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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:07 pm
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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:15 pm
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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:29 pm
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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:13 pm
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:53 am
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:56 pm
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:58 am
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As far as Japan goes, you should point out to her that there were morals in place and very strict systems of honor long before Japan had contact with the West. Sure, after contact, their culture was influenced greatly. But just look at the code of the Samurai. For that matter, look at the ancient philosophies of China; Confucianism and Taoism in particular, both much, much older than Christianity.
It's actually pretty amazing as far as Japan in concerned; in some ways, their civil liberties are even greater than ours (for example, bugs and taps in civilians' houses are illegal, period), but in other ways, they're not as free. It's a cultural thing. In the US, there's a sort of pervading attitude to be unique and creative and stand out from the crowd. In Japan, not only is that not encouraged, it is actively discouraged. Sorry, obviously one of my favorite topics. sweatdrop
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Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:22 pm
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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:42 am
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:50 am
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