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From: Declan Murphy <declan_murphy@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Sheeple?
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 00:15:11 -0700 (PDT)
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On May 12, 3:59=A0pm, CL <flot...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 05/12/2011 12:24 PM, mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
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> > CL<flot...@yahoo.com> =A0wrote:
> >> On 05/11/2011 10:24 PM, mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> >>> JimBreen<jimbr...@gmail.com> =A0 wrote:
> >>>> On May 11, 11:38?am, mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> >>>>> Just a followup; he actually printed the response of the Consul Gen=
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> >>>>> in Sapporo to his tale. Some highlights;
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> >>>>> "For example, does Mr. Arudou really believe that the U.S. Constitu=
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> >>>>> governs the entrance policy of a private club in a foreign country?
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> >>>> Well, an amazing number of Americans think their Constitution
> >>>> applies to them anywhere in the world.
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> >>> I suspect most of them haven't lived in Japan more than, oh, a day.
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> >> Hey, don't forget that most of them learned Japanese so they could rea=
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> >> manga and watch anime better. =A0You'd be shocked at the number of und=
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> >> 30s I run into who studied Japanese simply for the mind-rotting schloc=
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> >> and pulp the "popular press" (sic) vomits out.
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> > I actually knew a guy in the 80s who learned Japanese for that very
> > reason.
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> I bet his parents are proud. =A0No doubt he got a position with the State
> Department and is now in charge of negotiations on the relocation of
> Futenma. =A0And he dresses up as his favorite character and attends
> Comic-cons on weekends.

Hey! I know that guy.