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- From: niepornt@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (David Marc Nieporent)
- Subject: Re: Idiotic Japan Bashing
- Message-ID: <1993Jan4.093008.5457@Princeton.EDU>
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- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 09:30:08 GMT
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- In<1993Jan1.21807.27515@ms.uky.edu> miles@ms.uky.edu (Stephen D. Grant) writes:
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- >A resolution:
- >Having been a long-time fan of many Japanese products for my entire life
- >(I'm 32) I have decided to make a commitment to NOT buy anything Japanese
- >if possible. I own a Toyota (my second bought new). I have owned 8 Japanese
- >motorcycles. I have/do own/owned Japanese electronics, cameras etc. But no
- >more. After becomming aware of the Japanese prejudice towards "outsiders" and
- >their illegal and under-handed tactics used in their economic war of the world,
- >I am one lost consumer of Japanese products. I also believe we should legally
- >prosecute our political leaders that screwed the American people for the
- >Japanese. This is only how I feel.
-
- Ah, gotta love those Ross Perot supporters...
-
- Legally prosecute ... for what crime? For what reason?
-
- As to the Japanese, which of their tactics are illegal? (And of those,
- which does it make sense to call illegal?)
-
- And what, pray tell, is "an economic war of the world?"
-
- Well, the rest of us will enjoy watching rented videos from Columbia
- Pictures on our Sony VCRs and TVs. You have fun doing whatever it is
- you're going to do without any Japanese-made consumer electronics.
-
- --
- David M. Nieporent | Is it too early to start making predictions for 1993?
- niepornt@phoenix. | Probably, but that never stopped me before.
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- Baltimore Orioles 93 | AL MVP: Cal Ripken AL Cy Young: Mike Mussina
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