Re: Chesterton (Score:1)
by Mer_panacea (1381133) on 2009.02.18 5:32 (#26892885) Homepage Journal
In late 18th century when Admiral Perry comes to Japan with the four Black ship the population of the United States and Japan was almost the same. Just twenty years ago the US was two times as populous as Japan. Now population of US is over three hundred million, exceeding Japan almost three times.
The average number of kids in a family in Japan is one point something, by the year 2055 the populatin of Japan will be reduced to 89 hundred million accrding to a survey.
Culture without universality never prevails.
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Chesterton

ii (Score:1)
by Mer_panacea (1381133) on 2009.02.15 3:42 (#26857389) Homepage Journal
>Chesterton's system solves this problem rather neatly- only information is traded between communities, and the principle of subsidarity requires the factory be as close to the end consumer as possible, eliminating the need for shipping.
This is also a core of your thought.
Thirty years ago almost all information was monopolised in either Tokyo or Kansai region in Japan, so we were obliged to think about learning in either of the two regions. Because we couldn't obtain enough books in local area.
I started to consider moving to the US to learn more when I was the third grade at the University. Because I thought it was hard to acquire surroundings surrounded only by international common language. So I went to the US. About a year I enjoyed its ambience fully.
How about now? Do I have to go to Tokyo to obtain enough informatin? No. I can get it through the net. Do I have to go to the US to fully enjoy the flood of information? No. I can get it through the net.
Now the time has changed from the age of centralised, monopolised system to decentralised, multilateral world where we can find as many hubs of information and knowledge as possible.
I first saw the name Chesterton in a dialog between you and Mike Hawk and got curious since then.
Our age has come closer to his ideal more and more.

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Irrational world (Score:1)
by Mer_panacea (1381133) on 2009.02.15 3:13 (#26857111) Homepage Journal
Irrationality is a feature of ordinary people. We can find rational people mainly in a mental hospital, where there are people who think rationality ought to control the world.
Rationality never controls the world. That is a reality we all ought to live along.
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Stimulate economy (Score:1)
by Mer_panacea (1381133) on 2009.02.14 1:16 (#26844879) Homepage Journal
These two suggestions are a good idea. One helps middle class households and the other helps create government owned companies. Many companies were first created by government, then later they were sold to private sectors in marvellously low prices. In recession things will be reverse. I suggest 700 billion dollars be used for every household. This is going to be much more direct way to stimulate economy, which is in a word to make the flow of money in society. Recession or depression means money stays in some place..
>the depression doesn't feel half as bad if you have a job.
I myself want to work at least 40 hours in a week. Unless doing so, I would feel as if I were under a potential umemployment.
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Public enterprises (Score:1)
by Mer_panacea (1381133) on 2009.02.13 23:42 (#26843253) Homepage Journal
>However, there's still a good reason to oppose pork: The jobs the federal government creates
In well-developed countries, public enterprises contain a lot of needless investment. Because infrastructure was already well-built so there's scarce place to dig up more.
In the case of U.S., however, there's a lot of hinterland to develop. I think it works well if done under well-prepared plans by a superior leader.
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The Questions of King Milinda (Score:1)
by Mer_panacea (1381133) on 2009.02.13 22:42 (#26842335) Homepage Journal
>Happiness can be found when expectation dies.
This is similar to Zen Buddhist world view and also I recall the word of Diogenes - he wanted only a little bit more sunshine. I'm not so sure whether the words found in the Questions of King Milinda.
A kind of religion seeks no worldly profit. This form is indeed an original figure religions ought to be.
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Manifest Destiny (Score:1)
by Mer_panacea (1381133) on 2009.02.13 22:07 (#26841937) Homepage Journal
>it is those joys that we term the profits of liberty.
Profound words..
In the past oftentimes war had become the big trigger to more liberated stage of human life. But we didn't have to worry about total elimination of humankind in even all out war. Time has changed and now we need to use only human wisdom in order to liberate human nature more and more, without experiencing a war.
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