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Originally Posted by globetrotter36
In what way was I playing the race card? When people make uniformed statements like both you and suki have which are tantamount to 'who cares they are rich enough to sort it out themselves' it would seem you both have an axe to grind for reasons best known to yourselves. As I asked before but you either ignored or didn't read was how would either of you really know Japan's financial status since as far as I know you are no way involved with the treasury or whatever it's equivalent is? There was no rational point in suki's point (I take it you were referring to 'go there and help clean up the mess), which is both illogical and irrational which should be obvious.
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An axe to grind? With Japan?
I really don't consider myself loyal to any country but if I were to pick a country that I felt an emotional connection to, Japan would be one of the few I pick.
I have an axe to grind with how the world works in other ways. The way in which developed countries (The West in particular) f*ck over undeveloped or developing countries etc. and I will admit that sentiment is partly the reason why I feel I have to make this point. But that is a whole other thread I think.
I'm purely being rational and I believe Suki's point was not that you should actually go there and help.. but similar to mine that we should provide Japan with the assistance it NEEDS.
As for Japan's economic situation, I'm no expert I admit. But I'm not completely ignorant either. The post before this explains my opinion with regard to that situation.