zurcronium's past comments

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    zurcronium

    That gift from bush junior just keeps on giving and giving, to the morgues. No comments from the republicans now on what a great idea invading Iraq was? You all cheered shock and awe at the time. Sound or crickets now I guess. Once again reality shows its liberal bias, we knew what would happen when bush invaded Iraq illegally based on non-existent weapons of mass destruction. Exactly what you read above.

    Posted in: Attacks in Iraq kill over 40

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    Grow up conservatives. Who cares what others do in their own private lives. Stop pretending to be better than others and tell them how to live. Anyway, as we have seen in the USA, the conservatives are clueless when it comes to running government effectively.

    Posted in: Britain's gay marriage bill passes major hurdle

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    Soldiers rape, that happens everyday all over the world. But rarely do nations institutionalize rape which is what Japan did in WW2 and during their colonial days. To deny this or justify it is inane. It would be like the US saying that the firebombing of Tokyo did not happen, that Japanese people set the fires themselves. Crazy talk. It is embarrassing for Japan to have Hashimoto deny reality, it makes the whole country look backward.

    Posted in: Do you agree with Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's comments on comfort women?

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    You neocon boys and like minded austerity zealots had your way in Japan for over 20 years. And what did that get the country, nothing. Abe is at least trying something to break Japan out of the depression it has been in since the bankers ran wild in the 80s here in Japan. Just like they did in the US in the 2000s when bush let them do whatever they wanted. And in the end they tanked the economy. Free market capitalism failed miserably in Japan and in the US, as it always has and always will forcing the government to bail out the banks and the economy. Look up the great depression boys, the one the republicans in the USA created in the 1930s. Learn from history.

    Posted in: Former World Bank chief warns of Japan 'sugar high'

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    There will always be the 21% who support the far right. Just like the tea bagger types in the USA.

    Posted in: Hashimoto hits back at polls showing majority disagree with his comments

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    zurcronium

    Truck driver was probably looking down to light up a smoke and lost control of the truck. Or he was on the phone. Tragic.

    Posted in: Woman, 3-month-old daughter killed in Kagawa traffic accident

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    zurcronium

    Can you imagine how the Korean women who were forced to have sex with dozens of soldiers a day feel when they read this from Hashimoto?

    Posted in: Gov't - but not Ishihara - backs away from Hashimoto's comfort women comments

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    zurcronium

    If my (and others) simply owning dogs bothers you, then I'm afraid that's your problem, not mine, for which you may need help. Where does your rabid hate of dogs come from?

    You miss the point entirely. It is not dogs, it is their owners that I have been posting about. The fact that you miss this simple point shows that this whole discussion with you is irrational. Perhaps a class in logic would be helpful? And a big helpful heaping dose of the reality of the effect of dog ownership in Japan.

    You wondered why the big thumbs down on your posts? I just explained why.

    Posted in: City's poop patrol making slow progress against negligent dog owners

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    zurcronium

    Good to see you slowly coming around to the reality of dog ownership and its effect on society.

    You are wrong still about the impact of dogs on society. People walk their dogs mainly so that the dogs cAN urinate and poop on other peoples property. That, must like throwing trash in the streets or smoking in public, causes damage. Gardens smell like urine and poop is everywhere. It is exactly the same as other miscreants in society. And it should be taxed as smoking is taxed.

    The tax should be mandatory, not optional like the licensing which most dog owners do not complete-more clear evidence on how irresponsible dog owners are. You own a dog, you owe society a debt. You have kids, others who do not have kids paid for their education because it is good for society. Same exact point. Society makes these decisions all the time. Because you are goofy about dogs you want to escape responsibility, not as blatantly as most other dog owners granted, but still it is a fantasy you cling to unfortunately.

    Other countries recognize the need for a dog tax, many parts of Japan are moving forward on the same thing. Like smokers who escaped responsibility for the damage they inflicted for decades, still do in Japan, dog owners want to continue a free ride as well and pretend their dogs have a right to foul others public space. It is wrong and you know it.

