[lbo-talk] Redeeming features of Japanese culture

Miles Jackson cqmv at pdx.edu
Sat Apr 24 00:22:59 PDT 2004


On Fri, 23 Apr 2004, joanna bujes wrote:


> Bill Bartlet writes:
>
> "Are there any redeeming features whatsoever of Japanese culture?
> Nothing comes to mind."
>
> I feel as heartsick as you about the welcome given to the Japanese
> hostages. I am also actually surprised that no one has said anything to
> commend the Iraqis for releasing them. But to answer your question off
> the top of my head and from relative ignorance about Japanese culture:
> Hokusai, Zen, and an extraordinary aesthetic sense do come to mind.
>

Kurosawa? Miyazaki?

Miles



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