you and your hangups, where ever they came from.

Did a Japanese kid bite you at school when you were young or something?

[bonesmccoy]

ahn-nyong-ha-se-yo!

I just hope they say..."kahm-sa-hahm-ni-da"

[gaijin]

OK, whatever. It's been awhile since I was in the states.

And actually, the promo for my first appartment wasn't really funny, you know. It's strange that a person taking such extravagant pleasure in dwelling on the plight of Japanese in America should think such a sign funny, but I guess that's your way of teaching me a lesson, or something.

Why do you think my residence should be in either Shinjuku or Roppongi? That's a kind of slight or something, right?

You're quickly cracking up to have just the level of tolerance that I'd surmised.

[bonesmccoy]

Actually Reagan was in a long line of Republican activity which helped bring citizenship rights to asians and Japanese in America.

It was under Ike's leadership that the Walter-McCarran act was passed and gave citizenship to people of Japanese descent.

It was under Ford that the FDR Executive Order incarcerating Americans of Japanese descent was repealed.

It was under Reagan that the Civil Rights Act of 1988 was passed by a Democrat controlled Congress. Nevertheless, the POTUS had to sign the bill and he was convinced through a personal recollection that the President chose to sign the bill.

It was under Bush that the token reparations began.

It was under Clinton that the educational fund was stalled by a failure to appropriate funds.

[bonesmccoy]

sorry if my sarcastic laugh came across the wrong way. I was laughing because signs of racism exist in many nations. Still, the sign was not ethnic as much as "foreign". The issue reminds one of the specialized laws which confronted Japanese in America for 100+ years, but less harsh.

Since the sign aligned hostesses and foreigners, I guessed that the place must have been in an area frequented by hostesses and foreigners. Shinjuku and Roppongi are likely candidates.

If I was guessing wrong, a slight was not intended. It was only a guess.

[gaijin]

Oh, OK.

The place was in Saitama --not really near a prominent pleasure-quarters at all.

[bonesmccoy]

Saitama is a suburb...kinda like Bethesda is to DC or Palo Alto to SF.

Which station?

Omiya?

Yono?

Urawa?

How's that JR line to Asakusa in the morning?

[Mamzelle]

All the nations that you want to talk about are third-world catastrophes. The subject of this thread is not some distraction you want to introduce, but NK refugees seeking a home--probably a temporary home.

Japan was the embassy to which they fled. Japan is not a third-world catastrophe but an affluent and developed first-world nation that has much directly at stake in relieving the pressures of NK. Japan is wealthy and free in large part because of the sacrifices of Americans about fifty years ago--and the same can be said of SKorea.

They attempt to find excuses to accept some refugees--ridiculous, selfish excuses like--"My bus is crowded."

Or, in your case, "Let's talk about the Jews and get off the subject of the article."

The US ought to insist that Japan help with some of the refugees. And we ought to SCOFF at infantile excuses like "My bus is crowded."

[Mamzelle]

Whenever you'd like to discuss an issue, let me know, kid.

[bonesmccoy]

The subject is actually your misguided interpretation and racist opinion of Japanese.

It is particularly humorous that you appear to be the last individual to realize this.