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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Since many of us here have a few days off work at Newtonmas, we have time to fool with email lists. I propose a temporary relaxation of the usual five posts a day limit. Let us make it open season on any and every topic for today, tomorrow and Monday, shall we? I want to see what happens under those circumstances. Perhaps many of us here have thoughts left unexpressed, and now we have time to think and express. Smart stuff only please, as much of it as you want for today, Newtonmas and the day after, thanks. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Your friendly micro-omnipotent assistant vice moderator, spike<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Comments below:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br>On Behalf Of </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Stefano Vaj<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [ExI] The Catholic Impact (was Re: Origin of ethics and morals)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 24 December 2011 09:47, Kelly Anderson <<a href="mailto:kellycoinguy@gmail.com">kellycoinguy@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>>>…</span>Sorry to barge into the middle of this... but while Japan is not<br>xenophobic in the sense of ideas or visiting people, they are still<br>one of the most "racially pure" focused peoples on earth. Racism (such<br>as against Koreans) is still pretty widespread in Japan, is it not?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>>…</span>I do not know whether this is "racism", but certainly is a cultural trait quite essential to Japanese identity. Curiously enough, it is in fact historically coupled with an extreme xenophilia (with China for most of Japanese history and with the West later)<span style='color:#1F497D'>…</span>Stefano Vaj<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Both of these comments miss a critically important factor in the Japanese apparent xenophobia. A well known bumper sticker comment: It ain’t paranoia if the bastards really are out to get you. Well, similarly, it ain’t xenophobia if you have a damn good reason to fear outsiders. Japan’s behavior toward the Chinese in world war 2 is not so soon forgotten as has been Europe’s version of atrocity. Do take my word for it, the Asians haven’t forgotten. My own neighborhood is mostly Asian, about half Vietnamese, many Chinese of other varieties, and exactly one Japanese lady, who has done everything she can to downplay that. Still she is an outcast to everyone other than our family, who knew nothing of Japan’s military action in China and other places, until recently. I don’t hold that against her: she was born well after all that went on, as were all the others in this neighborhood.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Japan would be well advised to keep the Chinese out for at least another generation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>spike<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>