Monday, June 18, 2012

Okay Gaijin. We Need to Talk About the Nuclear Issue and Your Need for Acceptence in Japanese Society.

Okay fellow gaijin....we need to talk. No! I mean really talk. In my last post, I shared a little bit of my take and experience of 'micro-aggression' or racism in Japan. Such social issues are very important and need to be talked about. Racism is ugly no matter what form it takes. Yet, it seems to me that a lot of gaijin are either blind, scared, brainwashed or simply don't give a fuck about the single most important issue facing Japan today. Did you know that nuclear power, and energy policy, is damn near tearing Japan apart? There is a massive battle going on over this issue and it seems very clear to me that most gaijin are choosing to put their head in the sand about this. Y'all are refusing to talk about it, notice it or even admit that it is actually happening. Many of you say you want to be apart of Japanese society and treated as an equal. You say you are being kept on the outer rim of Japanese society. I understand that...really I do. Yet, are you trying to be apart of Japanese society? We talk a lot about "accept me! accept me!" What are you doing to be accepted?

Right now, the people of Japan are fighting for, not only the future of Japan, but the future of the world. What are you doing to help the people in their fight? Are you blogging about what is really going on? Are you making videos covering this massive fight against nuclear power? Have you been to a anti-nuclear protest? Are you standing up for the same people who you demand accept you?

Call me a crazy hillbilly all you want, but I have been doing all of the above things I ask if you have done. I want to be apart of Japanese society as well and I actively involve myself in the society. Yet, what I see a lot of gaijin doing is demanding that Japanese accept them, bitch about other gaijin, refuse to get involved in Japanese society and still behave as if they deserve to be treated as an equal. You will be treated as an equal when you show you deserve it. You have to get involved in what is really doing on. The Japanese people need you now more than ever. Can't all of you see that? What the fuck is wrong with my fellow gaijin? Who is really selling who out? Who is really the racist?

Of course, there will always be a part of Japanese society which hates us. It does not matter what we say to those people; they will find an excuse to hate us. Yes! We should point out and expose such people. Yet, there is something much bigger going on in Japan than your fucking bitching and complaining about how "the Japanese treat me like shit because I am a gaijin." There is a time and place for that. Yeah, I have already shared with all of you my take on experiencing racism in Japan. Now, if you want to be a part of Japanese society, you are going to have to stand by the people and fight with them. The nuclear issue in Japan is not just a Japanese problem, but a human problem which effect us all.

You want to be a part of Japanese society, then fucking act like it and fight for these people who need your love and support now more than ever!

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Chris B 113p · 667 weeks ago

"What the fuck is wrong with my fellow gaijin? Who is really selling who out? Who is really the racist?"

They are very unhappy and their misery is shared by most of the expats around them. They are now trying to take money out of each others pockets by selling shit that should be free. If they knew how to get paid they wouldn't have to act like teenagers while in their 20's 30's 40's 50's and 60's.

Japan is awash with losers who speak a lot and do very little. They bring nothing unique or special to this country. They are the racists ghost. They talk about Japan as one might a handicapped child and they don't even realize it.

It's pathetic. They are fucking pathetic.
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hardkoretom 84p · 667 weeks ago

I really can't believe they have all the plants offline still. Even with the Fukushima meltdown, nuclear is still safer. Well, as long as, ya know, they are kept up to date and repaired and not ignored when a supervisory committee tells you that your plant wont stand up well against 9.0 earthquakes and 10 meter tsunamis. That same situation happened here at san onofre as well. Seeing that Japans reactors were built by GE, it doesnt surprise me the same thing happened here too. Maybe they should build a nuclear plant that isn't 40 years old and meets better and more realistic safety standards.

I still think its the most practical electrical generation right now. unless some entreprenuer can put some solar power generators in space maybe.
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TokyoGhost 55p · 667 weeks ago

The nuclear issue in Japan is complex and sadly most people really don't know what is going on. The nuclear industry in Japan has proved itself to be so corrupt that they will do anything to make money. The government has been allowing these people to get away with murder for a long time because the industry bought the politicians off.
There are protest daily in Tokyo with thousands of people showing up. The people of Japan don't want nuclear power and the Japanese government is not listening to them.
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hardkoretom 84p · 667 weeks ago

I thought the best part was when it came out that Noda had to tell tepco to get back to the plant and fix their mess. I'm surprised they havent made a sitcom out of the whole situation. Money!!

I think the protesters are being unrealistic. Most countries who have nuclear rely on it so much that they have to really look for ways to save energy. I guess hiking the energy cost is the only way they can think of. Where are all the geniuses when you need em?
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TokyoGhost 55p · 667 weeks ago

The problem with increasing the energy bills is that not everyone are paying their fair share. While the common person has to pay more on their energy bill, so many big companies get a huge discount and pay very little. It is things like that which have the people so angry. The common people get poisoned, TEPCO delays paying for damages(after making trillions in profit over the years), the government takes over the same company which poisoned the people, TEPCO asked the people to pay more money on their energy bill, the government gives TEPCO over a trillion yen of the people's money. Can you see why people are so pissed off?
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hardkoretom 84p · 667 weeks ago

I would be too. We have the same kinda racket going on here with Obama giving the solar panel company a ton of money even though there was research that there wasn't any market for domestically made panels. Anybody who wants panels get them from China at 1/3 the cost (probably a way off figure) of a green manufacturer in the states. Its all about making as much money as you can right now before you get shutdown or arrested. AKA as the drugdealer method imo. It's a good scheme as long as you aren't paying the tax money you are receiving.

Speaking of big companies, did anybody ever get arrested for the formaldehyde in the drinking supply last month?
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TokyoGhost 55p · 667 weeks ago

I think it is clear to most people on the islands of Japan that the nuclear industry cannot be trusted. Nuclear power is very dangerous and cannot be trusted to those who run the nuclear industry. People are getting poisoned here in Japan and the world seems to not give a damn. Even though there is a huge radioactive plume from Fukushima which floats around the earth on a 40 day cycle so everyone gets a taste. That is why I wrote this post. I see so many gaijin who love the benefits of living in Japan but when Japan needs them, they don't do shit except skip town or pretend as if nothing is happening.
That is also why Japan does not accept gaijin into their society very easily. Most of us don't act like we deserve to be a part of Japanese society. In any society you must earn your keep. So, when Japanese see gaijin openly selling out the nation; how can Japan turn around and accept us as easy as we wish?

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