Quote:They had to start from point 0 after WW2, Even then do we really think we're better off technologically or even educationally then the Japanese? They learned a hard lesson in WW2 trying to impose your view, your will on the rest of the world leads to the end of ALL empires. Since WW2 that culture has focused on addressing their issues within while we've assumed the role of the worlds enforcer and judge of all things good and evil. Perhaps we should ask the Japanese how that ends? 

 

You can't just "cherry pick" certain facts without looking back at history.  For many years products coming out of Japan were pretty much "junk".  It wasn't until the development of technology that we came up with that their technology improved.  I don't know exactly how old you are, but back in the 70's the Datsun cars and trucks produced were pretty much junk.  We actually developed better vehicles back then and continued to do so until around the 90's or so.  We did this even though we were involved in not only two major conflicts (Korea and Vietnam), but also in a Cold War with the Soviets.

 

During the same time frame we have also developed powerful weapons such as stealth technology, ICBM's, a fleet of the most powerful warships that the world has seen, etc.  Also since that time frame (from WWII to modern times) we have also become a very wealthy nation, and have a much better lifestyle and standard of living than most of the world.  The average "poor" person here is much better off than an "average" citizen of most countries.

 

I guess my point is, you can't use Japan as a model for what our country should become.  We need a true leader that can harness the power of the people of this country, and bring us back to the greatness that we once achieved.  An "isolationist" or a "non-involvement" person is not what we need.

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