Monday, November 13, 2023
Warnings of the Obvious
…at least it should be obvious.
To the government and citizens of Japan; Don’t repeat the foolish mistakes of failed states.
By now it’s become more than obvious to international observers, that America is an “empire” in decline. I’d take issue with the accusation of “empire.” As a wealthy and powerful society, America has had enormous influence but to suggest that it has lorded over conquered territories with direct control and outright theft of resources serves no honest appraisal. America’s actual “empire” never reached far beyond some Caribbean island states and the Philippines. Conquering lands occupied by hundreds of contending “native American” tribes was pretty much on par with the usual land seizures that have recurred across the globe. Other small sections of the world’s real estate briefly fell under post-war administration but few were screaming to be freed from the “horrors” of constitutional government and fast food franchises.
“Empire” or not, a reasonable and less-debatable argument can be made regarding the “in decline” part of the issue I’ve brought up.
Some can effectively argue how permanent (or not) America’s current weakened state is. While many feel that America’s present difficulties are a temporary rough patch that will successfully be addressed, others note the historical record for societies in the cycle of progress, achievement, weakness, and decline. Whether one’s model is Greece or Rome, it is unmistakable that great and powerful cultures thrive and eventually die the same as any plant, animal, or individual human.
Japan is not an empire (though it temporarily was after conquering Korea and Manchuria). It is however a prosperous and successful society. Problems with demographics and various social problems are, though serious, of the type that exist the world over.
Japan’s biggest mistake would be to follow the path that America has been on of late.
One of Japan’s greatest strengths lies in its homogeneous cultural makeup. Diversity is NOT a strength. Not when it introduces conflict and chaos within one nation’s borders. I suppose I could be accused of being a hypocrite, criticizing foreign intrusions into other country’s cultural fabrics. But, I’m certainly not living in Japan in the hopes of encouraging hordes of others to alter the very fabric of Japanese society. The most “diverse” thing Japan can do is actively preserve its unique culture for the rest of the world to appreciate on its own merits.
If America’s path is one of sharp decline, Japan needn’t follow.
While international organizations like the parasitic and power-seeking UN continues to bully Japan with demands that they take in hordes of escapees from the Middle East, North Africa, and elsewhere, there continues to be no sane or objective reason why they should do so. Is the goal of contrived “diversity” to empty huge sections of the world’s geography of their native inhabitants? Is it to flood and destroy the cultural cohesiveness of other cultures — “Syrian good, Swedish bad.”
Leftist political philosophy has brought devastation to the unique and successful countries of Europe. Demands that citizens submit to massive foreign migration and totolerate increases in murder, rape, and petty crime, seems to be justified upon nothing more than “let’s be nice.” If being “nice” means bowing to the demands of wanderers from failed societies with deficient cultural norms and lacking standards of civilized behavior, perhaps advanced societies need to pass on mere “niceness” for the more valid role of maintaining their nation’s cohesiveness and the interests of its own citizens.
Acting in the interest of one’s own citizens is no vice. Sacrificing their safety and happiness certainly no virtue. No matter how insulting it may be to some, the word “backward” is a more than appropriate word for cultures that are,…backward. Throwing gay citizens off of rooftops and draping half of one’s society in dark shrouds is backward and there is no reason for successful and advanced cultures to open their doors to such nonsense.
Other areas of existence where Japan could save itself from potential decline is to reject the top-heavy growth of the bureaustate. It’s currently destroying America. A powerful centralized government authority will do whatever it wants and its citizens will NOT do what they want — they will not be free. Japan already has a system clogged with bureau sclerosis and the impact on its economy is more than apparent. As in America, this needn’t be so. Paying attention to the flawed actions of America should guide Japan on what NOT to do regarding issues of spending, taxing, and regulating. Any culture can become prosperous given enough latitude for citizens to create, buy, sell, and freely choose their pursuit of happiness.
Aside from the — stupid — migration issue, and equally stupid leftist economic policy, the issue that’s particularly troublesome is a rampant cultural decline. All the factors that offer societal stability have been under unrelenting attack in America. It seems like every month, “the culture” comes up with some new spin on what is acceptable behavior. Every perversion and deviance under the Sun is now actively promoted and every lifestyle of decency and moral clarity, the object of mockery and disdain. I’m not sure what the solution is to this decay. Perhaps it’s insurmountable precisely because it is a part of the natural order of things — societal decline is unavoidable (?)
Japan has caught much of the global “decline virus” but it needn’t succumb to the degree of rot that now plagues America.
The warning to Japan is, pay attention(!) See what flawed ideology and policy has done to even the most successful of cultures and take a stand to not follow in their footsteps. Japan has every right to maintain its own unique culture and reject the demands of parasitic international organizations and dogmatic ideologues.
The cycle of strength, prosperity, and decline needn’t make an early showing. …Pay attention.
