tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post3581597223159219517..comments2024-03-15T20:52:26.967-07:00Comments on Steve Sailer: iSteve: Japan Does the ImpossibleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-63168081314213583382009-02-21T10:19:00.000-08:002009-02-21T10:19:00.000-08:00That's quite a standard for comparison.By any sane...<I>That's quite a standard for comparison.By any sane yardstick Japan is overcrowded, as is much of the world.</I><BR/><BR/>I was amazed when I looked into Europe's density. I realized how good we have it here in the states (but don't worry, our masters are working on that problem).<BR/><BR/>I think the population density of Europe is a big part of why European states are seeing a rise of nationalism, while the U.S. population remains prostrate with much higher relative immigration; Europeans don't have the luxury of white flight. One hopes they'll take the lead for once and show us the way forward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-52541815802362074122009-02-20T17:53:00.000-08:002009-02-20T17:53:00.000-08:00"But since the legalization of abortion Japan has ..."But since the legalization of abortion Japan has had the highest abortion rate in the world, hence the aging population and the shortage of new hires for industry."<BR/><BR/>And yet condoms and birth-control pills are comparatively difficult to find. There are two huge stores in Tokyo that sell nothing but condoms, but try finding any in your local pharmacy. Birth control pills were only legalized about a decade ago and there's still a stigma attached to using them. But go to any Japanese cemetery and you'll find little tombstones with little ribbons tied around them, often indicating the tomb of an aborted fetus. <BR/><BR/>Also, regarding low birth rates in Japan: Several surveys have shown that Japan has the lowest rates of sexual intercourse of any nation in the world. The Japanese much prefer compulsive shopping for Louis Vuitton handbags and masturbating to tentacle porn.<BR/><BR/>Weird frickin' place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-85999258357907021772009-02-20T16:03:00.000-08:002009-02-20T16:03:00.000-08:00Tax Slave said... That's too funny. Old Japanese l...<I>Tax Slave said... <BR/>That's too funny. Old Japanese ladies hanging out with the bruthas and harassing the white folks. Are you sure that's what you meant to say?</I><BR/><BR/>I wish it had been what I meant to say. It would make for a much funnier story. Goddamn those dangling modifiers.<BR/><BR/>By the way, how <B>RACIST</B> of you to point that out, Tax Slave!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-2759086319075729272009-02-20T15:46:00.000-08:002009-02-20T15:46:00.000-08:00Japan legalized abortion during the American occup...Japan legalized abortion during the American occupation after the war. If I remember correctly it was done by Truman's civilian governor and not MaCarthur.<BR/><BR/>But since the legalization of abortion Japan has had the highest abortion rate in the world, hence the aging population and the shortage of new hires for industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-21173498025720919182009-02-20T12:47:00.000-08:002009-02-20T12:47:00.000-08:00There is no very strong connection between birth-r...<I>There is no very strong connection between birth-rate and a countries economic performance. To whatever extent such a connection exists, it's an inverse one.<BR/><BR/>China has been a poor country for the past thousand years for some very good reasons, reasons which still exist today even if they don't show up on the charts of the IQ fetishists.</I><BR/><BR/>Wow, so do you just not bother reading any Chinese history at all or what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-60092298864460378852009-02-20T08:52:00.000-08:002009-02-20T08:52:00.000-08:00Isn't Japan overpopulated?No it isn't. There's act...<I>Isn't Japan overpopulated?</I><BR/><BR/><I>No it isn't. There's actually plenty of room, despite being a small landmass. It's nothing like Hong Kong crowded.</I><BR/><BR/>That's quite a standard for comparison.By any sane yardstick Japan is overcrowded, as is much of the world.<BR/><BR/>The rise of the great cities has been a baleful influence on the entire human race. We should be working towards in world in whch Hong Kongs do not exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-77861743350746736142009-02-20T08:43:00.000-08:002009-02-20T08:43:00.000-08:00Low birth rate and no immigration means a shrinkin...<I>Low birth rate and no immigration means a shrinking population, and economic stagnation, which is not at all helped by a rapidly aging population.</I><BR/><BR/>There is no very strong connection between birth-rate and a countries economic performance. To whatever extent such a connection exists, it's an inverse one. <BR/><BR/><BR/>China has been a poor country for the past thousand years for some very good reasons, reasons which still exist today even if they don't show up on the charts of the IQ fetishists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-39123069814431383412009-02-20T08:25:00.000-08:002009-02-20T08:25:00.000-08:00Anonymous said... Isn't Japan overpopulated?No it ...<I>Anonymous said... <BR/>Isn't Japan overpopulated?<BR/><BR/>No it isn't. There's actually plenty of room, despite being a small landmass. It's nothing like Hong Kong crowded.</I><BR/><BR/>Actually, only about 15% of Japan's land is suitable for building on (and with all the seismic faultlines running through Tokyo and other major cities, not even that, really). There's a constant battle between farmers and developers over what little arable land remains. Overcrowding is a genuine problem in Japan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-9636357878919023242009-02-20T07:22:00.000-08:002009-02-20T07:22:00.000-08:00I'm the Anonymous that made the 5th (?) post, rega...I'm the Anonymous that made the 5th (?) post, regarding Japan's heavy-handed methods of reducing illegal immigration.