shugotokumaru said...

shugotokumaru at 01:12 PM JST - 19th January
It boils down to the following two choices:
1. A system which tries to prevent humans by force from pursuing their own interests, and fails (socialism).
2. A system which allows humans to pursue their own interests, and creates wealth, while taking into account that the unpleasant aspects of human…
Posted in Red star rising: With global capitalism on ropes, communism gains in Japan at 01:12 PM JST - 19th January
shugotokumaru at 11:27 AM JST - 13th January

Great comment herefornow. I absolutely agree.

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shugotokumaru at 09:23 AM JST - 9th January

Japan's actual productivity per hour of work is low, somewhere near that of Spain.

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shugotokumaru at 09:21 AM JST - 9th January

That is a man.

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shugotokumaru at 02:25 PM JST - 8th January

If Sony says the battery lasts 4.5 hours, that means it actually lasts 2.5 hours. I'm a brilliant translator of Sonese.

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shugotokumaru at 08:22 AM JST - 6th January

Great idea, Regis Philbin of Japan. I'd much rather have some abducted people back than have millions be safer from a nuclear attack. By the way, any progress on the people Japan has abducted/ enslaved/ disenfranchised/ massacred?

I am no Japan-basher, but I think you have to either be for…

Posted in Maybe what Japan needs right now is a dictator, a dictator with good intentions. If you spend your time discussing issues, then for example the abductions issue will remain unsolved. Certain things can only be achieved by a dictator. He can act decisively within a limited period of time. at 08:22 AM JST - 6th January
shugotokumaru at 11:01 AM JST - 17th December

I'll always enjoy the capitalist industry that has sprung up around Che Guevara, proving him wrong and causing him to roll over in his grave simultaneously.

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shugotokumaru at 01:51 PM JST - 4th December

I am probably a cretin for feeling this way, but I just want to find some Japanese literature that doesn't make me want to hang myself? Is this too much to ask?

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shugotokumaru at 09:28 AM JST - 4th December

So Tokyo is down to about four or five interesting places to see, then?

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shugotokumaru at 11:05 PM JST - 3rd December

I support a Festivus for the rest of us.

Let the feats of strength begin.

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