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Even then, Japan’s homogeneity allows its government to teach a certain lifestyle to kids with no backlash. That’s unworkable here in the US.

mmooss on March 18, 2025 [–]

> Japan’s homogeneity allows its government to teach a certain lifestyle to kids with no backlash.

Are they teaching 'lifestyle' - how specifically? Does the US not teach it? And do you have any evidence that homogeniety has something to do with it?

Often "homogeneity" is a dog whistle for blaming minorities.

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