How do you interpret the reaction of the Japanese authorities to this apparent crisis of decreasing population, summarized below in John's words: they do what frightened people often do, =20 > regress to the "solutions" of their youth=81\demanding a renewal of =20 > discipline, a return to the postwar society in which men were men and =20= > > women were women and women had more children and stayed home to =20 > educate them while their husbands went off to work as dedicated =20 > corporate warriors. > Andy Amago > [Original Message] > From: Robert Paul <robert.paul@xxxxxxxx> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 5/2/2005 1:38:57 PM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: What's happening in Japan > > Andy Amago wrote; > > 'Clearly the Japanese have no concept of family beyond baby making.' > > This is so awesomely false that it comes close to genius. > > Robert Paul > Reed College > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html