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I don't like these movements that always force multiculturalism onto non-settler societies they have a right to their own country, if they need to adapt they'l

I don't like these movements that always force multiculturalism onto non-settler societies they have a right to their own country, if they need to adapt they'll find some way to adapt

creaturemachine 2y ago
Are we forgetting the part where they colonized Korea, China, and most of the South Pacific?
- 123yawaworht456 2y ago
  do they currently occupy Korea, China, and most of the South Pacific?
Reubachi 2y ago
I'm unsure why JT and the poster chose that headline. Remove where the CEO was born from the statement. It is absolutely true that Japan is in the midst of a population crisis regardless of political, ethnic or socio-economic climate. It isn't because of some "obvious evil" or some Runaway problem". It's just the way it is in Japan, This was heralded in the 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s, and it is hitting hard now. The japanese culture of saving face, civic sense, remaining quiet, will not fix this. That's not some damning problem indicative of japanese people. It's just descibing it the way it is. Why would any executive, regardless of nationality, not be keenly aware of the major, major market/socio-economic challenges facing their segment? What about this article is anyone, group etc. "forcing multiculturaism on non-settler societies"?
- toomuchtodo 2y ago
  If a country wants to preserve culture over economic gains, that is a choice. India has 1.45B people (as of this comment), I would expect places with lots of people to be pro-immigration, and advocate for (in countries that potentially could accept a lot of immigrants) lots of immigration, if you argued for economic success at all costs. Infosys founder is also advocating for 70 hour work weeks for economic gains, different story same tune: line go up. https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/16/asia_tech_news_roundup/ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/16/asia_tech_news_roundu... Start at what a country is optimizing for, and work backwards. Line go up is not the end all be all. Tokyo is promoting a 4 day week to improve life for workers to increase the birth rate. Improving living and working conditions domestically is potentially superior to importing immigrants as fuel for a misconfigured economic system.
krapp 2y ago
Japan is a settler society, they colonized and displaced the indigenous Ainu and Okinawans. And Japan is multicultural. You might be forgetting that different Asian cultures exist, or for some reason conflating "culture" with race and ethnicity. Much of what people consider to be "Japanese culture" originated in China or Korea, and that isn't even taking into account nearly a century of westernization. Also no one is forcing anything onto anyone.
archagon 2y ago
Is this a "movement"? Or just one man's attempt to sway public opinion based on his lived experience?

I don't like these movements that always force multiculturalism onto non-settler societies they have a right to their own country, if they need to adapt they'll find some way to adapt

creaturemachine 2y ago

Are we forgetting the part where they colonized Korea, China, and most of the South Pacific?

123yawaworht456 2y ago
do they currently occupy Korea, China, and most of the South Pacific?

Reubachi 2y ago

I'm unsure why JT and the poster chose that headline. Remove where the CEO was born from the statement. It is absolutely true that Japan is in the midst of a population crisis regardless of political, ethnic or socio-economic climate. It isn't because of some "obvious evil" or some Runaway problem". It's just the way it is in Japan, This was heralded in the 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s, and it is hitting hard now. The japanese culture of saving face, civic sense, remaining quiet, will not fix this. That's not some damning problem indicative of japanese people. It's just descibing it the way it is. Why would any executive, regardless of nationality, not be keenly aware of the major, major market/socio-economic challenges facing their segment? What about this article is anyone, group etc. "forcing multiculturaism on non-settler societies"?

toomuchtodo 2y ago
If a country wants to preserve culture over economic gains, that is a choice. India has 1.45B people (as of this comment), I would expect places with lots of people to be pro-immigration, and advocate for (in countries that potentially could accept a lot of immigrants) lots of immigration, if you argued for economic success at all costs. Infosys founder is also advocating for 70 hour work weeks for economic gains, different story same tune: line go up. https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/16/asia_tech_news_roundup/ https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/16/asia_tech_news_roundu... Start at what a country is optimizing for, and work backwards. Line go up is not the end all be all. Tokyo is promoting a 4 day week to improve life for workers to increase the birth rate. Improving living and working conditions domestically is potentially superior to importing immigrants as fuel for a misconfigured economic system.

krapp 2y ago

Japan is a settler society, they colonized and displaced the indigenous Ainu and Okinawans. And Japan is multicultural. You might be forgetting that different Asian cultures exist, or for some reason conflating "culture" with race and ethnicity. Much of what people consider to be "Japanese culture" originated in China or Korea, and that isn't even taking into account nearly a century of westernization. Also no one is forcing anything onto anyone.

archagon 2y ago

Is this a "movement"? Or just one man's attempt to sway public opinion based on his lived experience?