Re:Japan was the future but it's stuck in the past
by pb7 on Sunday January 22, 2023 @01:37PM
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And yet a longtime head of state got assassinated with a gun. No peaceful nation has political assassinations. The people are just as violent but with fewer resources to act on that violence. The sexual assault of women is one notable projection.
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Re:Japan was the future but it's stuck in the past
by throwaway894345 on Sunday January 22, 2023 @02:20PM
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Abe's assassination was an anomaly. Japan is far more peaceful than America (I'm an American)--rather than pretending Japan more violent than the US, you might prefer the more accurate argument: Japan's low crime is attributable to its strong traditional values, homogeneity, conformity, etc.