Author Archives: John Rachel

Life In Japan: Kawashima Highway Oasis

Posted on August 7, 2021 by John Rachel

What can I say? Japan goes out of its way to make life a pleasant adventure for everyone. Here’s another highway service area which amazed me! Continue reading →

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Life In Japan: Japanese School Kids

Posted on July 15, 2021 by John Rachel

There are a hundred ways I could write about the kids here. But I’m going to focus on only elementary school students and one very particular aspect of their education, because it so perfectly illustrates the overall relationship between students and their schools, their teachers, adults and other authority figures, their communities, and most important of all, to one another. It is also extremely revealing why Japanese are so obsessively considerate of others and so community minded, later in life. It also is illustrative of the extremely high dietary standards and nutritional awareness of Japanese society. Continue reading →

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Life In Japan: Enna Yamashiro Art Exhibition in Osaka

Posted on July 7, 2021 by John Rachel

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of going to the Laugh & Peace Art Gallery in Osaka, to see a selection of works by Enna Yamashiro. The talented but shy artist was there herself! Continue reading →

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Killer Bees!

Posted on June 18, 2021 by John Rachel

Have you heard the latest buzz? We’re all going to die from swarms of killer bees! Would I make up something like that? Actually making up horror stories and scaring the bejesus out of everyone seems to be the thing to do these days. Especially if you want to steal their money and their freedom. Continue reading →

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Black Lives Matter? Who Says?

Posted on June 16, 2021 by John Rachel

I’ve been asking myself a question. I’ve been asking it very quietly, because if I ask it out loud, I’ll be mobbed for being a racist pig. Here’s the question: Why is it racist to state this straightforward moral proposition? … All lives matter. Continue reading →

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Looking For Change in All the Wrong Places

Posted on June 15, 2021 by John Rachel

According to a recent report, 62% of our fine citizens, judge that the $715 billion official 2022 defense budget proposed by President Biden, is right on target. In fact, 17% of those polled think we need to spend more. I will credit the Deep State and MIC with a true victory here. The massive psyops brainwashing of the American public has been a resounding success! Continue reading →

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Life In Japan: Working Together

Posted on May 25, 2021 by John Rachel

Noma Village, on the far east end of Tambasasayama, my hometown in Japan, has “work days”. When the weather is accommodating, one member from each household shows up at 8:00 am on a work day — it’s always a Sunday — and we do whatever needs to be done to keep our village clean, attractive, and functional. I can’t begin to tell you how cool I think this is! Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW: Cancel This Book: The Progressive Case Against Cancel Culture by Dan Kovalik

Posted on May 6, 2021 by John Rachel

Dan Kovalik’s latest is a much-needed, laudable enterprise, courageously sounding the alarm about a tyranny being perpetrated in the name of moral and social renewal. Similar to genocide, it is cultural cleansing, a systematic destruction of what its proponents singularly deem uncomfortable, unsavory, threatening to them and their adherents. Woke is turning the culture and politics of our nation into a snuff film. Continue reading →

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Useful Idiots Are Still Useful

Posted on April 21, 2021 by John Rachel

Political activists are always asking: how can we get people involved, how can we get them engaged, how can we get them to vote, be a part of the solution instead of a part of the problem? That means everyone! Even the sheeple deserve to have a voice, right? POWER TO THE SHEEPLE, RIGHT ON! Continue reading →

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Life In Japan: Pandas

Posted on April 12, 2021 by John Rachel

Pandas are not native to Japan. They’re from China. But Japanese people love them, my wife among their biggest fans. As close as I can determine, there are eleven of these beautiful, fascinating creatures living here in Japan right now. Continue reading →

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