Re: The Samurai And The Ainu
- From: Daryl Krupa <icycalmca@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 08:46:34 -0700 (PDT)
On May 29, 5:40 pm, Scotius <yodas...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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Would it shake the foundations of national identity if
the Japanese were suddenly faced with the prospect
that Japan was not their original land?
No. They think that they came from the mainland.
<snip>
Even if they'd be okay with it, would the Japanese
government assume they would be, and thus
allow science to progress unimpeded?
I remember Brace saying that a very senior Japanese
anthropologist said, re: Brace's conclusion that the
Japanese upper class was derived from Ainu, that
"I think that you are wrong".
That is, he wasn't even going to admit the possibility,
let alone research it.
Government doesn't have to be involved. Progress
depends upon individual effort, and
if there is no initiative to investigate a question,
it doesn't get investigated.
You don't have to invoke any Gummint's suppression.
Stay tuned... this story could get very interesting.
It's an old story.
It's already as interesting as it will get.
- Daryl Krupa
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