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Post by Calcasieu on Mar 14, 2011 23:40:01 GMT -5
Whyizzit I don't see looting going on in Japan right now? Is it because it's not happening, or is it being censored?
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Post by jimliz on Mar 15, 2011 1:02:43 GMT -5
Google it, there are a ton of stories about it. Apparently there is none.
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Post by Calcasieu on Mar 15, 2011 15:40:05 GMT -5
Wow. I'm impressed. And I am not easily impressed. www.gopusa.com/freshink/2011/03/14/no-looting-going-on-in-japan/Watching the news in Japan was just awful with the triple dose of disasters-- a record-shattering earthquake, a tsunami, and a nuclear plant meltdown.
But there was one tiny shred of amazing news that the rest of the world could stand to learn from -- despite the totality of devastation and the scarcity of supplies, etc., there have been no reports of looting. Where supplies have become available from relief organizations, there have been orderly, polite, calm lines with no reports of fights, pushing, or cutting in. Supermarkets have lowered prices drastically and vending machine owners have opened the doors of their machines and handed out drinks at no charge to those relief workers, emergency personnel and volunteers there to help in the wake of the multiple disasters.
Compare that with nearly any other disaster in any other city in the world and humanity has all but broken down, but not in Japan.
This writer asked why there was no looting -- perhaps it was a rhetorical question. My father worked for a Japanese bank for many years and I spent several summers working there as well as a college student. Banking didn't take for me as a professional career choice, perhaps much to my father's dismay, but I learned a great deal in the process.
The employees who had come over from Japan displayed humility, quiet dignity and a determination to honor their families by doing a good job. That one word, honor, seems to dictate the behavior of the Japanese culture. They value the young, the old, their educational achievement, career goals and family. Not that there aren't a few bad apples in the bunch, but crime statistics tell a pretty accurate tale. In Japan, it would be a stain not only on the reputation of an individual who decided to loot, but a shame that the whole family would have to bear.
Compare that to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, or the earthquake in Chile or nearly any post-disaster behavior around the world. The incidents of crime went through the roof, looting was rampant, whatever shreds of society that had been barely hanging together completely collapsed at the first sign of trouble. It isn't a racial thing....it is a cultural thing that is deeply rooted in thousands of years of Japanese tradition and luckily has largely withstood outside influences. It is serving them well in this time of crisis.
Prayers for all the families, friends and colleagues who are currently trying to survive the aftermath in Japan.
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Post by rid0617 on Mar 16, 2011 1:26:33 GMT -5
i am watching via satilite on nhk. no looting, no riot police. americans feel they are entitled even if steling it works
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Post by Goddess on Mar 16, 2011 9:30:21 GMT -5
That's sadly correct. Wow. That humbles me. I told my son and his friend about it last night, told them what they do brings honor or shame on their entire family.
I think it's a good message.
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Post by rid0617 on Mar 16, 2011 13:08:47 GMT -5
That's sadly correct. Wow. That humbles me. I told my son and his friend about it last night, told them what they do brings honor or shame on their entire family. I think it's a good message. i agree. even familites with little food offering to share
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Post by happy-feet on Apr 1, 2011 6:01:08 GMT -5
The culture is one reason, they aren't allowed to own guns is another.
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