Comments on: Beheadings, Shoot-outs and Baby Dumping: Where is Japan heading? http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/19/beheadings-shoot-outs-and-baby-dumping-where-is-japan-heading/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:43:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Japan’s Sense of Justice: The Horrendous Murders of Hartevelt, Blackman and Hawker « Yaw and Mog http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/19/beheadings-shoot-outs-and-baby-dumping-where-is-japan-heading/comment-page-1/#comment-1192610 Japan’s Sense of Justice: The Horrendous Murders of Hartevelt, Blackman and Hawker « Yaw and Mog Sun, 19 Aug 2007 08:11:39 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/19/beheadings-shoot-outs-and-baby-dumping-where-is-japan-heading/#comment-1192610 [...] Where is Japan Heading?   [...] [...] Where is Japan Heading?   [...]

]]> By: Chris Salzberg http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/19/beheadings-shoot-outs-and-baby-dumping-where-is-japan-heading/comment-page-1/#comment-1155171 Chris Salzberg Wed, 23 May 2007 04:18:53 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/19/beheadings-shoot-outs-and-baby-dumping-where-is-japan-heading/#comment-1155171 Yazan and Adam: thanks for your comments. Adam: "be happy it wasnt you". I don't agree with this mentality. I believe very strongly that what affects one part of society affects everyone else, if only indirectly. I personally do not think that becoming "desensitized" is a solution to these or any other problems facing Japanese society, or any other society for that matter. In fact, quite honestly, I think this is about the worst thing people can do. Fundamentally, we (the human race) are all in this together -- we'll either help each other out and somehow make it through collectively, or all go down as selfish individuals, scrambling to "make it out alive". There's a great motto I read somewhere a long while ago that goes: "Whoever dies with the most toys, wins." Honestly, with that kind of thinking, we will all, every last one of us, inevitably, eventually, lose. Yazan and Adam: thanks for your comments.

Adam:
“be happy it wasnt you”. I don’t agree with this mentality. I believe very strongly that what affects one part of society affects everyone else, if only indirectly.

I personally do not think that becoming “desensitized” is a solution to these or any other problems facing Japanese society, or any other society for that matter. In fact, quite honestly, I think this is about the worst thing people can do.

Fundamentally, we (the human race) are all in this together — we’ll either help each other out and somehow make it through collectively, or all go down as selfish individuals, scrambling to “make it out alive”.

There’s a great motto I read somewhere a long while ago that goes:

“Whoever dies with the most toys, wins.”

Honestly, with that kind of thinking, we will all, every last one of us, inevitably, eventually, lose.

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Japan: Bridging the Generation Gap http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/19/beheadings-shoot-outs-and-baby-dumping-where-is-japan-heading/comment-page-1/#comment-1155071 Global Voices Online » Japan: Bridging the Generation Gap Wed, 23 May 2007 03:44:42 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/19/beheadings-shoot-outs-and-baby-dumping-where-is-japan-heading/#comment-1155071 [...] What with all the news last week of beheadings, shoot-outs and baby dumping — and subsequent soul-searching on the part of Japanese bloggers, at a loss for what to make of the nation’s younger generation — I felt that it would be appropriate this week to highlight a slightly more uplifting story, by shifting the spotlight to a thoughtful response from an unusually self-reflective corner of the Japanese blogosphere. [...] [...] What with all the news last week of beheadings, shoot-outs and baby dumping — and subsequent soul-searching on the part of Japanese bloggers, at a loss for what to make of the nation’s younger generation — I felt that it would be appropriate this week to highlight a slightly more uplifting story, by shifting the spotlight to a thoughtful response from an unusually self-reflective corner of the Japanese blogosphere. [...]

]]> By: Adam http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/19/beheadings-shoot-outs-and-baby-dumping-where-is-japan-heading/comment-page-1/#comment-1151146 Adam Tue, 22 May 2007 12:41:15 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/19/beheadings-shoot-outs-and-baby-dumping-where-is-japan-heading/#comment-1151146 You have to become desensitized to the evil in this world. otherwise youll never make it out alive. my philosophy, sleep with evil and you will never be surprised by its actions. remain innocent and all you get is a big disappointment in life. there is good in this world, otherwise evil would not exist in the first place. be happy it wasnt you. You have to become desensitized to the evil in this world. otherwise youll never make it out alive.

my philosophy, sleep with evil and you will never be surprised by its actions. remain innocent and all you get is a big disappointment in life.

there is good in this world, otherwise evil would not exist in the first place. be happy it wasnt you.

]]> By: Yazan Badran http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/19/beheadings-shoot-outs-and-baby-dumping-where-is-japan-heading/comment-page-1/#comment-1138728 Yazan Badran Sun, 20 May 2007 03:28:36 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/19/beheadings-shoot-outs-and-baby-dumping-where-is-japan-heading/#comment-1138728 It's very scary, i can never forget reading about 8 years old kids committing suicide. It’s very scary, i can never forget reading about 8 years old kids committing suicide.

]]> By: The Sudanese Thinker » Where is Japan heading? http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/19/beheadings-shoot-outs-and-baby-dumping-where-is-japan-heading/comment-page-1/#comment-1137320 The Sudanese Thinker » Where is Japan heading? Sat, 19 May 2007 19:17:02 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/19/beheadings-shoot-outs-and-baby-dumping-where-is-japan-heading/#comment-1137320 [...] The first 4 paragraphs of this post at GV had me shocked. [...] [...] The first 4 paragraphs of this post at GV had me shocked. [...]

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