Author: Richard Nestoff (Page 1 of 138)

Do you truly understand what Japan just gained?

Trump made a Pearl Harbor joke in front Japan’s prime minister and press.  The Japanese will view that interaction much differently than Americans do.  This post on X may offer some insight.

Do you truly understand what Japan just gained? As a Japanese citizen, I’m telling you—this moment changed history. 

Trump’s Pearl Harbor joke wasn’t an insult. It was the key that finally unlocked something buried deep in the Japanese soul.

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Morally right and wrong

Pew Research:  What Do Americans Consider Immoral?

People were asked whether a variety of activities are morally wrong.  They missed some activities that normal people1 consider to be morally wrong, such as:

  • Painting over wallpaper, rather than stripping the wall.
  • Fraudulently dressing by stuffing a bra with tissues or a sock in the trousers.
  • Using glue traps for mice.
  • Deceptively serving non-alcoholic beer or decaffeinated coffee
  • Calling anything milk that didn’t come from the tits of a mammal.

This is turning into  a list of grievances, so let’s go to the Pew survey results.

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