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    Dignity in Japan

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    Some still smile in the face of disaster.

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    Revering their Elderly when during our own Katrina many were abandoned in flooded Hospitals.

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    Politely Lining Up For Food.

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    Re: Dignity in Japan

    No chimpouts... curious...

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    Re: Dignity in Japan

    if that was the scene here in the USA it would be a blood-bath.
    -Hillbilly 8)

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    Re: Dignity in Japan

    Seems like they are Jews after all...

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    Re: Dignity in Japan







    [img width=600 height=392]http://weblogs.cltv.com/news/local/chicago/KatrinaSuperdome.jpg[/img]

    Contrast


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    Re: Dignity in Japan

    [img width=600 height=396]http://img.timeinc.net/time/photoessays/2011/japan_earthquake_01/japan_earthquake_22.jpg[/img]



    http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/ed...ting-in-japan/
    They went to war with Human Nature, Cold and Flu Season and the Weather!
    Corporation, a fiction legitimized by government, is part of big government
    Their men were like women and their women were like Jews

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    Why is there no looting in Japan?


    Respect for property even in the middle of disaster (Photo: EPA)

    Why is there no looting in Japan?

    The landscape of parts of Japan looks like the aftermath of World War Two; no industrialised country since then has suffered such a death toll. The one tiny, tiny consolation is the extent to which it shows how humanity can rally round in times of adversity, with heroic British rescue teams joining colleagues from the US and elsewhere to fly out.

    And solidarity seems especially strong in Japan itself. Perhaps even more impressive than Japan’s technological power is its social strength, with supermarkets cutting prices and vending machine owners giving out free drinks as people work together to survive. Most noticeably of all, there has been no looting, and I’m not the only one curious about this.

    This is quite unusual among human cultures, and it’s unlikely it would be the case in Britain. During the 2007 floods in the West Country abandoned cars were broken into and free packs of bottled water were stolen. There was looting in Chile after the earthquake last year – so much so that troops were sent in; in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina saw looting on a shocking scale.

    Why do some cultures react to disaster by reverting to everyone for himself, but others – especially the Japanese – display altruism even in adversity?

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    Re: Why is there no looting in Japan?

    Quote Originally Posted by Book
    Why do some cultures react to disaster by reverting to everyone for himself, but others – especially the Japanese – display altruism even in adversity?
    Powerful stuff, Book. It really shows the sense of entitlement western cultures have adopted over the years. The culture here is we deserve things, and we want them now..if there's any disruption, it's each man for himself. Pretty sad and pathetic.

    I remember reading that in Japan, families would save money and buy small houses with cash. No mortgage. Compared to here we've learned recently that "everyone deserves a home", even if you don't have a job, etc..finance it, spend, the media says you deserve a new bigscreen tv.

    We can go on and on about this. One thing, is to learn from Japan. I doubt our cultures here will though, collectively.

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    Re: Dignity in Japan

    You can bet the media is searching for that one isolated incident of looting in Japan. When they find it they will use it to "dispel racist notions that only Blacks are looters".

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    Re: Dignity in Japan

    Quote Originally Posted by hoarder
    You can bet the media is searching for that one isolated incident of looting in Japan. When they find it they will use it to "dispel racist notions that only Blacks are looters".
    Not just blacks. Don't forget our South of the border "friends".

    It would appear that increased levels of skin melatonin do in fact increase the likelyhood that an indivual will participate in looting, raping, etc. during disasters. Amazing isn't it?

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