    Posted in: City's poop patrol making slow progress against negligent dog owners

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    zurcronium

    At last you demonstrate some common sense. Of course dog owners should be tracked if they abandon their animals. And just as clearly dog owners should be responsible for their pets for injury to others and to fouling public spaces. Since it is impossible to know who is obeying the rules and who is not all should be taxed. Just as in the case of insurance for cars and other items. No rebate is feasible as no one is watched all the time, car activity is clearly tracked by police and insurance companies so there is difference. The better parallel is the endless numbers of cigaret butts that are on streets everywhere in Japan. All smokers should be taxed for that damage as well. We have all seen smokers throw their used cigs just as we have seen dog owners let their dogs poop without cleaning it up. Some may not but most do. If you do not want to be responsible for your pet, do not have one. That is the bottom line to this discussion. And clearly most dog owners are clueless and irresponsible about their pets. Just like smokers. You may know, then again maybe not, Germany has had a dog tax for hundreds of years. Other countries as well do this to control the pet population and to compensate for the damage that pets cause to society.

    Posted in: City's poop patrol making slow progress against negligent dog owners

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    zurcronium

    You clearly said that the offending dog owners were just a few and that you have never seen poor behavior by dog owners (fairlyland) and some other clueless dog owner agreed. Too bad reality based facts as cited in the article makes a mockery of such wishful thinking on your part. 4400 reported dog bites in Japan, no doubt the real number is over 20,000 incidents. It is kids and old people who are attacked most often.

    As a dog owner you should be taxed as dogs as a class are harming society. You pay for car insurance even if you are a good driver. Basically if you own a dog you pay for the impact of dogs as a whole. Just like auto insurance. Or you can spend the rest of days cleaning up dog poop from all over Japan and caring for this attacked by dogs in lieu of taxes. You can choose.

    And last, you laughable point about training is inane. Dog owners cannot even keep their dogs on a leash let alone train them properly.

    Smokers, dog owners just about the same. Clueless and harmful to society.

    Posted in: City's poop patrol making slow progress against negligent dog owners

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    Cleo,

    a few weeks ago you and other doggy apologists made the case that poor behavior by dog owners was rate in Japan. And now we see the facts. Like I said before dog owners are just one small step down from smokers in turns of their anti-social behavior. 4,400 injuries in Japan due to dog attacks. 50 percent of dog owners are so far removed from reality that they think that their dogs poop or urine is a gift for others to savor in parks and elsewhere. Dog owners should be taxed heavily for the damage their dogs inflict on the public. No amount of training will help as that is just a fantasy that a few out of touch dog owners think is possible. The reality is that dog ownership in this country has gotten out of control and that it needs to be taxed in order to be managed. Smokers and dog owners, really two peas in a pod.

    Posted in: City's poop patrol making slow progress against negligent dog owners

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    zurcronium

    Worst. President. Ever. Two failed wars, near depression, Katrina, letting OBL attack the USA after being warned many times in advance, torturing for no reason, turing the rest of the world against the USA, and on and on and on. Worst. President. Ever. Obama is still digging out from the damage bush and his band of losers inflicted on the country.

    Posted in: Obama, ex-presidents praise 'resolute' Bush at library opening

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    zurcronium

    What a bunch of sad addicted losers. Each one of them will live at least ten years less due to their addiction to tobacco. And do they stink! They get on the trains and stink up the whole place.

    Posted in: Lighting up

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    zurcronium

    All those rightwing radio talk show folks in the USA were touting gold as the only way to survive the Obama economy. As usual they were wrong. The poor suckers who bought into their lies have lost a fortune now. They deserve what they have gotten for being such fools.

    Posted in: Gold has worst 2-day rout in 30 years

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    zurcronium

    RIght, some dog owners are responsible. Arent you all wonderful. But here are the facts on dog bites. I am sure numbers in Japan are similarly shocking. Japan has more dogs than kids now. And there are pit bulls in Japan, many brought in by US military. Japan has no laws against these killer dogs.

