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[–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 9 points 1 month ago (1 child) So it's not xenophobia if you've been consistently xenophobic from the start. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 month ago (1 child) Was it xenophobia for Algeria to reject French-speakers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Are you seriously trying to say colonialism and tourism are the same thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 month ago Xenophobia: the fear or intolerance of foreigners No, tourism and colonialism aren't the same thing, but in this context it doesn't matter. Besides, which one are we talking about in Japan? We could call it tourism, but don't you know they've literally been occupied by the US military since WWII? And if you want a strictly tourism example, then how about Barcelona? How is this any different from a giant mural that says "Tourists go home"? And least in Japan they don't spray gaijin with water guns... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 month ago (1 child) Was it xenophobia for Algeria to reject French-speakers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Are you seriously trying to say colonialism and tourism are the same thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 month ago Xenophobia: the fear or intolerance of foreigners No, tourism and colonialism aren't the same thing, but in this context it doesn't matter. Besides, which one are we talking about in Japan? We could call it tourism, but don't you know they've literally been occupied by the US military since WWII? And if you want a strictly tourism example, then how about Barcelona? How is this any different from a giant mural that says "Tourists go home"? And least in Japan they don't spray gaijin with water guns... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Are you seriously trying to say colonialism and tourism are the same thing permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 month ago Xenophobia: the fear or intolerance of foreigners No, tourism and colonialism aren't the same thing, but in this context it doesn't matter. Besides, which one are we talking about in Japan? We could call it tourism, but don't you know they've literally been occupied by the US military since WWII? And if you want a strictly tourism example, then how about Barcelona? How is this any different from a giant mural that says "Tourists go home"? And least in Japan they don't spray gaijin with water guns... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 month ago Xenophobia: the fear or intolerance of foreigners No, tourism and colonialism aren't the same thing, but in this context it doesn't matter. Besides, which one are we talking about in Japan? We could call it tourism, but don't you know they've literally been occupied by the US military since WWII? And if you want a strictly tourism example, then how about Barcelona? How is this any different from a giant mural that says "Tourists go home"? And least in Japan they don't spray gaijin with water guns... permalink fedilink source parent
