Does anyone not know how to admire something from a distance? Their prescence there is going to ruin what made it great in the first place
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Yes, but the people who say they admire Japan are not the kinds of people who will successfully assimilate into Japan. They're not Koreans or Chinese. They're white people mostly.
The idea of some blond, 2m00 guy with blue eyes being called Japanese is as laughable to me as some of the people who are called French today. That is not what a Japanese person is, nor can you successfully pose as one.
Even Koreans and Chinese don't really assimulate in Japan. The split loyalties are always there especially considering the bad history between the countries.
Yeah, I'm not suggesting that any sort of immigration is good, but that Koreans and Chinese can potentially successfully assimilate in a few generations, while non-Asians cannot.
assimilation is about behavior, not looks.
I think it's about both looks and behaviour. . If you look different from the rest of society you aren't ever going to be truly accepted and because of that you'd end up growing resentful towards that society. And even if you can accept that , your children or grandchildren probably won't and will turn against the country. and whether people like to accept it or not people will always prefer to be with others that look like them and have the same ancestors as them
Even more so, a 6' white guy is going to assimilate more than any Asian because it's immediately obvious he's not Japanese and is judged constantly.
I would rather associate with a black person who is upstanding and has integrity than a white college narcissist who polices speech and demands I agree with everything he says.
Blacks will also feel pressured to assimilate to Japanese culture more than other Asians, although some of them will have a harder time doing it.
Like that youtuber guy whatever his name is.
Lol. No.
Hard disagree. You cannot be Japanese when you are visibly obviously not Japanese. Cultural assimilation is possible, of course, but real assimilation?
To be honest, if I could move to such a high-trust society, I would. I've been doing the language for a decade plus and have interacted with many of them in my life so far. The only caveats for me are the fact that their military is gimped thanks to the US MIC, the frequent earthquakes due to being on a fault line, and fully acclimating to the food culture. There's also the logistics. The xenophobia doesn't bother me as much; that's a given with homogeneous nations
It'd be nice if I could state that about many a person, but sadly I live in America.
Muh xenophobia. You even use Marxist terms to describe a functioning nation that looks after its own people.
Could have said "racism" and you still would have bitched about it. You've clearly never dealt with the Japanese.
After Abe's murder and the Diet being somewhat spineless cowards on the Gay/Feminist bill last year, I doubt that's the case now, unless Trump puts in someone as Ambassador that isn't a thug.
Ya because racism is another made up word (by Jews) that makes it seem like prioritizing your own is bad.
I agree with your other points but Japanese are NOT xenophobic. This is one of those myths spread by the liberal order, both foreign subversives and some Japanese. If anything Japs are TOO in love with foreigners which is why they model themselves after the west. Talk to people of any age group and they're absolutely enamored by gaijin and all things foreign. What they don't like is Koreans and Chinese, and they usually don't want to LIVE in neighborhoods next to any foreigners - with good reason - but they like and respect us at a distance. And it's not like some countries who just like our tourists and our money. No, they really admire the outside especially America. The guys who drive around with "FUCK AMERIKKKA" trucks and shout "yankee go home" are a minority - but growing thanks to Johnny Somali and other acts of cultural enrichment. There is still less American hate compared to people in Europe or South America who really love talking about how bad America is or how much better their country is.
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I suppose I use xenophobia in a short hand way as I agree with your description but as with many words nowadays, they are tainted by leftist use.
There is a reason MAGA types love that 'be the American the Japanese believe you to be' videos on YouTube, from their outside perspective they still understand some of the cultural roots of foreign nations (barring close neighbours) that have been diluted thanks to constant leftist brainwashing there.