TPOJ said...

TPOJ at 05:44 PM JST - 10th March

Neither GWB´s ban on using government funds for this research nor Obamas decision to use government funds for this research has anyting to do with anyone "preventin your choice of medical treatmen". That is a strawman.

Not exactly. The word "ban" is, admittedly, somewhat misused (although there was indeed a…

Posted in Obama reverses Bush stem cell restrictions at 05:44 PM JST - 10th March
TPOJ at 02:20 PM JST - 10th March

Maybe English isn't your first language, but when you single out one side in a debate, it implies you don't think your points apply to the other side.

It has become liberal ideology to blow off ethical concerns due to their Utilitarian world view.

Yeah, like the Iraq war, Laissez…

Posted in Obama reverses Bush stem cell restrictions at 02:20 PM JST - 10th March
TPOJ at 12:14 PM JST - 3rd March

Even if they don't really value it, or if it's not really an important part of their culture anymore.

This attitude of course isn't specific to Japan, but it is a lot more prevalent. Obviously, Americans (my "people") have blown a lot of hot air in that direction, but the…

Posted in The more Japanese come under attack by Westerners, the more implacable they become in defending their values and culture. at 12:14 PM JST - 3rd March
TPOJ at 07:04 PM JST - 14th February

TPOJ- I had u pegged after the first sentence. No reason to read your entire histrionics. An American who has fled to Japan in order to pursue certain (ahem) "interests". Unfortunately for you, there are other gaijin around reminding you of what is right and wrong. Like Rape porn.

Yep.…

Posted in Amazon yanks Japanese rape simulation computer game at 07:04 PM JST - 14th February
TPOJ at 11:54 AM JST - 14th February

"Disturbing" does not mean "immoral."

I know this is going to be difficult for some people to swallow, but there are couples...consenting couples...who simulate rape as part of their sex lives. Not everybody had a white Christian upbringing (and many who did really get into the fantasy, but I digress.)…

Posted in Amazon yanks Japanese rape simulation computer game at 11:54 AM JST - 14th February
TPOJ at 07:08 PM JST - 13th February

Sekiguchi has admitted to the allegation and told police he considered it useful for the boys’ sex education.

I don't know what's worse: the flimsiness of the excuse, the stupidity of someone who thought it would work, or the thought that there might actually be people out there who consider…

Posted in 83-yr-old man arrested for exposing himself to junior high school boys in Saitama at 07:08 PM JST - 13th February
TPOJ at 07:47 PM JST - 12th February

Uh, are we sure the money actually existed?

Guy was 83, and sounds like he wasn't the nicest person. "There were not many people at his funeral." As in, he most likely wasn't exactly flooded with social calls.

Hmm.

Some people just make stuff up as an excuse to talk…

Posted in Police baffled by Y360 million that disappeared from backyard at 07:47 PM JST - 12th February
TPOJ at 11:36 AM JST - 8th February

Rants like this drive me ABSOLUTELY INSANE.

There is ALWAYS vapid music made by pretty people. There is no point in pop music history in which this has not been the case. Yes, even the time periods from which the above musicians were taken from...THIS IS NOT A NEW THING.…

Posted in J-pop industry taking the music out of music business at 11:36 AM JST - 8th February
TPOJ at 11:25 AM JST - 5th February

Before knocking and stirring the pensioners you should remember they were the ones who provided all the money and built all the roads you are driving on. If they charged you for using them they would not need a pension.

1- The problem is safety. Are you suggesting that we…

Posted in Five-car pileup in Tokyo caused by 80-year-old driver at 11:25 AM JST - 5th February
TPOJ at 10:41 AM JST - 5th February

Yesterday, biking through Kawaguchi, I had an awful time moving forward. It seemed that every fifteen feet was some retiree who had decided to stop cold in the middle of everything to reflect on...whatever.

It wasn't even that crowded.

I understand that you lose speed and agility as you get…

Posted in Five-car pileup in Tokyo caused by 80-year-old driver at 10:41 AM JST - 5th February