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hunter

(38,303 posts)

22. There are three solutions to this: Meaningful Work, War, or Revolution.

Reply to HiPointDem (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 11:57 AM

Jul 2013

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Progress_Administration

Meaningful work and peaceful revolution are the only acceptable solutions.

These lost kids in the USA, Europe, Japan and elsewhere are a standing army that will eventually be rallied as a force for good, or a force for evil.

There is a lot of work that needs to be done to make this world a better place.

We can do that work, or we can rot away in corruption.

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Hikikomori: Why are so many Japanese men refusing to leave their rooms? [View all] HiPointDem Jul 2013 OP

so if they hid and withdrew, who fed them? h mmm nt msongs Jul 2013 #1

The article says that most of the men are LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #2

More often she leaves it at the door, I hear. nt Bonobo Jul 2013 #4

I think in the West, many sociopathic feelings can find external expression Bonobo Jul 2013 #3

That's orientalistic codswallop... shaayecanaan Jul 2013 #6

I have never heard of that degree or amount of hikkikomori behavior in other places Bonobo Jul 2013 #14

maybe some of these stay-at-home dudes just need a car snooper2 Jul 2013 #21

I think that they are called "twixters" here... shaayecanaan Jul 2013 #23

A few years ago, one of the local hikikomori Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #10

Yeah, that certainly happens. nt Bonobo Jul 2013 #15

Japanese leaders have failed the nation LittleBlue Jul 2013 #5

There are numerous reasons why young Japanese don't want to start families Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #11

Looks to me like Japanese society is going to make LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #12

It's not going to die out. But every culture changes. n/t backscatter712 Jul 2013 #18

I'd say its mixed fairly well... shaayecanaan Jul 2013 #24

My wife's (Japanese) parents are a bit like that... shaayecanaan Jul 2013 #25

It's a tough call Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #26

You'd probably do what Japanese men do... shaayecanaan Jul 2013 #27

People tell me that I have become "japanified" Art_from_Ark Jul 2013 #28

You should be alright with the Playstation (nt) shaayecanaan Jul 2013 #29

Opting out of society. Democracyinkind Jul 2013 #7

Yes we do have them. LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #8

yep, same here, Joe Shlabotnik Jul 2013 #19

A Japanese friend says this is a failure to socialize mixed with mediocrity and sadistic parenting Sen. Walter Sobchak Jul 2013 #9

I have heard about this.. AsahinaKimi Jul 2013 #13

OMG, this closely describes my daughter LiberalEsto Jul 2013 #16

Depression, despair... devils chaplain Jul 2013 #17

As I read the description of pipi_k Jul 2013 #20

There are three solutions to this: Meaningful Work, War, or Revolution. hunter Jul 2013 #22