Klein2 said...

Klein2 at 09:24 AM JST - 21st October

GJ puts in in perspective. Rupert M is PT Barnum. And he is going after the suckers.

I seem to remember when Fox started in the late 1980s that NOBODY thought it could succeed. But after the Simpsons, the X files, and the rest, it came to afford its own…

Posted in White House advisers say Fox News is not news at 09:24 AM JST - 21st October
Klein2 at 09:15 AM JST - 21st October

Oh. They will win too. Easy case. I give the US three thumbs up for having measures in place to punish racists. It still has problems, but it is aggressive in going after any kind of institutionalized racism.

I would not imagine much money will be awarded. Anybody have guesses?

Posted in Louisiana justice of the peace sued for denying interracial marriage at 09:15 AM JST - 21st October
Klein2 at 09:06 AM JST - 21st October

"having to live with less than half the median national disposable income"

This might very well be the definition of "poverty in Japan," but let's break it down.

Median. That means 50% of PEOPLE (which I assume means all people, including infants) have disposable incomes higher than this and 50%…

Posted in Survey finds 1 in 7 Japanese living in poverty at 09:06 AM JST - 21st October
Klein2 at 12:42 AM JST - 21st October

"Right and wrong don't factor in here."

Oh boy Jay. There is a classic. If you want to be all REALPOLITIK, why don't you consider that if Japan does not ask for all four, it will get nothing? In fact, Hatoyama asking for four is exactly what Japan SHOULD be…

Posted in Russia critical of Maehara's remarks on 4 disputed islands at 12:42 AM JST - 21st October
Klein2 at 12:28 AM JST - 21st October

JayJay, when someone takes your twinkie and says they will let you have half of it back if you are nice, I wonder if you will be so cold and pragmatic.

I happen to agree that what will eventually happen is a compromise, and realistically, it should proceed like this.…

Posted in Russia critical of Maehara's remarks on 4 disputed islands at 12:28 AM JST - 21st October
Klein2 at 11:06 PM JST - 20th October

Jay Jay. It DOES make a difference, and you know it. This is the problem with your ideology. Japan=war=bad. You want to say that Russia is entitled to declare war and get all grabby just because of what Japan did in Singapore?

So China can take Hawaii because of what…

Posted in Russia critical of Maehara's remarks on 4 disputed islands at 11:06 PM JST - 20th October
Klein2 at 10:58 PM JST - 20th October

Hey Marushka. How about NO? Everything occurs in a context. Russia is presenting a fait accompli, which is a classic way of saying. Too bad. or, in your words "What is done is done."

Certainly, Russia would like it that way, but it is not done. Technically, Russia and Japan…

Posted in Russia critical of Maehara's remarks on 4 disputed islands at 10:58 PM JST - 20th October
Klein2 at 09:59 PM JST - 20th October

How about some other memories? Tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers were taken prisoner by the Soviets after the war. They were forced to build the BAM railway until they died. It is my recollection that a few thousand were eventually repatriated to Japan. Now, if China had done that,…

Posted in Russia critical of Maehara's remarks on 4 disputed islands at 09:59 PM JST - 20th October
Klein2 at 09:50 PM JST - 20th October

Did you do it? Yeah. Right. August 8, 1945. Yeah. A lot of blood was shed by valiant Soviet soldiers holding the line against those crazy banzai charges. Woo hoo. I thik your MEMORIES REMAIN comment rings a little hollow, now, don't you?

And Russia picked the fight senor end,…

Posted in Russia critical of Maehara's remarks on 4 disputed islands at 09:50 PM JST - 20th October
Klein2 at 09:47 PM JST - 20th October

Isthistheend. Google the exact DAY that the USSR declared war on Japan in WWII and then tell me how Russia fought hard for those islands.

Posted in Russia critical of Maehara's remarks on 4 disputed islands at 09:47 PM JST - 20th October