Walter Hinteler wrote:Anonymouse wrote:Japan and Korea have a virtual absence of crime, a share purpose and heritage. Since there is homogeneity, there is no social conflict since much of the people get the same educations and the same traditions. There are no lawyers waiting to sue every thing that is offensive, there is no equal opportunity laws, no hate crime laws, no discrimination laws, and a plethora of other bureaucratic legislations that plague the Western world in terms of multicultural sensitivity. As such, I am only pointing out that multiculturalism and its problems cannot be solved unless you get rid of multiculturalism, which is not the case. And as such, you must accept the problems that come with the territory so to speak.
(Though from 2003)
The Economist:
Quote:Japan's national police agency recorded 2.85m crimes last year, a 60% increase from a decade earlier and the highest number reported since the end of the second world war.
The Crime Library:
Quote:But despite their garish style, the yakuza cannot be taken lightly. In Japan there are 110,000 active members divided into 2,500 families. By contrast, the United States has more than double the population of Japan but only 20,000 organized crime members total, and that number includes all criminal organizations, not just the Italian-American Mafia. The yakuza's influence is more pervasive and more accepted within Japanese society than organized crime is in America, and the yakuza have a firm and long-standing political alliance with Japan's right-wing nationalists. In addition to the typical vice crimes associated with organized crime everywhere, the yakuza are well ensconced in the corporate world. Their influence extends beyond Japanese borders and into other Asian countries, and even into the United States.
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Some minor notes.
On the assertion about crime: Perhaps I wasn't clear, but I should say that everything I have been thus stating is in comparison to the West. There is no country without crime and I am not talking about absolutes. It is also interesting why you did not include Korea in your example.
For you to take what I have stated, both about homogeneity and now about crime, at face value and try to give it a spin, I find is unwarranted.
The main point I have been making that the more homogenous, the less crime a country experiences and the more cultural and national cohesion follows has not been addressed.
All things considered, you have disputed minor factoids here and there, but you have not begun to address the main point of what I have stated. And as far as crime in Japan, we have the following from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Japan
Furthermore, to get an understanding of Japan and how it tackles its ethnic issues and culture I urge you to read the following article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_issues_in_Japan#Background
You cannot simply walk into Japan and 'be Japanese'. You can drink as much Sake and wear a kimono as long as you want, Japan has a very conscious idea of its ethnic make up. The same goes for the Koreas. Now contrast their cultural and national cohesion and low crimes with that of the West.
Bernard, we probably agree on a good deal of subjects, but on this you are as wrong as you can be. I would wager my Kingdom that Nimh is not only not ignorant about American Society but that he understands and is more knowledgeable than 95% of Americans about American Society in each and every measurable politically important way there is (that's not to say he isn't frequently wrong, politically :wink:). A2K affords you the ability to click on a name and read every post said poster has ever written, should you choose to do so. I recommend you read a few of Nimh's before accusing one of the most informed members of A2K of ignorance again. The results will surprise you if you're coherent... and likely amaze you if you if you have anything resembling an open mind. Try it.
