Comments by "The Phoenix Saga" (@The_Phoenix_Saga) on "The Japan Reporter" channel.

  1. Cultural clashes occur when a desire for a certain type is allowed to overrule the understanding of the differences between said cultures. This is typically one of the reasons why most; not to sound elitist or what not, traditionalists would say it's best to stick to your own. Hence we see this rise in regret. The grass isn't always greener.
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  2. Put quite simply: whenever I was bullied as a kid - I was told to hit them back harder. Thus the only reason I had so many "bullies" is because none of them dared to do it more then once - the consequence of the first time was enough.
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  3. So a consenting adult cannot perform based on how they look? Isn't that what they call "discrimination" on both sides of the aisle? You can't be both for opportunity and equality and at the same time be exclusive to one brand or another whilst rejecting everything that doesn't fit to your tastes.
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  4. Oh I'd be on board with that!
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  5.  @hwoarang2001  As sickening as it is; I'm inclined to agree. We find ourselves sickened at the thought of any society where one is treated less then another, dictating how we should act and behave... yet lo behold what happens when we ourselves are presented with a situation we can't seem to stomach and try and impose upon. Hence I always said that equality across humanity; like it or not, is an illusion. A fantasy driven by those who simply can't accept reality and often descend into hypocrisy when they call for tolerance and yet can't show it themselves. Hence I say, let Japan do what it does in its borders and have Japan let us do what we do in ours. When in Rome.
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  6. Not trying too hard is the best solution. A single friend gained in mutual interest of something in one another, is far more of value and to be appreciated then to, at best have acquaintances under the pretense of them being friends.
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  7. The sign of a currency that is supported and backed only by the debt that the loaning of said currency from the banks has accrued. It's an never ending spiral which lends heed the question: how do you pay back debt with debt?
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  8.  @killertruth186  making excuses more like.
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  9. Quite simple as to why - in the short term, it's easier. Easy money or validation in the short term with little prospect long term. but the folk of these last two generations, so far, have never been taught; for ALL their 'education' the importance of long term planning and so in turn are being set up to fail. Education and aspirations are one thing, intelligence and prospective are another.
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  10.  @elpacho6173  Sad but true. Unfortunately that isn't going to change unless it happens from within the country by their own volition, not from the pretentious whims and demands from outside it.
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  11. This generation will be sure to find out the hard way, unfortunately. It sounds cold, but there is simply no helping anyone not prepared to help themselves. This isn't a very pleasant world when it comes down to it- it gives you nothing and demands everything you're willing to let it take.
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  12.  @KonanZbarbar420  you don't have to be the biggest or toughest - you just have to make it so getting into a fight with you is far less worth the damage then the thrill they're looking for. Like yourself I'm a big fella - but some of them were bigger then me and that never stopped me from giving them hell. I was always prepared to accept that I might one day lose, but that winner would be carrying scars that made it so not worth it. However; not to toot my own horn - there was never a fight I ever lost.
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  13.  @VVabsa  Yeah we in the west tried that and all that lead to was the dismantling of commitments - divorces are high and commitment is low. The odds a child of the current three generations have of being in an actual family with both parents is fast becoming unheard of.
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  14.  @ashesandposies  exactly. They're supposed to compliment and make up for each other's weakness, not compete because of it.
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  15. If they'd tried acting this way a century ago, they'd have starved. It's about time people stopped giving them excuses. And I'm not saying it from a position of privilege - I was brought up with the fact that if I wanted anything, I had to earn it. As such they either want to be helped or they don't. If the latter, there is no need to have them waste anyone else's time.
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  16. How sad.
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  17.  @spacebunsarah  call me cynical for saying it, but whilst I agree with you, unfortunately what you advocate is yet another round of existence. All societies experience the following: it's ideals accepted, it's capabilities harnessed, it's laws enacted and it's place set in stone. Then once it's all been set then comes the attempts to make things easy, those then come seeking opportunity in the light of such are elevated to power to concern over such matters but the matters are never resolved and before its even noticed, they're given too much authority from the masses who want the rights and the freedoms but not the responsibility and the work it takes to keep them. They become decadent and self serving, passing on law upon law making so many things illegal that people tread on eggshells out of an indoctrinated state of guilt they've been in since birth. Then the decadence spreads in which morality is soon a question of whether you like the person who's view you're then hearing. Eventually things become too much and the society revolts and everything collapses, leading to tell rise of new ideals and those accepting them. My point is that if in Japan the resentment is there for matters like this, in its people then it will inevitably boil over. But no country other then those utterly conquered have ever changed their ways with outside involvement - those influences are often blind to the matters within their own and so nothing changes.
