Re:Fukushima leak is 'much worse than we were led to believe'
by alanctgardner2 on Thursday August 22, 2013 @10:36AM
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So the joke is...you're a bigot? Seppuku is not a common part of modern Japanese culture, nor is the death penalty a uniquely Japanese idea.
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Re:Fukushima leak is 'much worse than we were led to believe'
by Bootvis on Thursday August 22, 2013 @10:42AM
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I guess that's the joke but it isn't mine. I don't think understanding the joke makes me a bigot.
Fact is, seppuku is a part of relatively recent Japanese culture whereas it's not a part of European culture. In Europe suicide has been socially unacceptable since the fall of the Roman Empire.