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Yakuza members have been elected as mayors and members of parliament. During the Kobe earthquake the Kobe-based Yamaguchi-gumi organized crime group provided mineral water, powdered milk, fresh eggs, bread and diapers to thousands of quake victims. Meals were given out in the parking lot next to Yamaguchi-gumi headquarters at a rate of 8,000 a day. Many Kobe residents said they did a better job providing help than the government.
If you don't like the thread, fell free to pull up the anchor and set sail Captain.
Uhhh...nope...think I'll hang around for a while and exercise that good ol' American pastime known as---freedom of speech...
And as a rebuttal, if you don't like what I'm saying, you're within your rights to disagree, as you just did...but know that I will continue to speak up, and out, wherever and whenever I see fit...
I will sleep very well tonight, knowing that I can speak out whenever I feel like it, and that there's nothing you can really do about it, except sit somewhere and try to compose an allegedly witty comeback...
Folks just tickle me, thinking that they're going to silence me with a simple one-line post...notttt gonna happen
Many of them are not American citizens. Desperate measures in desperate times. People come here illegally and can't get work. Crime seems to be the next logical step to survive.
Curious why I haven't heard any news reports of looting, rioting or civil unrest in Japan? Japan not only suffered a Tsunami/Flooding, but also an 8.9 quake?
This disaster makes Katrina look like a day at the park. Yet, you would never know how horrible things were from the civility and calm that Japanese citizens display during this horrible catastrophe.
If they can conduct themselves in such an honorable way, maybe there's something citizens from other countries can learn from Japan?
Hard to riot when you're dead.
I've lived in Japan and know a little bit about the culture.
They're going to help and support each other. They're going to insure that there's something to eat and support provided for those affected.
That's quite different from the US and the way it behaves with its citizens.
They're also used to weather problems. The area is an earthquake zone; they occasionally get hit with typhoons.
The biggest difference, though, is that their society will take care of everyone.
Know anything about Japan? Anything at all.
What you're going to find is that they will take care of their suffering by providing food, shelter and clothing to the victims.
That's so much more helpful than providing platitudes and epithets to those most severely affected.
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Hmmm...Lemme Think About That