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  18.  @Darksora79  to which I reply "Same shit, different meal" granted this coming from a dude who's learned a thing or two the hard way.
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  19.  @nopenope8369  Have you seen the risk people take going into a relationship these days. One wrong choice and that partner can utterly destroy you.
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  20. Unless of course they just see you as the 'settle for' because their age and/or having kids has pretty much isolated them from their ideal partner. Sounds harsh and bitter but reality as I often say, is wedded to a bitch called irony.
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  21. Yes. No. E.
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  22. Oh give me a break... maybe if women didn't have so high a standard that it's impossible for most men to reach, they wouldn't find themselves rejected. This just justifies the theme of giving up 80 percent for 20.
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  23.  @robertchandler2063  The problem is that people keep focusing on the idea that wealth must be distributed by an external source: that absolutely never works. China and Venezuela are perfect examples of that; I don't even need to mention the Soviet Union. The problem is two fold - first is that people keep wanting someone else to do the thinking for them and the second as I stated is an economy backed solely by debt as the gold standard; even if reintroduced today, would not be enough to cover the debt that exists from interest. There is a way out of it, but it's one no one wants to do because it means having to do things for themselves; instead people are going to opt for the worst choice - subjugation. The same mistake China made under Mao. The problem isn't just in Japan, it's everywhere.
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  24. No, OP has a solid point,​ @TheBigExclusive  "When in Rome, do as Romans do" so I respect a country enough that I'm going to learn their etiquette and enough of their language to get by if I'm going to visit. Maybe everywhere else should be doing the same.
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  25.  @pest174  Well as harsh and cold as it is to say - the world doesn't give a damn about how one feels: you either step up or stand aside. You either want to get out of the funk you find yourself in or you don't - and if you don't want to be helped then all the help on earth will not help you. Nobody ever said that reality and truth would be pleasant.
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  26.  @digital_gravity  I'm Jewish - want to talk about "oppression"? We've got at least two thousand years of it, but we don't complain about it - at least the majority of us who've grown up and don't have a chip on our shoulder. Racism is just an excuse to complain. The problem isn't "race" it's "culture". Another way to see it is this - it's easy to be a communist in a capitalist society, but good luck trying to be a capitalist in a communist one.
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  27. Bullying would stop completely if we lived in a society that stopped condemning the bullied from rightfully fighting back. "Violence isn't the answer" is correct ' it's not the answer, but rather the question: the answer is almost always yes as it's the only one bullies tend to understand.
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  28.  @dances_with_incels  pretty now, used up later.
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  29.  @pest174  Woo - so many responses filed under nerve touched... time to break each down; let's start with yours... So~ it's a perfectly acceptable aspect in life to sit down and whine about how unfair the world is and that everyone else needs to cough up despite their own issues, since misery clearly loves company. Spoiler alert - "National run" means the tax payer is forced to pay out; as such it's not free at all. So say everyone starts sitting around and whining about "Oh me oh my, I can't get a break..." It's a rat race and it sucks: what do you want, a medal?
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  30.  @VVabsa  First of all - not "my" government as I don't vote - only time was a referendum as I choose to represent myself. To answer your question - until 2010 they tried via welfare benefits and instilling political correctness. Behold the current result.
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  31.  @VVabsa  No, I dont; however it was put in along side it so as to have people put up with anything under the umbrella of "Tolerance" And isn't that a repulsive word - to not be liked, not invited, just put up with and tolerated.
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  32. How weak. To allow faceless individuals on a server to dictate your mood and drive you to self annihilation... just what are these kids being taught in schools about the facts of life? These are the facts of life - the world hands you nothing other then a choice and an opportunity with your time on earth to make the most of those choices. Humanity is a hotbed of mixed reactions - you can never please everyone and especially all at the same time. You will ALWAYS find that one person that for reasons of their own will have a gripe against you. But life goes on - words are going to be said and there's nothing you can do to stop it - whether you stopped a social media or stopped the internet. But you can toughen your skin and realise they don't matter at the end of the day. If you're going to consider even to destroy yourself because of the petty words of others, then child doesn't give service to your own pettiness and you seriously need to grow up. I don't speak from ignorance, if I cried for every bad thing said or done to me - I'd form an ocean. But the world as I said hands you nothing other then opportunity and choice and it will demand everything from you - taking all you let it and scream for what it can't. You are your only real help; the one target as well as sanctuary. Learn discipline and be steadfast to safeguard your beliefs and what you idealise as your rights, because no one else is obligated to do it for you. Grow up, because no one can do it for you.
