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Originally Posted by Koir
It's flawed in other people's thinking (i.e. yours). Doesn't mean it's utterly wrong for the person.
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Please explain to me how it's not flawed. My perspective as is many people's is that Modern identity is a plural one. Not either or. Unless you believe national identity is primordial and supercedes all other modes of identity in which case I'd argue that the idea of "becoming Japanese" is impossible for anyone who is not born Japanese.
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Originally Posted by Koir
It seems to me that the OP is comfortable with what he/she believes will happen as a result of his/her life choices, and wanted to post here with his/her thoughts. Picking away at such a thing for the sole apparent purpose of a putdown seems to be the only wrong thing going on here. And, in my opinion, seems to be the main theme of many of your posts, Ronin4hire.
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I wasn't putting down the OP. You're obviously just butthurt about previous exchanges you've had with me. I mean I simply made a suggestion to the OP that he/she describe their fascination and identification with Japan differently. I too have a deep fascination with aspects of Japanese culture and society. I'm hardly going to call myself Japanese though.