Dear People of the World (formerly Dear Americans)

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31 July 2023

French film: "SIMONE, Woman of the Century, We're living in a better world!

history, feminism, Women

I just saw the film at a small theatre in Tokyo.  It was a biopic about the French politician who lived through holocaust and after the war became a lawyer and the minister of French government and became the first female president of European Union assembly.  She helped promote women's rights by legalisation of abortion in France, 1970's. She contributed to improvement of prisoners' condition. Why was she so enthusiastic about human rights issues?  The film started with her childhood in Nice with her family living in a happy condition before the second world war. Her...

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02 July 2023

Affirmative Action cannot be a solution

US supreme court ruled the affirmative action which sets racial quota in college admission is unconstitutional.   I, myself think it is not a bad ruling.  When a college chooses who is qualified for its students, why does race matter? Grade Point Average, entrance test scores do matter. Race matters only when an interview is conducted.  As for diversity thing,  As Justice Thomas...

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19 July 2022

The Rise of "White America" Roe vs. Wade Overturned!

Last month US Supreme Court made a historic decision, overturning Roe vs. Wade ruling 1973. The court's ruling leaves abortion rights to be determined at the state level. Several GOP-led states...

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27 March 2022

Dear US Government re: request for stopping USMC new base construction in Okinawa, Japan

28 February 2022

Film "Platoon" America is no longer the police of the world

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