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Debito Arudou is an angry knee-jerk reactionary, and anything he says should /definitely/ be taken with a grain of salt.

by koko775 11y ago

Machia-velli 11y ago
Anything he says is based on a 25 years of first hand experience and research of living and working in Japan. Resorting to name-calling and unfounded ad-hominem attacks only shows a lack of arguments from your side and nothing else.
- level3 11y ago
  Debito had some relevance in the 90s in raising awareness of issues regarding foreigners in Japan, but he is definitely not an authority on Japan, regardless of how many years he has been here. His experience (of apparently constantly experiencing outrageous racism) does not really align with many others' here, which suggests that part of it is over-reaction, intentionally or not.
- jpatokal 11y ago
  David, is that you? Anyway, here's some arguments: https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/2u8k66/why_is_debito_arudou_so_angry_all_the_time/ https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/2u8k66/why_is_debito... He's also amped up the bile level considerably after his (very bitter) divorce and leaving the country -- at last check he was in Hawaii.
- koko775 11y ago
  Well, if I've gotta present credentials, then I'm a nisei, so I think I have some legitimacy. Not as much as someone living in Japan, but...some. If we're using words like 'ad hominem', 'name-calling' and 'unfounded' please note that you labelled my roots "xenophobic, racist, and bigoted" with nothing more than an appeal to authority. Clearly, you were not arguing seriously and neither was I, but now that you've called me out let's add some substance. The reddit link others have posted provides some context, though is obviously not a primary source. Here's link that might be somewhat more detailed: http://www.gregoryclark.net/page14/page14.html http://www.gregoryclark.net/page14/page14.html The link speaks for itself.

Debito Arudou is an angry knee-jerk reactionary, and anything he says should /definitely/ be taken with a grain of salt.

by koko775 11y ago

Debito Arudou is an angry knee-jerk reactionary, and anything he says should /definitely/ be taken with a grain of salt.

Machia-velli 11y ago

Anything he says is based on a 25 years of first hand experience and research of living and working in Japan. Resorting to name-calling and unfounded ad-hominem attacks only shows a lack of arguments from your side and nothing else.

level3 11y ago
Debito had some relevance in the 90s in raising awareness of issues regarding foreigners in Japan, but he is definitely not an authority on Japan, regardless of how many years he has been here. His experience (of apparently constantly experiencing outrageous racism) does not really align with many others' here, which suggests that part of it is over-reaction, intentionally or not.
jpatokal 11y ago
David, is that you? Anyway, here's some arguments: https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/2u8k66/why_is_debito_arudou_so_angry_all_the_time/ https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/2u8k66/why_is_debito... He's also amped up the bile level considerably after his (very bitter) divorce and leaving the country -- at last check he was in Hawaii.
koko775 11y ago
Well, if I've gotta present credentials, then I'm a nisei, so I think I have some legitimacy. Not as much as someone living in Japan, but...some. If we're using words like 'ad hominem', 'name-calling' and 'unfounded' please note that you labelled my roots "xenophobic, racist, and bigoted" with nothing more than an appeal to authority. Clearly, you were not arguing seriously and neither was I, but now that you've called me out let's add some substance. The reddit link others have posted provides some context, though is obviously not a primary source. Here's link that might be somewhat more detailed: http://www.gregoryclark.net/page14/page14.html http://www.gregoryclark.net/page14/page14.html The link speaks for itself.