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talkpoliticsJapan ironically blames everyone while decrying the tendency to blame everyone.
So we all know how the Fukushima disaster came about right? Cost-cutting, sloppy, negligent management. Well, that isn't the whole story you see. You see, as the report indicates:
"What must be admitted -- very painfully -- is that this was a disaster 'Made in Japan,' " the report said. "Its fundamental causes are to be found in the ingrained conventions of Japanese culture: our reflexive obedience; our reluctance to question authority; our devotion to 'sticking with the program.'"
Not just incidental to the runaway chain reaction of neutron-induced fission events, but indeed the very fundamental cause of the meltdown was that everyone in Japan is too well behaved. That's right, the fundamental blame can be laid at the feet of every man, woman and child, near and far, involved or not. This isn't about bad operators so much as it is about how everyone else is to blame.
This is essentially how capitalism operates. I thought it quite amusing if however sickening. Much like the financial meltdown, nuclear meltdowns are now the proper responsibility and concern of every Tom, Dick and Harry who happens to be born however loosely affiliated with some power plant by dint of nationality or skin color. Well then, I guess then we should just accept this report and go with the program!
What is ironic is how the report relies upon the very same "problem" it points out: Japanese kids are too well-behaved! Damned if you do... damned if you don't!
This is the equivalent of watching your house burn down, and then ranting about the deleterious effects of rap music.
So we all know how the Fukushima disaster came about right? Cost-cutting, sloppy, negligent management. Well, that isn't the whole story you see. You see, as the report indicates:
"What must be admitted -- very painfully -- is that this was a disaster 'Made in Japan,' " the report said. "Its fundamental causes are to be found in the ingrained conventions of Japanese culture: our reflexive obedience; our reluctance to question authority; our devotion to 'sticking with the program.'"
Not just incidental to the runaway chain reaction of neutron-induced fission events, but indeed the very fundamental cause of the meltdown was that everyone in Japan is too well behaved. That's right, the fundamental blame can be laid at the feet of every man, woman and child, near and far, involved or not. This isn't about bad operators so much as it is about how everyone else is to blame.
This is essentially how capitalism operates. I thought it quite amusing if however sickening. Much like the financial meltdown, nuclear meltdowns are now the proper responsibility and concern of every Tom, Dick and Harry who happens to be born however loosely affiliated with some power plant by dint of nationality or skin color. Well then, I guess then we should just accept this report and go with the program!
What is ironic is how the report relies upon the very same "problem" it points out: Japanese kids are too well-behaved! Damned if you do... damned if you don't!
This is the equivalent of watching your house burn down, and then ranting about the deleterious effects of rap music.
