The Japanese are among the most competitive people in the world; otherwise they could not have achieved their recent economic successes. Consensus was established to keep the society cohesive and to control excessive competition, which would cause friction and make tireless rivals of the people in the isolated areas. So the comment that Japan is a society of consensus is only one side of the story. | |
— Mitsuyuki Masatsugu | |
From his book: “The Modern Samurai Society“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2013 | Not Ought |
2012 | If You Want To, If You Have Something To Offer |
2011 | I See Lots Of Fools |
2010 | Orange Inside!! |
And The Band Played On… | |
Happy New Year!! | |
Consensus Is Only One Side
October 2, 2014 by kmabarrett
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