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Re:Women are rejecting marriage in Asia. The social implicat... by vacri on Saturday August 20, 2011 @08:07AM (#2906462)
An armed society is a polite society

Go check out sub-Saharan Africa, and see if that aphorism holds.

If you can think of more than just guns, Switzerland is a counter-example because of its politics - instead of the OP's suggested "Japan should just join in the next war, it's necessary to save it's society", Switzerland has pursued a long policy of neutral politics. It doesn't "simply join in on wars on whatever side looks stronger". It specifically avoids doing so.

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Re:Women are rejecting marriage in Asia. The social implicat... by Mz on Saturday August 20, 2011 @08:19AM (#2906475)
There are exceptions to any saying.

I would still be curious to hear exactly what yaix was trying to say. Your assertions don't necessarily cast any light on what they had in mind.

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Re:Women are rejecting marriage in Asia. The social implicat... by vacri on Saturday August 20, 2011 @08:39AM (#2906504)
'exceptions to any saying'?

What I'm pointing out is that it's not the guns that make the society polite. Sub-saharan africa is a vast conglomeration of countries and tribal societies, bigger than the US and Europe combined, and there you are calling it an 'exception'.

And nice job dodging someone trying to help you be less 'baffled'.

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