    Dog bite losses exceed $1 billion per year. In the past several years, there have been 30 to 35 fatal dog attacks in the USA annually. Each year, more than 350,000 dog bite victims are seen in emergency rooms, and approximately 850,000 victims receive some form of medical attention. Based on data collected in the USA between 2001 and 2003, the CDC concluded that there were 4.5 million dog bite victims per year, but that figure appears to be rising.

    Despite the number of victims, only 15,000 to 16,000 of them per year receive money from homeowners insurance companies and renters insurance companies. This equals one-third of one percent of the victims at most - just 3 to 4 out of every 1,000.

    So 4.5 million dog bites a year via dog owners. And next to none of the owners offer assistance to the victims. Facts. Care to tell me again how wonderful you and your dogs are? Like I said, you guys are one small step below smokers as a danger to public safety.

    Posted in: Owner arrested after dog attacks woman

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    zurcronium

    Finally dog owners are being punished for their selfish and dangerous behavior. Everyday I see dogs running off leash in area where kids play. Twice dogs have attacked our kids when they have been off leash. Dog owners are just one step down from smokers in Japan, a nuisance to society totally wrapped up in their own little worlds. Not to mention the dogs crapping where children play, another gift from dog owners to our kids.

    Dog owners need to be taxed for the damage they do to society. Just like tobacco. Maybe 100,000 yen a year wold be about right as an average. Dangerous dogs, like pit bulls, should be taxes higher. In the USA 35 people were killed by dogs last year, most often pit bulls.

    Posted in: Owner arrested after dog attacks woman

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    zurcronium

    Patric,

    clearly your addiction is getting the better of your logic. 50,000 men a year die of lung cancer in Japan, that is directly linked to smoking. Most die in their 60s so they may have had kids already. About 6000 a year in Japan die from second hand smoke. Do the math. Your smoke contributes to more deaths than any other activity in Japan. Kids are getting sick from your smoking. Facts Patric, not wishful musings from a hopelessly addicted to nicotine patsy. The tobacco companies have you hook, line and sinker. You are a slave to them and they know it.

    Posted in: Have Japan’s anti-smoking laws gone too far?

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    zurcronium

    Patric,

    clearly your addiction is getting the better of your logic. 50,000 men a year die of lung cancer in Japan, that is directly linked to smoking. Most die in their 60s so they may have had kids already. About 6000 a year in Japan die from second hand smoke. Do the math. Your smoke contributes to more deaths than any other activity in Japan. Kids are getting sick from your smoking. Facts Patric, not wishful musings from a hopelessly addicted to nicotine patsy. The tobacco companies have you hook, line and sinker. You are a slave to them and they know it.

    Posted in: Have Japan’s anti-smoking laws gone too far?

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    zurcronium

    Anything the smokers say on this thread must be understood as the mumblings of a hopelessly pitiful addict. No better than a meth head or a herion junkie. Addicts will do and say anything to get their fix.

    Smokers have no rights to give cancer to others, but of couse they do this everyday they smoke in areas where other people are blasted by their soupy exhaust of thousands of chemicals. Many of which cause cancer. Ten of thousands of non-smokers die each year due to smokers. In the Japan it is in the thousands. Kids in Japan have traces of tobacco chemicals in their blood, these are kids that do not have parents that smoke.

    So lit up another you dreadful addicts. And be proud that you are poisoning kids. Make sure you throw your finished product on the street like so many of you do so you can also pollute there as well. Must make you feel good inside, after of course you get your fix.

    Laws is Japan are far too lax and everyone including the addicts know it. The price should be doubled and smoking should be banned from indoors and any public areas like parks where people gather. Less people will die from second hand smoke if Japan had the guts to do what is right for the 80% of us that do not want to die from lung cancer. Everyplace that has imposed lmits on smoking has seen cancer rates go down. It is automatic.

    Posted in: Have Japan’s anti-smoking laws gone too far?

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