Re: [tlug] (OT) The enigma of Japan

[JC Helary <brandelune@example.com>]

On mercredi 10 juin 09, at 01:49, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

> JC Helary writes:
>
> > My bias is that I don't consider Japan to be any more special than  
> > any
> > other nation state.
>
> You don't think Article 9 of the Constitution is even a little bit
> unusual for a so-called "nation state"?

Do they have armed forces or not ?

>  Or how about the nearly 60-year nearly unbroken rule by a single  
> party?

The Dems/Repugs little game in the US is a proof that you can achieve  
the same result by making things look vastly different.


Jean-Christophe Helary