My mom said years ago; first birth control, then a******n, then euthanasia: Yale professor pushes mass suicide for Japan’s elderly
Feb 14, 2023 15:51:42 #
Dr. Yusuke Narita, an assistant professor of economics at Yale University, has caused outrage with his controversial suggestion for dealing with Japan’s rapidly aging population.
In a recent New York Times profile, Dr. Narita defended his views that mass suicide and ritual disembowelment, known as seppuku, may be the only solution.
He initially made these remarks on a streaming news program in 2021.
“I feel like the only solution is pretty clear,” he said at the time. “In the end, isn’t it mass suicide and mass ‘seppuku’ of the elderly?”
Dr. Narita has since stated that his comments were taken out of context, but they still sparked backlash.
He believes that the mandatory euthanasia of the elderly could allow the younger generations to take over in various aspects of society that the older generation refuses to leave.
“The possibility of making it mandatory in the future,” he said in an interview, will “come up in discussion.”
Dr. Narita said he was “primarily concerned with the phenomenon in Japan, where the same tycoons continue to dominate the worlds of politics, traditional industries, and media/entertainment/journalism for many years.”
Japan’s low birthrate, combined with the largest public debt among first-world countries, has led to a population decrease of over 600,000 in the past year.
Narita’s views have gained him a following, with over 569,000 Twitter followers.
He presents himself in a manner similar to a radio shock jock and frequently appears in Japanese media.
In a class earlier this year, Narita defended his views by showing a clip from the film “Midsommar,” in which a cult forces an elderly member to jump off a cliff.
Narita’s comments received renewed attention in January, causing a sociologist to call it “hatred toward the vulnerable.”
Narita has since softened his language and claimed that he should have been more careful with his words.
He emphasizes that he is not advocating for the introduction of mass suicide, but predicts it to be more widely discussed in the future.
“I am not advocating its introduction,” he said. “I predict it to be more broadly discussed.”
Narita’s detractors argue his statements on the subject are spreading dangerous ideas.
“It’s irresponsible,” said Masaki Kubota, a journalist who has written about Narita. People panicking about the burdens of an aging society “might think, ‘Oh, my grandparents are the ones who are living longer,'” Kubota said, “‘We should just get rid of them.’”
Columnist Masato Fujisaki argued in Newsweek Japan that the professor’s remarks “should not be easily taken as a ‘metaphor.’” Dr. Narita’s fans are people “who think that old people should just die already and social welfare should be cut,” Fujisaki said.
In a recent New York Times profile, Dr. Narita defended his views that mass suicide and ritual disembowelment, known as seppuku, may be the only solution.
He initially made these remarks on a streaming news program in 2021.
“I feel like the only solution is pretty clear,” he said at the time. “In the end, isn’t it mass suicide and mass ‘seppuku’ of the elderly?”
Dr. Narita has since stated that his comments were taken out of context, but they still sparked backlash.
He believes that the mandatory euthanasia of the elderly could allow the younger generations to take over in various aspects of society that the older generation refuses to leave.
“The possibility of making it mandatory in the future,” he said in an interview, will “come up in discussion.”
Dr. Narita said he was “primarily concerned with the phenomenon in Japan, where the same tycoons continue to dominate the worlds of politics, traditional industries, and media/entertainment/journalism for many years.”
Japan’s low birthrate, combined with the largest public debt among first-world countries, has led to a population decrease of over 600,000 in the past year.
Narita’s views have gained him a following, with over 569,000 Twitter followers.
He presents himself in a manner similar to a radio shock jock and frequently appears in Japanese media.
In a class earlier this year, Narita defended his views by showing a clip from the film “Midsommar,” in which a cult forces an elderly member to jump off a cliff.
Narita’s comments received renewed attention in January, causing a sociologist to call it “hatred toward the vulnerable.”
Narita has since softened his language and claimed that he should have been more careful with his words.
He emphasizes that he is not advocating for the introduction of mass suicide, but predicts it to be more widely discussed in the future.
“I am not advocating its introduction,” he said. “I predict it to be more broadly discussed.”
Narita’s detractors argue his statements on the subject are spreading dangerous ideas.
“It’s irresponsible,” said Masaki Kubota, a journalist who has written about Narita. People panicking about the burdens of an aging society “might think, ‘Oh, my grandparents are the ones who are living longer,'” Kubota said, “‘We should just get rid of them.’”
Columnist Masato Fujisaki argued in Newsweek Japan that the professor’s remarks “should not be easily taken as a ‘metaphor.’” Dr. Narita’s fans are people “who think that old people should just die already and social welfare should be cut,” Fujisaki said.
Feb 14, 2023 16:02:29 #
Ronald Hatt
Loc: Lansing, Mich
Parky60 wrote:
Dr. Yusuke Narita, an assistant professor of econo... (show quote)
I wonder if those youth", that promote the euthansia of the aged.....
would hold to that....when "THEY"...get to that age? ? ?
Feb 14, 2023 16:06:29 #
Parky60 wrote:
Your mom may have been making the case for she should have used birth control, then had an a******n?
Feb 14, 2023 16:09:04 #
Ronald Hatt wrote:
I wonder if those youth", that promote the eu... (show quote)
We are talking about Japan here hatt, I haven't even heard of republicans trying to euthanize the elderly, although the healthcare system has it's moments
Feb 14, 2023 16:32:39 #
woodguru wrote:
Your mom may have been making the case for she should have used birth control, then had an a******n?
You're a A number 1 maroon woodglue.
Feb 14, 2023 18:09:15 #
Parky60 wrote:
Dr. Yusuke Narita, an assistant professor of econo... (show quote)
He brought the topic up for discussion.. Oh...The horrors of open discussion...
I wish JW was still with us..He had some interesting ideas on this topic...
In any case，this isn't a new idea..And a single person voicing it as a question doesn't portray a trend...
Feb 14, 2023 19:56:55 #
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
He brought the topic up for discussion.. Oh...The horrors of open discussion...
I wish JW was still with us..He had some interesting ideas on this topic...
In any case，this isn't a new idea..And a single person voicing it as a question doesn't portray a trend...
I wish JW was still with us..He had some interesting ideas on this topic...
In any case，this isn't a new idea..And a single person voicing it as a question doesn't portray a trend...
You're not paying attention.
Feb 15, 2023 04:52:23 #
Parky60 wrote:
You're not paying attention.
And you're clueless....
Hence our dialogues are entertaining.x
Feb 15, 2023 08:21:07 #
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
And you're clueless....
Hence our dialogues are entertaining.x
Hence our dialogues are entertaining.x
No, you're not paying attention AND you're clueless.
You are a natural man who is WAY too much of the world canuckus... that's why you don't see or hear.
But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 1 Corinthians 2:14
Feb 15, 2023 09:15:47 #
Parky60 wrote:
No, you're not paying attention AND you're clueless.
You are a natural man who is WAY too much of the world canuckus... that's why you don't see or hear.
But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 1 Corinthians 2:14
You are a natural man who is WAY too much of the world canuckus... that's why you don't see or hear.
But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 1 Corinthians 2:14
I agree that you're unnatural...
Feb 15, 2023 12:13:05 #
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
I agree that you're unnatural...
Thank you. That's the kindest thing that you've ever said to me.
Feb 15, 2023 12:43:00 #
Ronald Hatt
Loc: Lansing, Mich
woodguru wrote:
We are talking about Japan here hatt, I haven't even heard of republicans trying to euthanize the elderly, although the healthcare system has it's moments
Remember Obammy's death panel?
OH...You forgot that one? [ Watch your back!]
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