[sumo] New videos, Princess Aiko

[Mike Charlton]

I'll do my best to spell it out, though I don't know nearly as much about
Japanese culture as others here.  So forgive me if I get some things wrong.

The Japanese monarchy isn't like other monarchies.  They aren't just
head of state.  They aren't figureheads.  They *literally* embody Japanese
culture.  Before the end of WWII, the emperor was a god.  This isn't
figurative.  It's literal.

The smartest thing MacArthur did was to demand that the emperor
renounce godship.  Why?  Because the Japanese people would then
regard MacArthur as a god (who is more powerful than a god?).  Then
he could do pretty much anything he wanted.

Japan wouldn't exist as Japan without the royal family.  To state otherwise
is to be ignorant of Japanese culture.

Or at least that is my impression (being mostly ignorant myself).  It's
a bit difficult for my brain to really handle this as it's stuffed with Western
views and values.  But I'm trying to learn.  If possible, I'd welcome
corrections from people who know better....

        MikeC


On 9/12/06, Joshua Maciel <joshua.maciel at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well I'm glad that you both understand each other. This comes as a
> great consolation to me, as I was the one being addressed and still
> hasn't had anyone provide any semblance of an explanation as to what
> was intended by the statement.
>
> We can sit around and tell me how ignorant and clueless I am, which is
> all great and well and whatnot, but wouldn't it have more bite if you
> were to perhaps elucidate what it is that I'm clueless about? Or would
> that spoil the psychic fun...
>
> - Joshua Maciel
>
> On 9/12/06, James Eaton <jj at zolx.com> wrote:
> > I understood what he said.  In not so many words: You're clueless.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joshua Maciel" <joshua.maciel at gmail.com>
> > To: <joe_kuroda at yahoo.com>; "Sumo Mailing List" <sumo at webtrek.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 7:58 AM
> > Subject: Re: [sumo] New videos, Princess Aiko
> >
> >
> > > Care to clarify? Or should I just assume that you can read minds, and
> > > that my lack of reading yours is just further proof of my inability to
> > > discuss this issue with the psychics of the discussion list?
> >
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