Eric Takabayashi <etakajp@yahoo.co.jp> wrote in message news:<3F099008.62C42969@yahoo.co.jp>...
> Scott Reynolds wrote:
> 
> > On 7/7/2003 10:22 PM, Eric Takabayashi wrote:
> >
> > > Scott Reynolds wrote:
> > >
> > >>On 7/6/2003 8:09 PM, Eric Takabayashi wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>masayuki yoshida wrote:
>  
> > >>>>Although Eric ALWAYS points out the lack of our
> > >>>>history knowledge, are American people far more knowledgeable about
> > >>>>their own nation's past than Japanese?
> > >>>
> > >>>This is totally besides the point, and this attempt at diversion is a common
> > >>>tactic among Japanese when confronted over Japanese political or social issues.
> > >>
> > >>Why is it beside the point?
> > >
> > > Because he is trying to cloud the issue by turning the attention to America, which
> > > does indeed have its own problems. But we're talking about Japan.
> >
> > Oh, I see. International comparisons are not permissible.
> >
> > It would appear then that the only acceptable standard for comparison is
> > perfection, which naturally Japan falls short of.
> 
> That's right. And strangely, he doesn't admit to much wrong with Japan, if at all. He
> only sees criticism of Japan as some sort of racism, attack, or ignorance of my own
> country.

Yes!  Honestly speaking, I like to find the political inconsistency of
the USA.  For example, the USA, exactly the GHQ, 'gave' a Constitution
to Japan, which is full of Western concepts such as human rights,
equality, fairness, peace, justice, etc.  Very nice!  However, how was
the US's legal situation at the time the 'Japanese' constitution was
taken effect in 1947?  People including your ancestors were struggling
with the discrimination against them in the USA.  It was in 1952 that
the Congress abolished the last racial limitations on citizenship.  It
was in 1965 that Congress put Asian immigrants on par with European
immigrants.  And it was in 1973 that the Supreme Court granted aliens
right to practice law.  What a wonderful inconsistency!

Masayuki