<BR/><BR/>As great as it is that Japan is getting rid of illegal immigrants, I'm surprised that Americans would support the way in which they're doing it -- harassment based on what people *look like*, and general disregard for civil liberties. I thought the USA was the land of freedom where Stasi-style "papers, please!" was out of the question. Why would you suppotr another country bahving this way, or want your own contry to?<BR/><BR/>Ronduck, where is "home"? If America treated immigrants like Japan does, people of mixed ancestry would have no "home" to return to, because authorities in either of their homelands would view them with suspicion based on their looks. In my case, my father is American (stationed in Japan just before the reversion of Okinawa) and mother is Okinawan (with an American father), and I was raised almost entirely in the US; I'm fortunate that I can call the US "home", because America *doesn't* behave like Japan. <BR/><BR/>I confess to a bit of an emotional letdown to find that the "old country" which I'd wanted to spend more time in since childhood would treat me as something like an "enemy of the state" at the same time that Hillary Clinton is here pontificating about what great allies the US and Japan are.<BR/> <BR/>America became the greatest nation in the world because it attracted hard-working, highly-motivated people from all over the world. They'll stop coming, and their children (if they marry Americans) will deny their American side, if they're treated like potential criminals just because of their ethnicity.<BR/><BR/>In my case I'll probably settle in Okinawa (where there are lot os people like me, but no high-paying jobs) or the US, and not on the Japanese mainland. The police can have fun harassing the intelligent robot that takes my place.<BR/><BR/>XavierAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-51893924060249738002009-02-20T06:53:00.000-08:002009-02-20T06:53:00.000-08:00Example: while walking through Yokohama with a bla...<I>Example: while walking through Yokohama with a black person, old women would often point and yell racist epithets at us...</I><BR/><BR/>That's too funny. Old Japanese ladies hanging out with the bruthas and harassing the white folks. Are you sure that's what you meant to say?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-36706255016369609092009-02-20T00:45:00.000-08:002009-02-20T00:45:00.000-08:00Several commenters seem to think Sweden is ethnica...Several commenters seem to think Sweden is ethnically homogeneous and staying that way. In actuality Sweden has imported many non-Whites and Muslims and given the low native birth rate versus the higher immigrant one, and continued high non-European immigration, native Swedes face medium-term demographic displacement like most Whites.<BR/><BR/>See: No Longer Just Nordic<BR/><A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52672-2004Oct21.html" REL="nofollow">LINK</A>ScotchFiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305353862849309788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-6644455726331406442009-02-19T22:53:00.000-08:002009-02-19T22:53:00.000-08:00Um, I thought it was obvious the answer was Sweden...Um, I thought it was obvious the answer was Sweden. That was the point - better to choose a homogenous constrained future as Sweden did, or Japan, than try to build a multiethnic empire as Russia did, or the US, or China. And Senor Doug is quite wrong of course - Russia is not overwhelmingly ethnic Russian - barely 50% even now and dropping.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-86669033193100859472009-02-19T21:33:00.000-08:002009-02-19T21:33:00.000-08:00Is Hong Kong even capable of growing a sizable por...Is Hong Kong even capable of growing a sizable portion of its own food? Seems like a high bar for overpopulation, what with being higher than that of any country in the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-83322963376410677732009-02-19T20:14:00.000-08:002009-02-19T20:14:00.000-08:00Isn't Japan overpopulated?No it isn't. There's act...<I>Isn't Japan overpopulated?</I><BR/><BR/>No it isn't. There's actually plenty of room, despite being a small landmass. It's nothing like Hong Kong crowded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-17011859117723143222009-02-19T19:43:00.000-08:002009-02-19T19:43:00.000-08:00As far as I know Americans don't bother with illeg...<I>As far as I know Americans don't bother with illegals from Europe, such as Irish, who generally fit in easily. The only illegal immigration anybody talks about is from Mexico or Asia.</I><BR/><BR/>Bullshit. The Mexican has become the face of illegal immigration because 7 or 8 out of 10 times he (or someone who looks and speaks similarly) <I>is</I> the illegal immigrant. We see pictures of the sneaking across the border, over the fence, crowded in vans, and waving Mexican (not Irish) flags at rallies. Asians comprise most of the rest. If our European illegals were the sole problem then it wouldn't be a very big problem.<BR/><BR/>If illegal immigration were only about 70,000 or so illegal Irishmen I would probably still be opposed, but it would be too small an issue to rate much concern.<BR/><BR/>What we see here is yet another way "diversity" makes governing more difficult: once you have a multiracial society, distinguishing between legal and illegal, friend and foe becomes that much more difficult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-90024987413012831542009-02-19T18:56:00.000-08:002009-02-19T18:56:00.000-08:00"Today Sweden is a small homogenous country, Russi..."Today Sweden is a small homogenous country, Russia is an important military power with a diverse population of dozens of nationalities. <BR/><BR/>Where would you rather live?"