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iamthebandfanman

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10. heh we gave them our capitalism

Reply to Redfairen (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 10:20 AM

Jan 2013

and our conservatives, apparently

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Let elderly people 'hurry up and die', says Japanese minister [View all] Redfairen Jan 2013 OP

Bastard! His folks sure didn't raise him right, did they? MADem Jan 2013 #1

must be a republican. eom ellenfl Jan 2013 #2

Exactly what I was thinking. AnnieK401 Jan 2013 #11

Whew! Delphinus Jan 2013 #40

So does his wife perform the tea-bag ceremony for important guests? marble falls Jan 2013 #3

Wow! He makes our tea baggers look almost compassionate. Cleita Jan 2013 #4

He's just coming out and saying what the republicans here only tap dance around. loudsue Jan 2013 #6

This is what they all want sikofit3 Jan 2013 #7

I posted this yesterday in GD, so it's not late breaking news LiberalEsto Jan 2013 #5

I think the actual quote was Art_from_Ark Jan 2013 #12

As Alan Grayson said. iandhr Jan 2013 #8

How do you say Republican in Japanese? CanonRay Jan 2013 #9

Bakka... JoeBlowToo Jan 2013 #16

in Chinese, it's ta ma de sha bi. Nanjing to Seoul Jan 2013 #19

heh we gave them our capitalism iamthebandfanman Jan 2013 #10

And the Japanese gave us much of our corporate culture. DaveJ Jan 2013 #13

And we improved on what they gave us: In Japan, the average CEO makes 11 times Cal33 Jan 2013 #23

True, but I'm referring to age discrimination DaveJ Jan 2013 #30

That damned Tea Party, now they have infested the Japanese government and Diet? Harry Monroe Jan 2013 #14

This is contrary to one of the most respected aspects of Asian culture Cynicus Emeritus Jan 2013 #15

That was my first thought too livetohike Jan 2013 #17

He could be the first Japanese Teabagger. My guess is that he won't last long in Cal33 Jan 2013 #26

The "national council on social security reforms" sounds Bainbridge Bear Jan 2013 #18

What about taking care of this? stonecutter357 Jan 2013 #20

I believe their demographic situation is similar to ours Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #21

This man has come down with Turbineguy Jan 2013 #22

The guy is 72, his words may come back to bite him in the butt. Beacool Jan 2013 #24

Wait a minute...! He's a creep, but... Grins Jan 2013 #25

Is he related to Paul Ryan? appleannie1 Jan 2013 #27

well in a way the government is correct .... thedanfrost Jan 2013 #28

Get back to us when 840high Jan 2013 #32

maybe he/she will learn how to write by that time CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #35

He should lead by example. nt Deep13 Jan 2013 #29

Hey! They stole that exact idea from our Republicans NorthCarolina Jan 2013 #31

He's A Catholic otohara Jan 2013 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Jan 2013 #39

Isn't that what our Congress wants, too? nt valerief Jan 2013 #34

Rather Dickensian ashling Jan 2013 #36

He's just another nasty 1%er... nt sheshe2 Jan 2013 #37

In a similar vein dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #38

Culling the Herd HeiressofBickworth Jan 2013 #41

So much for honoring and respecting the elderly. Japan has a wonderful tradition LuckyLib Jan 2013 #42