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2004-06-26 Arabia

Arabs Have Much to Learn From the Japanese

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Posted by Fred 2004-06-26 11:04:54 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Title? Good introspection - what are the odds it'll catch on, though. The Mullahs and Imams and Grand Wazirs have a vested interest in keeping the fodder ignorant and agitated (sp?)

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-26 11:41:22 AM|| 2004-06-26 11:41:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Interesting. It certainly is difficult to imagine a greater contrast than that between the mentality in most of east Asia and that in most of the Middle East. I was in Vietnam after 9/11, and the utter incomprehension and contempt expressed by locals for Arab/islamo-nut extremism was actually hilarious and encouraging. Females and food aren't the only big advantages east Asia has on the Arab world ....

Posted by Verlaine 2004-06-26 2:08:13 PM|| 2004-06-26 2:08:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Muslim Arabs re-examining their beliefs critically?

Yah, right. I suppose you'll next be telling me Michael Moore has lost weight and become humble, and Ted Kennedy has stopped boozing and lying.

Posted by OldSpook 2004-06-26 2:39:05 PM|| 2004-06-26 2:39:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 What OldSpook said.

Posted by Stephen 2004-06-26 5:51:14 PM|| 2004-06-26 5:51:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 They are also at a loss to understand that Japan did a lot of âtruthfulâ and âcandidâ soul-searching following their grave defeat

Japan also came to believe in a higher power.

Posted by Shipman 2004-06-26 5:56:51 PM|| 2004-06-26 5:56:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Wanna bet they haven't learned the most important lesson the Japanese did?

Don't piss the Americans off! Yamato warned them, but did they listen...no.

Posted by Silentbrick 2004-06-26 9:07:15 PM|| 2004-06-26 9:07:15 PM|| Front Page Top

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