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Old 2013-02-24, 14:06   Link #26689
kyp275
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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Originally Posted by Sugetsu View Post
Actually no... There was little looting and social unrest during Japan's 2011 earthquake for example. Do I claim that there is no theft and corruption in that country? Of course not, but human beings are products of their environments. The culture in Japan reinforces a taboo against theft and other "dishonorable" practices.
That was indeed admirable, but that's simply one facet of Japanese society, there are much less...virtuous side of it as well, which brings us back to the original point, which is that all human societies can be, and generally ends up being, pretty terrible at one point or another.
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