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I knew you'd post something today ♥
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oh_tuti later, but have at:
Five years ago today, simultaneous acts of terror occurred against the New York World Trade Center and the American military establishment, the Pentagon.
More than 2700 casualties came from those acts.
At the same time as this terrorism against America, I, at 20 years old, became an actor.
This is one event that lives on inside me through many different meanings.
Every time I turned n the news, I'd always see President Bush giving some speech, "We can't forgive terrorism," or, "A new war against terrorism has started."
Wars are usually waged between two countries, but this one was a country versus a terrorist organization.
Perhaps this was the new shape of 21st century wars.
But is that really true?
I don't have the count, but in Afghanistan and Iraq, many more civilians than those who died in the WTC are losing their lives.
Turning one's revenge upon the weak only adds to the grief you (America) have already gone through, and is that not what you're doing?
And Japan, one of only a few remaining neutral powers, is thought by the rest of the world to be America's wallet.
(We actually pay taxes to the American military for them building us weapons)
So what can I do right now?
Perhaps nothing, but at least as a public figure, I'd like to hold fast to my own opinion.
Because this is a line of work that grants me a good bit of influence.
American, European, Korean, and Chinese performers, movie actors, and public figures all hold their own opinions in the face of their respective companies.
And there are those like Kubrick and Miyazaki Hayao who make works against their companies.
It's about time Japan woke up from this peaceful stupor.
As "America's Wallet," it wouldn't be strange if Japan soon became a target, too.
I knew you'd post something today ♥
I'll post this to
oh_tuti later, but have at:Five years ago today, simultaneous acts of terror occurred against the New York World Trade Center and the American military establishment, the Pentagon.
More than 2700 casualties came from those acts.
At the same time as this terrorism against America, I, at 20 years old, became an actor.
This is one event that lives on inside me through many different meanings.
Every time I turned n the news, I'd always see President Bush giving some speech, "We can't forgive terrorism," or, "A new war against terrorism has started."
Wars are usually waged between two countries, but this one was a country versus a terrorist organization.
Perhaps this was the new shape of 21st century wars.
But is that really true?
I don't have the count, but in Afghanistan and Iraq, many more civilians than those who died in the WTC are losing their lives.
Turning one's revenge upon the weak only adds to the grief you (America) have already gone through, and is that not what you're doing?
And Japan, one of only a few remaining neutral powers, is thought by the rest of the world to be America's wallet.
(We actually pay taxes to the American military for them building us weapons)
So what can I do right now?
Perhaps nothing, but at least as a public figure, I'd like to hold fast to my own opinion.
Because this is a line of work that grants me a good bit of influence.
American, European, Korean, and Chinese performers, movie actors, and public figures all hold their own opinions in the face of their respective companies.
And there are those like Kubrick and Miyazaki Hayao who make works against their companies.
It's about time Japan woke up from this peaceful stupor.
As "America's Wallet," it wouldn't be strange if Japan soon became a target, too.
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Date: 2006-09-11 02:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-11 02:17 pm (UTC)and i thought we had it bad paying for the war. other COUNTRIES have to pay for it too?
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Date: 2006-09-12 05:05 am (UTC)the....deepness [that sounds weird]....of his posts never fails to amaze me. [ehto...to put it better words i agree with