In Japan, at the beginning of Meiji era, the newly born central government banned Samurai from possessing katanas, Japanese swords. The purpose was to abolish the status of the Samurai who ranked at the top of the hierarchy in Japanese society at that time. By enforcing this act, the Meiji government aimed to equalize the status of all people. Nowadays, nobody considers katanas as weapons. We view them as traditional crafts and treats them as artistic and historical objects. I understand that the right to possess a gun is stated in the American constitution. However, as far as I understand, this right was established because the country was experiencing an ongoing war against England. Is this situation still going on in the USA? If you need a gun to protect yourself from wild animals like grizzlies, it should be allowed under regulated conditions. Japan also allows hunting with guns under certain circumstances. But do we really need a gun in our daily lives? Do we hunt in cities? Or do we have shooting classes in school? Our life style does not depend on guns whether we live in America or Japan. It is not too late to ban guns from the USA. Your country just needs strong leadership to implement a law banning the possession of firearms. I know that National Rifle Association is going to oppose this legislation. But it needs to be done if people don’t want to see bloodshed in their towns. Even if a law banning guns were enforced, it would take time to collect firearms from individuals. And gun shootings will continue for a while. But the number of incidents will decrease as time passes. The question you must ask yourself is whether you want a safer neighborhood free from the threat of gunfire. Japan successfully removed almost all katanas from its society about 150 years ago. America can do the same with guns.
Sorry, but no American would allow their own guns to be collected or taken away. Not ever going to happen. Only the criminals would remain armed. I live in a pretty safe city and shootings are a regular occurrence. Chicago has had 20+ shootings a weekend. Gang culture is strong and shootings can be random.
There are many different kinds of rights in this world. For example, the right to choose not to get the COVID vaccine. But there are vulnerable people, such as the elderly or those with underlying illnesses. Getting vaccinated helps protect these people and assists doctors. In my opinion, when we insist on our rights, we must consider whether someone might be harmed by exercising that right. Sometimes, we might have to give up certain rights. There are many schools kids in the US. And Austin, Arthur, you said you don't want to raise your children there. I think that's a valid reason for advocating for banning guns. Anyway, thank you for sharing your honest opinion!
No country is perfect, and risks are inevitable. I saw guns were displayed alongside fishing gear in an outdoor store close to Everett, easily visible to children. Toy guns are also widely sold at major retailers like Target and Walmart. What intrigued me on the show was when Austin mentioned how dangerous it can be to live in the wild in the U.S. He highlighted a real challenge. I heard about a cyclist being attacked by a coyote near a popular park close to downtown Seattle, a place where people frequently go to walk or play. This is just one example among many. Despite these dangers, I still believe in advocating against widespread gun ownership. However, the key is to find and implement the most effective and realistic solution to address this issue.
I think Austin had a good point. To me there is one law in the States that doesn’t make sense to me. There are some states that illegalizes fireworks because there are some deaths from it but if you really want to lessen the number of deaths, then first solve the problem of gun shooting which is a much bigger cause of deaths.
My teen years in 2015-2021. Me & my cousins would go to the back and shoot our .22’s,20 guages, and set up bottles that we collected. We built trust amongst ourselves and respected well mannered marksmanship, it made us young men feel close just having fun & enjoying each others company, Correcting one another to show how much we learned from UA-cam/fathers. We didn’t need adult supervision cause we shot with love and care, our gun safety rules were that of common courtesy . The reason we a group of teens were able to be shoot by ourselves was cause our fathers taught us well. Most of my fellow Americans don’t experience this. Before my birth my family depended on guns for food in 1970’s-1980’s and cause of it we love firearms. It’s the same love a family would have for their house or car it kept them going when options were limited.
I see how Americans take the gun culture so precious. So then, they can’t complain when psychopaths periodically commit gun shootings against ordinary citizens.
Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical. Austin!!! You're totally right. We were taught that justice without power is useless in Karate Dojos. Originally, this was said by a French guy named Blaise Pascal. He said that Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical. justice without power is just empty talk. I mean, you can preach all the nice things you want, but some countries around Japan are all about flexing their muscles. Sorry about the protests around the Navy base. Without power, we’d get overrun in no time. On the flip side, power without justice is tyranny, and that’s true too. Just think about school bullies and the social hierarchy-it's clear as day. Everyone just falls in line with that strong, good-looking jerk who's popular, even though he’s a complete psycho. So yeah, Pascal’s words really hit home."
It's absolutely a common thing for a country to form out of a peoples declaration of war or some similar threat of violence that precedes an acquisition of new powers. The US is not unique in that regard. The only countries that form otherwise are in the post-colonial 20th century where global economies and human rights issues are at play.
Sexual assaults committed by U.S. military personnel against Japanese girls have been a recurring issue in Okinawa for many years. What do you think about this?
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In Japan, at the beginning of Meiji era, the newly born central government banned Samurai from possessing katanas, Japanese swords. The purpose was to abolish the status of the Samurai who ranked at the top of the hierarchy in Japanese society at that time. By enforcing this act, the Meiji government aimed to equalize the status of all people. Nowadays, nobody considers katanas as weapons. We view them as traditional crafts and treats them as artistic and historical objects.
