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Old Dec 18, 2006, 13:30   #1
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Question "communist" Japanese version of the "N" word?

So far I have found that almost zero criticism of the CCP is in anyway fair or written in a constructive way. Usually, the posters (usually an American or Japanese), all seem share similar styles of posting. First they post an article then end it with something that is generally intelligable that is meant to completley insult their target audience because of overgeneralizations made.

This seems to be a real problem in many forums because many words are banned from usage in westerner-moderated forums. So what will the the Japanese or American zealot do when they can't use the 'N' word anymore?

They will use the word communist or communism in a derogatory manner to insult their target ethnicity because according to online zealots, communism = evil chinese or evil koreans. Their goal isn't even to criticize communism, and just one or two word answers cannot describe an ideology as a whole which many nationalists tend to do by just post an article and end it with something along the lines of "all people of this are like this". This is called constructive criticism?? Or just plain racism with a new style??

Also the amazing thing is that these anti-communist nationalists also tend to bash people who try to fight racism and even going as far as calling them traitors and communist spies. So multi-culturalism/globalization is now a communist ideology?? How so? What annoys me most is these posters never seem to explain clearly.

I fail to see how every citizen, young, old or infant are to blame for the actions of a few people who had all the power. Generally speaking, every attempt at trying to debunk these hardline extremists always get me labeled as a communist collaborator or something along those lines. It seems that anything that doesn't go their way is considered a communist intrusion somehow. Again how are these people in anyway being constructive??

How is their criticism not constructive you say? Well if you ever read between the lines, then you will know that half the sentence will say that they feel sorry for the people being oppressed by communism and the other half of the sentence will say that all people in so and so communist countries are *insert derogatory insult here*. I don't understand.

Honestly, there is hardly in hint in any of the anti-communist folks that claim they have any simpathy at all for the people being oppressed because if you look up at the majority of their posts, 99% is made up of plain unconstructive overgeneralization bashing and rarely focus on the people the claim to feel sympathy for.

Although I don't mind people criticising communism but I oppose using this word to discriminate against people.

So to all folks, nationalists or not don't you think the term communist is more generally geared towards people of certain genetics??

When you think of communism, do you think of it as an ideology or a group of people of a certain ethnicity?? I really don't understand how appearance determines if one is a communist or not.

Finally is communist used like an "N" word by hardline zealots of Japan and America?? Why and why not? Be constructive. Discuss.
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Was that last paragraph meant to justify this being in "Japanese News & Hot Topics"?

I'd rather see a discussion of why you present yourself as being 86 years old.
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The Japanese use the "N" word? Communism is not based on the color of ones skin.
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Was that last paragraph meant to justify this being in "Japanese News & Hot Topics"?

I'd rather see a discussion of why you present yourself as being 86 years old.

I know thats what i'm wondering.
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