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Pacifist Patriot

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13. A sobering context for this.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Nov 24, 2022, 04:54 PM

Nov 2022

My eldest majored in Japanese and spent time there. I assume he's right about this, but open to correction.

After the sarin gas attacks, they removed public trash bins. Japanese are used to taking their trash with them for this reason. Yes, a collectivist society that lends itself to such behavior more so than our individualist one. But I see this and am reminded of senseless terrorism.

I know. Killjoy here. Sorry!

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Huge Respect [View all] babylonsister Nov 2022 OP

The adults in the stadium. 70sEraVet Nov 2022 #1

Bingo! +1000 paleotn Nov 2022 #6

Indeed. A big thank-you to all of them! calimary Nov 2022 #7

Definitely respect worthy judesedit Nov 2022 #2

No beer in stadium, lots of energy left! Alexander Of Assyria Nov 2022 #4

lol judesedit Nov 2022 #14

Teach,, your children well... Prairie_Seagull Nov 2022 #3

A fine example of the goodness that sports bring to our collective table randr Nov 2022 #5

Sports is not exempt. Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #15

Reminds me of Congressman Andy Kim, who famously helped clean up the Rotunda after the MAGAT riot peppertree Nov 2022 #8

I thought of Andy, too NJCher Nov 2022 #9

Thanks for sharing that! It's great to hear he was re-elected by a comfy margin. peppertree Nov 2022 #10

yep, exactly NJCher Nov 2022 #11

Happy Thanksgiving to you too! peppertree Nov 2022 #12

A sobering context for this. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2022 #13

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