Japanese: Getting Something Right Besides Quality

As a child growing up in the 1960 and early 70’s, the phrase Made in Japan was for cheap trinkets and poorly made electronics. All that changed when they discovered that America was ripe for quality products. American manufacturers had grown complacent and were cranking out nothing more than consumer goods that were designed to wear out. I remember rust being a major component of American cars back in the disco era and it is a rare site today.

Well, the Japanese have taken to emulating the Americans from the 1960 and 70’s in that they top the list of people that would not “sacrifice a convenient lifestyle to prevent global warming.” I love the Japanese now. They have taken an American view and adopted it despite a growing world infatuation with the effects of weather. Unfortunately, at the same time Americans have waded into the twilight zone of lunacy by embracing the idea that we are responsible for all things bad in the world and cannot take credit for the good things that we do.

America removed a ruthless dictator from Iraq and prevented the torture of thousands of Iraqi citizens. We also provided them the opportunity to choose the direction of their fledgling government. A good thing right? Not in the eyes of the anti-war group. Those who can, should help those who can’t but for some reason sacrifice for the betterment of all doesn't fit in the liberal lexicon. For them, it is easier to kill potential terrorists before they are born.

The Japanese need to start exporting their philosophy on global warming. It worked for creating a culture in which quality improved manufacturing all over the world. Maybe with their help, we can get back to the ideas that progress and the free market will create their own improvements and stop the backwards march of the tree hugging, loons.

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Cobb