dpurcell84 said...

dpurcell84 at 12:07 AM JST - 6th August

agree, with Nessie. Completely out of touch. There are certain things you can attribute to cultural strengths. However, in Japan, those same strengths can also turn out to be weakness. I have serious doubts that if the author of this book, and applied even a hint of the scientific method…

Posted in Why the Japanese Are a Superior People at 12:07 AM JST - 6th August
dpurcell84 at 03:48 PM JST - 24th July

Please stop to think about this for a second. The excess of workers is one of the reasons behind the high cost of living in Japan. You actually see it every were you go. I was at Livin the other day, and there were 3 guys directing traffic at one…

Posted in Japan firms have 6.07 million excess workers: gov't report at 03:48 PM JST - 24th July
dpurcell84 at 07:11 PM JST - 13th July

I think I agree with the sentiment here that Japanese men are, for the most part are Selfish, rude, unmannered, pretentious little piss ants, like that loud Chihuahua at the park. The feeling is something I have a hard time describing. There is no way a Japanese male could criticize…

Posted in Older men up in arms over slovenly female behavior at 07:11 PM JST - 13th July
dpurcell84 at 10:52 PM JST - 30th April

My solution? Anyone who arrives from areas that have reported cases gives up a cotton swab and does not leave the airport until it has been cleared. None of this "20 passengers crap"

Posted in Northwest passenger arriving at Narita tests positive for influenza at 10:52 PM JST - 30th April
dpurcell84 at 10:25 PM JST - 23rd April

Whats immoral? torturing a low life piece of trash who blows up school bus's in Afghanistan, or letting thousands of innocent people back home die?

Yes, that is a "clear cut example" and life is not usually very clear cut. However the "Torture is immoral" statement is also clear cut.…

Posted in Unresolved debate: Does torture work? at 10:25 PM JST - 23rd April
dpurcell84 at 09:57 PM JST - 23rd April

"no it doesnt. People will admit to anything under torture, just so it stops.. so how do you sort out the liers from the ones actually telling the truth? you dont"

I can not speak for the CIA, or for how they conducted "torture" (Sleep deprivation, rock music, slamming against…

Posted in Unresolved debate: Does torture work? at 09:57 PM JST - 23rd April
dpurcell84 at 01:34 PM JST - 23rd April

"We must hold the high ground"

The truth is, America has never held the high ground. Where are these "values" that we need to protect? We took the country from others, through force, coercion and disease. I'm not passing moral judgment on America for this what happened, happened. It is…

Posted in Unresolved debate: Does torture work? at 01:34 PM JST - 23rd April
dpurcell84 at 12:17 PM JST - 23rd April

"The United States considered torture to be a war crime when the Nazi's used it"

Little known fact, but the US also engaged in torture during WW2. Ask any one who majored in military history. The point about it is your not supposed to tell anyone you did it.

It…

Posted in Unresolved debate: Does torture work? at 12:17 PM JST - 23rd April
dpurcell84 at 11:25 PM JST - 22nd April

Ah once again the Yasukuni shrine debate! Where every one throws down there best arguments, for or against, which inevitably never changes anyone's opinion. Why do we even bother? well see you all next time they visit the place.

Posted in 87 parliamentarians visit Yasukuni Shrine in biannual event at 11:25 PM JST - 22nd April
dpurcell84 at 09:22 PM JST - 19th April

Leave it to the Universities to fill peoples minds with Karl Marx's theories without pointing out the problems, and unrealistic solutions proposed by him and his successors. Instead of Marx please see Friedrich List, or read Gerschenkron. Marx may have been able to identify some of the problems with Capitalism,…

Posted in Communist party surges as Japan's economy withers at 09:22 PM JST - 19th April