Comments on: A lesson in activism

By: ROK Drop Weekly Linklets - 17FEB08

ROK Drop Weekly Linklets - 17FEB08 — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:09:59 +0000

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By: Matt@occidentalism.org

Matt@occidentalism.org — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:18:43 +0000

Ampontan, don't forget your previous post about Debito, "Crusading for rights without understanding them".

By: Overthinker

Overthinker — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:21:21 +0000

No, it’s Debito.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:52:45 +0000

Is it me or is Debito trying to become the Al Sharpton of Gaijin?

By: Overthinker

Overthinker — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:25:17 +0000

I think the Aussie thing is more for domestic consumption than any expectation that the GOJ will change. Most of these sorts of things (righteous indignation) are.

By: RYO

RYO — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:41:25 +0000

Now only if the anti-whaling activists (and indeed, the entire country of Australia) could take this lesson to heart. (Not that results could be guaranteed if they took a less confrontational approach, but they’re certainly getting nowhere – except perhaps in terms of fund-raising – for their current efforts.)

By: ampontan

ampontan — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:01:32 +0000

Thanks Overthinker. One of these days I’ll get it right…

By: Overthinker

Overthinker — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:55:45 +0000

Incidentally, unless you’re the former Japanese ambassador to Saudi Arabia, I think you need to check the link where you say “I wrote this post about the changes” at the top….

By: Overthinker

Overthinker — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:28:07 +0000

Some very interesting comments indeed on that first one. I have long felt Debito’s tactics to be somewhat dodgy, and resented the fact that his type of reporting made me more paranoid than I should be about such things as small restaurants and remote onsen. I have never been refused entry in more than 15 years here, but fear-mongering like this can still make me wonder.

In a related vein, I have often wondered about that whole “Japanese will never accept you gaijin” thing – I wonder what their criteria for “acceptance” is?

By: ampontan

ampontan — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:21:19 +0000

Thanks, Ponta, I fixed it. Too many mistakes lately!

Hey, wait a minute! Why am I thanking myself for fixing my own mistake?

This could get confusing!