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[q_without_you]

1940's- Socialist reforms boost country prestige and revive a sense of nationalism and hope. Returning soldiers greeted with open arms, hailed as heroes, attempt to gain a sense of normalcy. Liberal democratic society deemed champion over fascism and communism and other extremist groups

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[sokickmealready]

This sounds almost like something I would write. haha

[q_without_you]

Hmm is this your Model UN side coming out? What were you again? Little Belgium? haha anyways while I agree that Japan has prospered from the opening of their ports to U.S. trade and such, they also got bombed back to the stone age by us in the only military use of nuclear weapons. I also think that the introduction of western cultures and western ideals has hurt the japanese culture in the long run. How that goes to define that generation after world war II is beyond me but you bring up an interesting point. As to your last point, I think basically we just need to shut off the TV's. TV is probably the reason numero uno that kids our age are so complacent and why the power elites I mentioned are in such a dominating opinion. If you go to good schools and become educated you're pretty much shuffled right off to become a power elite yourself. The media has pretty much conditioned people to think that this is the "good life." That's why the african-american population is so subverted by our culture. The only ways they feel they

[sokickmealready]

Actually, I represented the US in one of the biggest conferences we had. But thanks. hah

Anyways, why would you say that the introduction and immersion of western culture and ideals has hurt the Japanese culture? They are the MOST mono-cultural country in the world at this point. If anything, they have managed to retain their own identity even more than further isolated countries such as China have.

I agree to an extent with your television theory. Sadly, this is not realistic. And even in the event that it were, kids would simply turn to other stimuli such as the internet. Think any of them will be researching world politics and booking mercenary trips to downtrodden countries for fun? We enjoy being blind. Fat and happy, right?

Any other ideas?

[q_without_you]

Well I think I would just disagree with your assessment of Japan. Japan has been really Americanized by the introduction of our capitalist and consumption-minded value system. If anything, its serving to erode a lot of their cultural distinctions. I mean of course we haven't eliminated all of their culture, but they essentially a little America.

I like being happy, but I don't like being fat or blind. And "mercenary" trips? haha

[rememberwhen_]

we're generation quiet.
i think our generation is like this partly because of the abundant amount of info and issues thrown at us each day. we are simply overwhelmed in what cause to invest ourselves in.
regardless, i'm down to raise some hell with you!