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> social experimenting done by American institutions in > the theory of eulogy and Malthusian economy. Can you give some examples of the experiments and the

by dfc 11y ago

> social experimenting done by American institutions in > the theory of eulogy and Malthusian economy. Can you give some examples of the experiments and the relevant American institutions responsible for the experiments? I really have no idea what you are talking about. I am not sure if I am missing something obvious or if I am witnessing terrible auto-correct accident.

Jtsummers 11y ago
Until GP responds, the best I can come up with, which is not really an "experiment" as there was no control, is the post-WWII demilitarization and, effective, subjugation of Japan. The nation and people's wills were controlled for a time primarily by outsiders, or severely restricted if not directly controlled. I could see GP referencing this and its consequences as the experimenting. But, again, it wasn't an experiment. Japan lost a war they instigated. The conquering nations (primarily the US) established severe restrictions on them after their defeat. This is not unusual. I suppose what is unusual is the degree and duration of the demilitarization, and its unusual effectiveness. Primarily, I imagine, due to modern communication technology allowing for the coordination and maintenance of this state after the war, something that would have been impossible 50 or 100 years earlier on the same scale.
- Cyberdog 11y ago
  > Until GP responds, the best I can come up with, which is not really an "experiment" as there was no control, is the post-WWII demilitarization and, effective, subjugation of Japan. The nation and people's wills were controlled for a time primarily by outsiders, or severely restricted if not directly controlled. One of the reasons this is bunk is that east Asian cultures have had higher prevalences of suicide well before WWII.
  - TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
    Yeah, and a lot of this is due to how Japanese culture views suicide quite differently to the West.

by dfc 11y ago

Jtsummers 11y ago

Until GP responds, the best I can come up with, which is not really an "experiment" as there was no control, is the post-WWII demilitarization and, effective, subjugation of Japan. The nation and people's wills were controlled for a time primarily by outsiders, or severely restricted if not directly controlled. I could see GP referencing this and its consequences as the experimenting. But, again, it wasn't an experiment. Japan lost a war they instigated. The conquering nations (primarily the US) established severe restrictions on them after their defeat. This is not unusual. I suppose what is unusual is the degree and duration of the demilitarization, and its unusual effectiveness. Primarily, I imagine, due to modern communication technology allowing for the coordination and maintenance of this state after the war, something that would have been impossible 50 or 100 years earlier on the same scale.

Cyberdog 11y ago
> Until GP responds, the best I can come up with, which is not really an "experiment" as there was no control, is the post-WWII demilitarization and, effective, subjugation of Japan. The nation and people's wills were controlled for a time primarily by outsiders, or severely restricted if not directly controlled. One of the reasons this is bunk is that east Asian cultures have had higher prevalences of suicide well before WWII.
- TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
  Yeah, and a lot of this is due to how Japanese culture views suicide quite differently to the West.