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02-17-2011, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Sangetsu View Post
Many people are fans of this forum mainly because of their interest in Japanese culture.

In Japan the national culture is highly valued as a good thing, and it is; look how successful Japan has become. By the logic of some of the replies here, Japanese culture is a bad thing, as it is not inclusive to other cultures.

Some cultures are superior to others in the same way that some people are stronger or smarter than others. To deny this is to deny fundamental reality.
Japanese culture is not defined by its inclusiveness or exclusiveness any more than Arab culture is not defined by its supposed "barbarism".

Get that through your thick head.

Culture is neither good nor bad and has both good and bad elements in it.
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