I understand that the right to possess a gun is stated in the American constitution. However, as far as I understand, this right was established because the country was experiencing an ongoing war against England. Is this situation still going on in the USA? If you need a gun to protect yourself from wild animals like grizzlies, it should be allowed under regulated conditions. Japan also allows hunting with guns under certain circumstances. But do we really need a gun in our daily lives? Do we hunt in cities? Or do we have shooting classes in school? Our life style does not depend on guns whether we live in America or Japan.
It is not too late to ban guns from the USA. Your country just needs strong leadership to implement a law banning the possession of firearms. I know that National Rifle Association is going to oppose this legislation. But it needs to be done if people don’t want to see bloodshed in their towns.
Even if a law banning guns were enforced, it would take time to collect firearms from individuals. And gun shootings will continue for a while. But the number of incidents will decrease as time passes. The question you must ask yourself is whether you want a safer neighborhood free from the threat of gunfire. Japan successfully removed almost all katanas from its society about 150 years ago. America can do the same with guns.
Sorry, but no American would allow their own guns to be collected or taken away. Not ever going to happen. Only the criminals would remain armed. I live in a pretty safe city and shootings are a regular occurrence. Chicago has had 20+ shootings a weekend. Gang culture is strong and shootings can be random.
As a Japanese person, I completely agree with this comment. It's truly heartbreaking to live in constant fear of gun violence.
Thank Austin for clearly said that he loves telling US history 😆It's great to get the actual background culture of the topic 👍
There are many different kinds of rights in this world. For example, the right to choose not to get the COVID vaccine. But there are vulnerable people, such as the elderly or those with underlying illnesses. Getting vaccinated helps protect these people and assists doctors. In my opinion, when we insist on our rights, we must consider whether someone might be harmed by exercising that right. Sometimes, we might have to give up certain rights. There are many schools kids in the US. And Austin, Arthur, you said you don't want to raise your children there. I think that's a valid reason for advocating for banning guns.
Anyway, thank you for sharing your honest opinion!
No country is perfect, and risks are inevitable. I saw guns were displayed alongside fishing gear in an outdoor store close to Everett, easily visible to children. Toy guns are also widely sold at major retailers like Target and Walmart.
What intrigued me on the show was when Austin mentioned how dangerous it can be to live in the wild in the U.S. He highlighted a real challenge. I heard about a cyclist being attacked by a coyote near a popular park close to downtown Seattle, a place where people frequently go to walk or play. This is just one example among many.
Despite these dangers, I still believe in advocating against widespread gun ownership. However, the key is to find and implement the most effective and realistic solution to address this issue.
Started watching this channel because my wife is Japanese and she watches it, actually really good as a westener with Japanese wife
I think Austin had a good point. To me there is one law in the States that doesn’t make sense to me. There are some states that illegalizes fireworks because there are some deaths from it but if you really want to lessen the number of deaths, then first solve the problem of gun shooting which is a much bigger cause of deaths.
My teen years in 2015-2021. Me & my cousins would go to the back and shoot our .22’s,20 guages, and set up bottles that we collected. We built trust amongst ourselves and respected well mannered marksmanship, it made us young men feel close just having fun & enjoying each others company, Correcting one another to show how much we learned from UA-cam/fathers. We didn’t need adult supervision cause we shot with love and care, our gun safety rules were that of common courtesy
. The reason we a group of teens were able to be shoot by ourselves was cause our fathers taught us well. Most of my fellow Americans don’t experience this. Before my birth my family depended on guns for food in 1970’s-1980’s and cause of it we love firearms. It’s the same love a family would have for their house or car it kept them going when options were limited.
I see how Americans take the gun culture so precious. So then, they can’t complain when psychopaths periodically commit gun shootings against ordinary citizens.
That Sake pour called TOKKURI(徳利)
I guess it is called KATAKUCHI(片口)
Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical. Austin!!! You're totally right. We were taught that justice without power is useless in Karate Dojos. Originally, this was said by a French guy named Blaise Pascal. He said that Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical. justice without power is just empty talk. I mean, you can preach all the nice things you want, but some countries around Japan are all about flexing their muscles. Sorry about the protests around the Navy base. Without power, we’d get overrun in no time. On the flip side, power without justice is tyranny, and that’s true too.
Just think about school bullies and the social hierarchy-it's clear as day. Everyone just falls in line with that strong, good-looking jerk who's popular, even though he’s a complete psycho. So yeah, Pascal’s words really hit home."
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It's absolutely a common thing for a country to form out of a peoples declaration of war or some similar threat of violence that precedes an acquisition of new powers. The US is not unique in that regard.
The only countries that form otherwise are in the post-colonial 20th century where global economies and human rights issues are at play.
日本でも射撃場があればいいのにね...
Sexual assaults committed by U.S. military personnel against Japanese girls have been a recurring issue in Okinawa for many years. What do you think about this?