Okay, so I haven't written anything in yonks, I know, and all of you are probably upset, Victoria, but the thing is, I have been well busy actually doing wedding preparation stuff - so damn busy that I haven't had time to actually think about any of it. It's all been, 'decide, decide, decide!' with no time for thought about repercussions. Anyway, I'm sure it will all work out okay in the end. That's how the world gets made, right?
But, although I was going to try really hard and not turn my blog into so many others and simply whine about things that I don't like, I just can't freaking help it today. I am returning to blog about mind-bending numbskullery, not impending wedding shenanigans.
It seems that hundreds of bright sparks have decided that the devastating earthquake and tsunami that have killed thousands of Japanese were somehow deserved. Arsehats.
The main thrust of these complaints seem to be that because the Japanese military bombed an American naval base, completely innocent civilians deserve to die 70 years later. This is apparently "karma".
One of these pricks is a writer for Family Guy, though he has since apologised. Apparently it's only insensitive once over 201 people die.
On what neanderthal level do these nimrods' minds work? I cannot understand it in the slightest. Even viewing the obnoxious comments with a childish mindset - 'you hit me so I get to hit you back' - it doesn't make any sense.
Yes, it is true; the Japanese attacked the Pearl Harbor naval base. About 2,500 men were killed. That's a tragedy - there's no denying it, even when one considers that the majority of these men were naval officers, not civilians (though there were, of course, civilians as well). But here's the kicker: this happened in 1941. The current president of Japan wouldn't even be born for another 5 years.
Seventy years later, and the death toll of the Japanese earthquake/tsunami is expected to top the tens of thousands. I don't know the equivalent numbers of ex-military personnel aged over 85 who will be among those affected but I bet it's insignificant.
If this is karma, it's the equivalent of repeatedly punching a little girl in the face because her grandfather cheated you out of a nickel.
But, before any Indian theologians correct me and point out that karma can be a reward or payback in this life or the next, let's consider the numbers.
When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, approximately 2,500 mostly military personnel were killed. That's awful.
The death toll from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan is likely to be at least four times that amount at over 10,000, mostly civilians. That's terrible.
Perhaps for every death at Pearl Harbor, there were 4 Japanese involved: planning the attack, piloting the ships and flying the planes. Most of these men could then have been reborn as other Japanese. It's possible; I won't deny it. I don't really understand reincarnation, so I won't say it can't happen.
Personally, I would have thought that any retribution that Americans owed the Japanese was delivered in full, with interest, and with an exceedingly generous return on August 6 and 9, 1945. When the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, up to 250,000 people died within the first 4 months. Thousands more would die from burns and radiation sickness in the years to come. In both cities, most of the dead were civilians. This is obscene.
If karma really works like that - and I truly hope that it doesn't because what atrocious, vengeful hideousness that would be - what the fuck does America have coming for it in the next four years?
Smarten up, jerks.
Matt.
PS. I'd also like to point out that all the "research" I did for this blog on the unfortunate loss of life in all events, the dates at which they occurred, and the most basic understanding of karmic concepts took me about 4 minutes. It's mostly google and wikipedia. If you can use facebook - and some of you only barely can, I'll admit - you ought to be able to use those. Fuckwits.
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