tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373165199675890724.post3256459204691257898..comments2023-10-15T00:20:43.111-07:00Comments on Sarah Maid of Albion: Dignity in DisasterSarah Maid of Albionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685494924450312124noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373165199675890724.post-85056171915359382352011-03-26T20:45:57.891-07:002011-03-26T20:45:57.891-07:00I used to do martial arts, the Japanese people are...I used to do martial arts, the Japanese people are a truly civil people, sadly,I feel events are being downplayed in this disaster and the Japanese will suffer for years to come.Adehttp://harveyalexander.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373165199675890724.post-152866061589788032011-03-20T22:50:03.310-07:002011-03-20T22:50:03.310-07:00The average IQ of Japan is said to be about 107.
...The average IQ of Japan is said to be about 107. <br /><br />There is immense explanatory power in this, if it is true, in understanding their national and individual reactions to this catastrophe. <br /><br />Anon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373165199675890724.post-8184647427345404262011-03-17T11:57:56.665-07:002011-03-17T11:57:56.665-07:00I have to agree I found the argument challenging. ...I have to agree I found the argument challenging. However, it was an interesting article and the contrast with Haiti is very marked<br /><br />(For a start, the Japanese haven't made hugely inflated claims about the death toll.)Sarah Maid of Albionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685494924450312124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373165199675890724.post-22135447809060578852011-03-17T02:01:24.371-07:002011-03-17T02:01:24.371-07:00Haiti is also quite homogeneous. The problem ther...Haiti is also quite homogeneous. The problem there is *who* makes up that homogeneity.CRLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373165199675890724.post-62194459379758128602011-03-16T14:58:57.052-07:002011-03-16T14:58:57.052-07:00Japan will recover from this remarkably quickly. T...Japan will recover from this remarkably quickly. Their cultural homogeneity will be a great asset in that recovery because they will all be largely on the same page as to their objectives in rebuilding.<br /><br />A similar catastrophe in a Western nation would leave us very seriously divided about what/how to rebuild, and as a result it would be a much slower process. Witness the non-rebuilding of the World Trade Center Towers in NYC.<br /><br />It seems to me that this is the worst disaster we have seen in modern times, bar none. Japan is handling it remarkably well, a tribute to their skill and preparedness. Few nations could do as well. The loss of life will be very high, and the economic loss will be very large. But within a few years, there will be no visible damage, I expect. We will continue to pray for the Japanese.Dr.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360786634583725263noreply@blogger.com