At least she didn’t say “…the continent of Japan.”
Saturday, 2 April 2011
So, you’d think you could just post that and be done but how many of you don’t know why or are thinking Geeze! There’s like 3 countries in Africa! And North Korea and Turkmenistan have excellent government health care! Why it approaches that of Myanmar.
I was arguing about racism in the United States with some girl way back at uni. I was taking the con side: it’s not that bad at this point and it’s ridiculous to legislate against anyway. She was taking the pro position which concluded with: If the US could just be less racist; like Japan.
I didn’t even say a word then. I just walked away. It never occurred to me till just now to wonder if she thought she’d won the argument and I’d quit in a huff.