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  33. The first step in solving a problem is first realising you have one. And most of these folk haven't quite gotten to that part yet.
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  34.  @1EnZBosS1  Its a double edged sword - cause given the political correctness and DEI bs of how things have been in the UK and the states, do we REALLY want to have them be inflicted with that as a side effect?
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  35.  @pest174  I at least don't try lying to myself. And funny how those "programs" aren't quite free... not done for morality's sake, but because there's always a way to make a living at the expense of another's misery - spare me the moral indignation.
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  36.  @bbukutan5375  very true. Sometimes more then a palm full can be just a waste...
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  37. They're not victims of anything other than themselves. And if their parents love them, then it's the responsibility of the parent to sit down with their child from youth and teach them how to deal with life. And one thing I learned from my parents and what I've taught my own children is that the world doesn't owe you anything - you want something you earn it and if you don't want it taken you stand your ground.
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  38.  @TokyoTraveller  How do you justify the blaming of men? Most of us in the world wake up every morning, knowing for the most part it's not going to get any better until we go back to sleep again. But we get up, go to work in a job we can barely stomach, surrounded by people we hate; just so we can afford to pay the bills and put food on the table. Atop of that, those of us who are married - have to put up with the increasing movement that gives a sense of entitlement for wives wanting for the sake of wanting and not needing that basically leaves us stressed out and not wanting to bother. Now I'm lucky in that I've been married 14 years and with a woman who's like minded in traditional values, but I've seen others not be and in Japan it's far worse. Men literally have to leap through fire without spilling a drop of tea from the cup on their head to meet expectation and now women are pushing to demand more? Explain again how that is ANY of the man's fault?!
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  39.  @journeytrials  never said that, nor implied to. As I said I'm pro freedom of speech and choice, so long as it doesn't knowingly and directly hurt another. What I'm saying is that it is a shame, however with the choices one makes comes the accountability and responsibility that results of it. Something to which the likes of Bree Olson and Mia Khalifa clearly failed to understand when they thought their choices wouldn't come back to haunt them. Hence one's in obscurity and the other is now doing nudes on Onlyfans.
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  40.  @VVabsa  I talk about both. And in the UK it's no better.
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  41. Ideological Subversion has done it's work.
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  42.  @kwanhofu2968  Ok your turn - And it's not the prerogative of the rest of the world to let the steam off yourself. Hell I wake up every morning and realise it's not going to get much better until I go back to sleep. So I get up, swallow down some stuff which someone's going to whine about in ten years is "bad for you..." to then have the energy to go out and work a job i can't stand and be surrounded by people I like even less - and I'm going to have to do this sort of thing, for a good 70 percent of my time awake each week for life. I do it just so I can keep a roof over my head and so forth - it blows, but guess what? I deal with it, like every other responsible adult. The fact I haven't tried offing myself means I'm doing something right.
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  43.  @sboinkthelegday3892  I'm looking at yours and rolling my eyes because yours is a rant of one being lost in a maze of moral relativism - with no relevance to the conversation. Oh and you're incorrect - Never voted for any of establishment's puppets once in my life. Come back when you 1, have a valid point and 2, actually are correct.
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  44.  @pest174  And you're not going to help someone who doesn't want to be helped.
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  45.  @krautundrüben00  That is not what I'm saying - what I'm saying is that the only way you can be helped is when you want to be helped. The world doesn't stop just for you like it doesn't for me or for anyone else. We're all in the same boat; some less than others but that's simply a fact of life. Hence the expression - step up or stand aside. I tell people what they need to hear, not what they want to and what is needed isn't always the most pleasant to experience.
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  46. I dunno - probably because the average Japanese man or woman is more concerned about making ends meet instead of where they can go and travel. Y'know, actually looking after themselves and trying to keep their country afloat instead of rushing elsewhere as an influx.
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  47. It's a nice thought and the heart is in the right place - unfortunately this isn't how the world works. Eventually they're going to have to come out of that she'll - either by effort of will or absolute necessity by being forced under circumstance out of their control. There's a lot of things people don't like to have to do in life - but life isn't fair and you simply have to do them to get by.
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  48.  @Kkakdugii  That's a complete contradiction.
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  49.  @nanaholic01  Which works in theory but never in practice. I've read Smith's work and frankly where his ideal fails is the folly of man: you can't take away the right of one choosing to be idle and unawares wilfully just as you can't do the same with those being opportunistic and avaricious.
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  50.  @journeytrials  I don't disagree with all you've said. And as I'm pro speech and choice - I can say that without hesitation. However that does not make one above the critique of others and while you and I may not be phased by it, it's always sad to see those who unfortunately are.
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