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2011-03-14 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by No I am The Other Beldar 2011-03-14 10:53|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

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Posted by Mikey Hunt 2011-03-14 18:37|| 2011-03-14 18:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Its not about race, its about culture.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2011-03-14 19:49|| 2011-03-14 19:49|| Front Page Top

#3 My first thought after looking at the devastation was, "There is nothing to loot."

Posted by DarthVader 2011-03-14 19:53|| 2011-03-14 19:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Looting would bring shame to the looters family and social group. It would be a gross violation of cultural norms.

Posted by CincinnatusChili 2011-03-14 20:47|| http://f2a.biz/cc 2011-03-14 20:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Mods - 1st comment - candidate for sinktrap

Posted by CincinnatusChili 2011-03-14 20:51|| 2011-03-14 20:51|| Front Page Top

#6 It's Japan. I'd have been shocked if there were looting.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2011-03-14 21:41|| 2011-03-14 21:41|| Front Page Top

#7 "There is nothing to loot."

There's always something, if one has the inclination.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-03-14 22:11|| 2011-03-14 22:11|| Front Page Top

#8 It would be interesting to see the other side of the coin as well. When Katrina hit, the roads were filled with people streaming in with boating and swamp craft, church groups with relief supplies, etc without centralized/government direction [which was as much a hindrance as a help - govt that is]. The Japanese are a discipline society, so if the government fumbles [like they did immediately following the Kobe quake], there may be very little back up.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-03-14 22:16|| 2011-03-14 22:16|| Front Page Top

#9 After the Kobe quake, people waited for government action. But not very long - it was quickly clear that the government was fumbling, and locals started self-organizing recovery efforts.

Posted by CincinnatusChili 2011-03-14 22:51|| http://f2a.biz/cc 2011-03-14 22:51|| Front Page Top

#10 Mikey my have been talking 'bout a culture, not a race.

To wit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1sJDhJ-6iE

Posted by twobyfour 2011-03-14 23:05|| 2011-03-14 23:05|| Front Page Top

#11 OK, so you steal a TV. Where are you going to put it?

Posted by gorb 2011-03-14 23:36|| 2011-03-14 23:36|| Front Page Top

#12 I was going to say, I do not think it is only virtue that is stopping tv theft :-)

Posted by Fi 2011-03-14 23:49|| 2011-03-14 23:49|| Front Page Top

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