BrightEyes said...

BrightEyes at 12:57 AM JST - 16th August

I think most people do think that, don't they?

No. They don't.

Part of the reason for that is that bleeding-hearted saps the world over reinforce the culture of militarism by asserting the propriety of commemorating the war dead irrespective of the cause in which they died.

Posted in Yasukuni at 12:57 AM JST - 16th August
BrightEyes at 12:34 AM JST - 16th August

These men have the right to express themselves however they choose.

Of course they only have that right because the comrades they are now memorializing did in fact die in vain.

They only have that right because the nation whose advance they sought to thwart overran them and completely occupied…

Posted in Yasukuni at 12:34 AM JST - 16th August
BrightEyes at 02:09 PM JST - 27th June

How many greenhouse gases were released into the atmosphere in order to transport these things to Tokyo in the summer?

Useless, counterproductive and stupid.

Posted in Glacier at 02:09 PM JST - 27th June
BrightEyes at 05:31 PM JST - 26th June

7.5 Centimeters? Why were they trying to get him into a police car for having a 7.5 centimeter knife? Maybe slashing the cops was a bit much, but this thing was basically a pocket knife. Back before the nutters took over in the US, I used to get on airplanes…

Posted in Man arrested for slashing police officer in Akihabara at 05:31 PM JST - 26th June
BrightEyes at 06:09 PM JST - 20th May

I don't have any idea how it will play out in the business world, but the inner geek in me is really impressed that the thing can fly. It may prove to be the Edsel of the air, but I still think it's pretty cool.

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BrightEyes at 11:57 AM JST - 6th May

Realistically speaking Japan may very well need to gain the acquiescence of other Asian nations to rearm, but the idea that the country needs to obtain their approval like some sort of supplicant is absurd.

It only goes to show that many of those who extol the virtues of Article…

Posted in Article 9 conference concludes with call for Japan to keep pacifist constitution at 11:57 AM JST - 6th May
BrightEyes at 12:45 PM JST - 4th May

Yes, of course non-Americans should be able to vote in the U.S. Presidential election.

Just as soon as they move to the U.S., establish residency, pay U.S. taxes, register with the Selective Service, spend a certain amount of time living in the country, say about five years, learn about the…

Posted in If it were possible, do you wish non-Americans could vote in the U.S. presidential election? at 12:45 PM JST - 4th May
BrightEyes at 11:04 AM JST - 2nd May

"I can tell you from experience, that no you cannot :P"

You also have to wear pants.

Posted in Foreign residents proficient in Japanese to be allowed to stay longer at 11:04 AM JST - 2nd May
BrightEyes at 10:18 AM JST - 2nd May

Nutsagain:

If history is any guide, it will be a written test. Speaking ability will count for nothing. If you have lived here since you were a tot and Japanese is your mother tongue, but you were blind from birth and thus cannot read and distinguish subtle differences in Kanji,…

Posted in Foreign residents proficient in Japanese to be allowed to stay longer at 10:18 AM JST - 2nd May
BrightEyes at 05:33 PM JST - 12th April

There should be no US military presence in Japan.

Now all that has to happen is for Japan to revise its constitution and create an independent defense capacity to deal with any conceivable threat to its security or interests without recourse to aid from the United States.

Or...

Maybe a…

Posted in Do you think the U.S. military in Japan is doing all it can to prevent crimes by its personnel? at 05:33 PM JST - 12th April