Hal Kaplan wrote: > => Subject: Re: [OT] Forget the SAT exam. > => > => > > => > => That answer would be real nice save for the fact that > => seppuku is JAPANESE CULTURE. > => Besides, in seppuku the second (or helper) is there to cut > => your head when you require it. So you won't be disgraced if > => the pain is too much for you. But you can commit seppuku > => without a second, you'll only have to endure pain for a longer time. > => > => > > > I did not realize that you are Japanese, Ricardo. Sorry. > > Nevertheless, the intent of seppuku is to save face by removing stomach. > This is for the benefit of those who can watch it performed. The Kamikaze's > of World War II did not honor the fatherland by crashing into mountains where > no one could see them and no one was hurt. They honored the fatherland by > crashing into "living, seeing" things. Therefore, the allusion to Nietzsche. > > By the way, if the Kamikaze's were sworn to kill themselves for the glory of > their fathers, why did they wear helmets and goggles? > > This whole business about what you call "Japanese Culture" is very telling. > It explains why there are no more Samurai
There are no more samurai because the Emperor decreed so. >and why Japan lost the war in the pacific. As my good friend, George S. >Patton, Gen, USA, used to say, "No dumb bastard ever won a war by dying for >his country. He won the war by making the other poor bastard die for *his* >country." > > Alas, perhaps this is too much for you to accept after the Maldives debacle. > > B+ > HALinNY > > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
