Japan Probe の Toxic Korean Garbage Littering Japanese Beachesのコメント欄
Comment by Evan
2008-02-22 10:23:49
japan should clean up their own act first. i live on the pacific side and there is plenty of garbage, almost all of which is of local origin. its truly disgusting. no public awareness about watersheds, catchments etc. no pollution traps. no bins in public locations. no ownership of the beach. the surfers are the worst - eating their combinibento and then leaving it on the very beach they use.
this way of thinking thru the nationalistic lens seems symptomatic of east asians.
koreans are enraged by historical abuse of korean women by japan and yet are silent on the current violations committed in modern korea.
chinese hate japan for historical atrocities but wont apply that vitriole to their own current abuses.
japan is up in arms about dodgy chinese imported food, in a period with scandal after scandal of locally produced substandard and dangerous processed foods.
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Comment by stereo
2008-02-22 19:40:21
Evan. You are arguing based on what?
“no public awareness about watersheds, catchments etc.”
You can easily find lots of pages like this on the internet about people actively cleaning seashores and rivers as their volunteer works.
http://www.portland.ne.jp/~shokokai/seinenbu/seisou016_05.html
“no pollution traps.”
Japan has very strict anti-water pollution laws. Rainwater can go straight to the river, but other water like water from kitchen or washing machine must go through sewage system.
“no bins in public locations.”
That’s because everyone is supposed to bring back his own garbage. Polluter must clean up. The other reason is that there is a public concern that terrorists may set bombs in public garbage bins at busy stations.
“no ownership of the beach.”
Beaches belong to the national government. So are the rivers. What’s wrong with it?
When people start talking based on non-facts, the quality of the discussion deteriorates rapidly. Why don’t we stick to the facts?
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Evan氏なる人物が日本は韓国のこというまえに自分のことやれ、という発言にやってますよ、と事実に基づくコメントしてね、というコメント。
このEvan氏確かJapan probeの写真担当、以前、人種問題に関して日本はオーストラリアより100年以上遅れているといっていた人物。
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コメント欄の指摘によると、このEvanさんは写真担当のEvanさんではない、ということです。訂正してお詫び申し上げます。
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オーストラリアも捕鯨問題で日本のこというまえに自分のことやれ、と発言しないところがミソ
それにしても、stereo様のコメントに感謝