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Originally Posted by kouichisan
Sure defend it all you wish, just when someone says something you disagree with, don't say it is b/s etc. After they hear that, they wont want to know what you have to say, because you aren't interested in what they have to say, and in the end both people will go around in circles.
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I'm actually listening to what everyone is saying but they aren't listening to me.
Often repeating the same points about overall aid when I'm only really referring to financial assistance.
Some say that they have a closer affinity to Japan than other countries which I can only reply, big deal.... so do I.
I have lived there and studied it's history and culture for years. I appreciate Japan... but I am under no illusions as to their position in the world as the world's third richest country. Japan might be going through a tough spot at the moment but they'll cope financially at least (and where they can't cope I'm more than happy to send aid packages.. I mentioned earlier that I will be donating some spare blankets and sleeping bags to Japan).
Some want to deny that the Red Cross is completely seperate from Japan. As an organization it is but it doesn't address the point that financial contributions are being made to assist a country that can easily pay for itself.
Then you have the ridiculuous and even sometimes borderline racist points concerning things like macro-economics etc.
One guy even said that we need to donate money because the Japanese might have lost access to their ATM's lol.
Against all these points that I have READ and UNDERSTOOD I
still think my point stands.