power and violence

I saw this great quote in the comments of a youtube video

... but I do not care what other people say, violence is never the answer.

Unless there's inescapable cruelty then you should retaliate with whatever you have.

But generally, I'm the one with power, so I like everything to be nice.

Totally sums up human power interactions!!
- People with power want others to be nice so that they retain their power.
- People with power never see the cruelty they cause for others.
- People who do fight back usually do so because they are being treated cruelly and without power.
- Most people who want power do so, not because they want to be cruel to other, but because they want to escape the cruelty being imposed on them by someone who is in power.

30 months in Japan

Wow I just looked back through my blog posts and realized that I arrived in Japan on April 17th, 2007. My 30 month anniversary was 2 days ago. My Japanese language skills are still horrible, but I do still feel completely at home here. In England I was already starting to get itchy feet after 2 years. While here in Japan I just feel like every week I just feel a little more at home. So here is to hoping that I can navigate the bizarre minefield that is personal networking here.