<BR/><BR/>Sweden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-15277583647909971942009-02-19T18:54:00.000-08:002009-02-19T18:54:00.000-08:00"Low birth rate and no immigration means a shrinki..."Low birth rate and no immigration means a shrinking population, and economic stagnation, which is not at all helped by a rapidly aging population."<BR/><BR/>See, this I don't get. Why is it always taken as a given in these kinds of discussions that a declining population is BAD? If robots will suffice to do the extra work necessary to take care of their aged, I just don't see the downside.<BR/>The upside of a declining population in an overcrowded country is more room, more resources, less congestion, more fresh air, etc., for the next generation.<BR/><BR/>So long as the country stays homogeneous, then an increasingly technological society with a decreasing population sounds to me like heaven.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-32655097859327214872009-02-19T18:17:00.000-08:002009-02-19T18:17:00.000-08:00I lived in Japan for two years. I liked it a lot, ...I lived in Japan for two years. I liked it a lot, but like any coutnry it has its pluses and minuses. As a white foreigner, I generally didn't have to worry about being treated poorly because I behaved myself. Japanese are prejudiced against foreigners because, on average, foreigners are poorly behaved compared to Japanese.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-57838956352134941322009-02-19T18:00:00.000-08:002009-02-19T18:00:00.000-08:00I have a Japanese friend I communicate with almost...I have a Japanese friend I communicate with almost every day. From what he was telling me they have such a terrible shortage of labor for entry-level type jobs they're on the verge of abandoning the robot strategy and allowing large numbers of immigrants.<BR/><BR/>In terms of illegal immigration, I wouldn't be surprised if they've succeeded in reducing the illegal population for the same reason we have - the Japanese economy is cratering and poor illegals don't have a reason to stay if there aren't any jobs.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330712047609650184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-44218384267402452792009-02-19T17:48:00.000-08:002009-02-19T17:48:00.000-08:00Today Sweden is a small homogenous country, Russia...<I>Today Sweden is a small homogenous country, Russia is an important military power with a diverse population of dozens of nationalities.<BR/><BR/>Where would you rather live?</I><BR/><BR/>This is a really odd comparison. Russia is overwhelmingly ethnic Russian, and is governed for the benefit of ethnic Russians. Do you really think all those darker skinned Muslims along the borders of the -Stans are joining with the ethnic Russian ruling class in a rousing version of Kum Ba Ya? Also, Russia is in very serious economic and demographic trouble. I'm not sure which planet you're posting from.<BR/><BR/>--Senor DougAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-76347348297649559062009-02-19T17:33:00.000-08:002009-02-19T17:33:00.000-08:00What the heck is a saw thumb? I get sore when I re...What the heck is a saw thumb? I get sore when I read things I don't understand.Jim Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912710881278409532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-9605259177520209422009-02-19T17:31:00.000-08:002009-02-19T17:31:00.000-08:00Irish illegal immigration was a problem in the Nor...Irish illegal immigration was a problem in the Northeast, particularly Boston, and if they're illegal they should be booted like anyone else. But they weren't much of a problem to society. Illegal Italians who were imported by the Mafia were a bigger problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-65736775783626488772009-02-19T17:29:00.000-08:002009-02-19T17:29:00.000-08:00Japan has a nude negro policy. Blacks are regularl...Japan has a nude negro policy. Blacks are regularly strip searched upon leaving stores. Its not really a sexual thing but more often one of curiosity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-57211630213968276912009-02-19T17:23:00.000-08:002009-02-19T17:23:00.000-08:00I think all WNs should visit Japan to see how a so...I think all WNs should visit Japan to see how a society can be healthy without being isolated. Japan takes what it wants from world technology and culture and makes it its own. I think Japan's low birth rate makes sense at this time so they can reduce their population to what is comfortable on their island. As long as they don't limit the birth rate dysgenically, and don't allow outsiders in, they can exist for many millennia quite nicely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-8755690361128647992009-02-19T17:14:00.000-08:002009-02-19T17:14:00.000-08:00It's no fun serving as a scapegoat when some enter...<I>It's no fun serving as a scapegoat when some enterprising police officer decides to impress the racist locals by harassing some foreign-looking passerby.</I><BR/><BR/>I lived legally in Japan for a while. Never experienced cops hassling me, just lots of passive-aggressive behavior or outright rudeness from people on the street, shitty service in bars and restaurants, etc. Japanese racism is annoying, but it's also less dangerous than the racism you might encounter in other parts of the world. Example: while walking through Yokohama with a black person, old women would often point and yell racist epithets at us...but we once accidentally stumbled on some sort of blackshirt "expel all foreigners" rally in Tokyo and were able to walk right through it, as if we were invisible. In any other country in the world, I would have been worried; but in Japan, blackshirts wouldn't attack us, or even notice us, because that would have been rude. Strange place, Japan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com