JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- English Instructor (Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe)
- Berlitz Japan, Inc. (ベルリッツ・ジャパン株式会社), Kansai
- Salary: ¥125,000 ~ ¥250,000 / Month
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- ALT - Mie Prefecture - Yokkaichi City - June start
- NPO法人グローバル教育推進機構（GLAD), Mie
- Salary: ¥230,000 / Month For a full working month. Some months differ.
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- Business Teaching Positions - Part-time - Kanto Region
- Interac, Tokyo
- Salary: ¥3,000 ~ ¥5,000 / Hour
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HonestDictator
@Yabits. I'm sorry I don't quite understand your way of thinking. Hasan had a CHOICE, and the one he chose cost people their lives and made him a murderer! What about that do you not understand? Now even if he gets prison it will be for LIFE. Think really hard about that.
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HonestDictator
The only time when I'm willing for abortion in this Public healthcare is in cases of rape, or in cases where the mothers life is certainly in danger. But just handing out abortions willy nilly to whoever wants it?
If a person doesn't want a child because they were too foolish, or totally ignored the fact that they should have taken precautions before having unprotected sex then no one else has the responsibility to take the fall for their decisions for them. Adoption is alway on the table and they should have thought about the consequences sooner.
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HonestDictator
@Yabits, there is nothing wrong with putting ones religion before their countries needs within reason. America does allow this to work with peoples beliefs within reason. If a satanist believes they need to drink the blood of a baby to honor their religion should they be allowed to do it? Of course not! Because it over steps what the US and other western and many other countries understand to be a violation of basic human rights. That is where the line is drawn.
There would have been no problem if Hasan didn't believe in the wars that all he should have done was just state his reasons, just gone AWOL and just had to deal with a dishonorable discharge maybe some prison time in regards to breach of contract or w/e the military puts on him. But instead he decided to kill people under the twisted perception (gee now where did that come from?) that a martyr instigates murder then is persecuted for his beliefs and killed. As I said before, yes there are religious fanatics everywhere. But only one religion is percieved to be hostile enough to have more than "a small group" of religious fanatics banding together because of their beliefs only whose actions if you've forgotton, seem to be able to get legitimate military action from and in various nations to rise and defend their own lands. If this was only involving 1 or two countries I can understand, but not when its affecting at least 11+ countries. Last I checked even the IRA was only concerned about Ireland's seperation from the UK, not the whole section of the hemisphere.
PC and tolerance will only go so far, and I'm pretty sure its gone past a lot of peoples boiling points. There is no excuse for radicalism, but the entire picture on this is not black and white, but a very screwed up and extremely contradictory field of grey.
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HonestDictator
He really shouldn't have been in the military, even his friends and family told him it wasn't a good idea. I used have a dorm mate with a man that was just like him. Very confrontational about his religious beliefs. If he didn't get his way he'd get angry and put his beliefs before everything else. Especially expecting the classes to adapt to wait while he fufilled his prayer obligations... My uncle also doesn't seem to
The main problem is the majority put their religion before everything else because they percieve it as Gods Law and complete and total Truth that everyone (not just themselves) should obey. This kind of thinking absolutely does not fit with the US Military rules. As they say "prepare to die for your COUNTRY" Because your supposed to be servicing and protecting all the citizens of that country, not your own personal religious beliefs.
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HonestDictator
There are also ARMIES that are fighting these FEW religious extremists as well in various countries. Yes there are many that are just trying to live their own lives and mind their own business, but there are also more than a few thousand if not 10 thousand or more (which is probably still and underestimate) extremists and fundamentalists. How much is too much from one single religious ideology before it sinks in that something is drastically wrong there? Hasan is just one among many.
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HonestDictator
It would be nice if we could all say the koran is a good religious text, but when you really read it, and then hear what believers say about it its a more contradictory work than anything you'll ever see. As they said about Hasan, he was a mess of contradictions. It would be nice if this whole situation was black or white, but its a very ambiguous confuddled grey area and the backlash both between muslims and practically every other society are always going to conflict.
Check out the UN resolution that is attempting to be passed by major Islamic countries.
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HonestDictator
Well, Willib made a very valid point. I've even heard that phrase before as well. Hasan like many others in the same mindset, put their religion before even their humanity. Somehow it seems many other religions don't have this problem as much... I wonder why?
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HonestDictator
This stinks to high heaven on both the shooter and the other soldiers there IMO. Considering that he already had people that had emnity for him due to his beliefs, the "alla akbar" comment sounds like hyperbole and sensational propaganda. Not that it makes much difference now since he's the suspected shooter. I'm still going to go with the innocent until proven guilty for now. But this is the 2nd time I've heard the phrase, "I'm Muslim first and >>Insert nationality/ethnicity/homo sapien here<<" so Islam still has some kind of extremely misguided teachings for people to feel more loyalty to a religion than to being a part of humanity as a whole.
It doesn't matter what religion you believe in, but if it leads you into thinking you should kill, subjugate, or attack others because of your religious ideology, you've got too many nuts in the cracker box. Most normal people devoted to their religion have enough sense to adapt to the laws of man developed in that country. Not try to make their own laws.
We'll just have to wait and see how this all turns out. Glad he survived because we sure as hell want to know what excuses he has in his defense and perception of reality. If a group of people can lie, and some people can concoct some really sick ideas to take someone down if they're wicked and hateful enough, its pretty hard to prove their innocence.
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HonestDictator
Karzai is Afghanistan, Totally different from Iran where Ahmandinejad is.
Posted in: Iran opposition protesters return to streets
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HonestDictator
Well, the document says all. Maybe they can get more evidence and present it for the UNSC to check out and prove it.
Posted in: Israeli commandos seize Hezbollah-bound arms ship
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HonestDictator
Wow, just what do the Iranian government protesters expect the US to do? Obama can't help them because the US isn't going to go in their and clean up their act for them. As for the "Death to America" I mean how many decades have they been doing the same old same old? Of course they're just going to assume everything is the great satan's fault instead of watching their own arses.
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HonestDictator
Bestiality. There ya have it folks. Now that that wall has been broken down, I wonder whats next? goes into corner and hurls lunch
Aside from that, whats the deal with using "buggery"? Are we all going british?
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HonestDictator
Uhm, yeah? I kind of think when I vote for state governer I vote based on local concerns not for the political party or the denomination in the white house. Yeesh, the pres is supposed to run and represent the country, the state runs for the state. We citizens have brains. Mmmm brainz.
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HonestDictator
Usually they send these folks to mandatory re-hab centers. Lemme guess, Japan doesn't have 'em?
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HonestDictator
Heck, personally I'd have told 'em "I don't need no stinkin' statue. Just put me in your history books and I'll be happy"
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HonestDictator
Where there are vampires there are usually lycanthropes Teribiko :D natural enemies. Vampires for some reason are much more seductive than the bestial werewolves.
Personally though vampires aren't completely worn out for me but they aren't at the top of my list either. Any monster that has been identified isn't as creepy as they used to be. Now undead spirits such as ghosts are much more freaky and harder to deal with. Lets see a vampire or werewolf try and fight ghosts heh.
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HonestDictator
More honey please? >:D
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HonestDictator
lmao riiiiiight. They take our fish! Right on tclh, they need to go rob the fishermen!
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HonestDictator
Timborder expressed my thoughts exactly. Not much else to say.
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HonestDictator
30061015 hit it on the head. Any time your out in the wild take something to protect yourself. Walking sticks, repellent sprays etc will keep animals away from you. Sad news.
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