Jepang, Jerman dan Cina saya rasa tidak bisa di bandingkan dengan kita.
Cina, merdeka dari siapa? Sebagian memang pernah di serbu/diduduki oleh Jepang,
tetapi sesudah itu mereka berkelahi antara mereka sendiri.
Yang kalah perang saudara tsb. lari ke Taiwan. Mendirikan negara yg demokratis, yg
meskipun di kucilkan oleh dunia, tetap saja maju.
Jerman Barat - dibantu dengan Marshall plannya orang Amrik, meng adopsi sistim
demokrasi, hasilnya kita semua tahu.
Jerman Timur - dengan "bantuan" Rusia dengan sistim komunismenya, kita juga tahu
hasilnya.
Jepang, hancur luluh di PD II, diduduki oleh Amrik, di bantu didalam pembangunannya,
demokrasi deterapkan, kemudian Amrik angkat kaki. Ini semua di tambah dengan
ketekunan bekerja, dan seperti yg dikatakan oleh penulis Jepang Nobuaki Notohara di
dalam bukunya "The Arabs' A Japanese Point of View" mengapa sesudah di bom Jepang
tidak membenci Amrik, sedangkan orang Arab sangat membenci Amrik, sbb:
"'We must admit our mistakes. We were imperialist and we conquered peoples and
destroyed many lands - China, Korea, and Oceania. We must criticize ourselves and then
correct our mistakes. As to feelings, this is a limited personal matter that does not
build the future."
Meskipun bukunya tsb. membandingkan sikap Arab dengan Jepang, tetapi kita bisa melihat
bagaimana Jepang maju seperti sekarang adalah karena sikap mereka. Mungkin sikap tsb.
jika di tiru oleh teroris di Irak dan Afganistan akan membawa ke makmuran dan ke
stabilitasan di negara2 tsb..
Berikut adalah artikel mengenai analisa seorang arab mengenai buku itu.
http://middleeastinfo.org/article3847.html
The Arabs From a Japanese Perspective
MEMRI
Special Dispatch Series - No. 648
January 22, 2004 No.648
In an article titled 'How the Arabs Appear to the Japanese,' the head of the Kuwaiti
National Council for Culture, Art, and Literature, liberal columnist Muhammad
Al-Rumayhi, reviewed the book 'The Arabs: A Japanese Point of View,' by Japanese
researcher Nobuaki Notohara. The book, which was recently published in Arabic,
included criticism of societal patterns, oppression, and the absence of self-criticism
in the Arab world. In his review, Al-Rumayhi presents the book as required reading for
anyone interested in reform in the Arab world. The following are excerpts from
Al-Rumayhi's article:(1)
What Enabled the Japanese to Enter the New Cultural Age?
"Whenever some Arabs meet at a scientific convention and Japan is mentioned, the
participants compare Japan's revival to the yearned-for Arab revival. They say that
Japan succeeded in entering the new age while at the same time preserving its social
culture. Apparently, this is the majority opinion among Arab observers. It appears
that this is an apologetic view or justification aimed at saying, 'You can enter the
age of modernization, globalization, and production without giving up your social
heritage, the traditional political pattern, and the behavioral norms that are
inappropriate for our time.'
"'And if they are told that the Japanese entered the new age because they changed the
political patterns and social behavior to which they were accustomed and because they
adopted new ideas, some Arabs respond to this with amazement and denial...'
"Now a Japanese man comes along who expresses, in excellent Arabic, the opposite of
what certain Arabs think. This is what Nobuaki Notohara wrote in his book. As soon as
I read the book, I thought it [worthy of being] a required book for every Arab
statesman who believes that reform is still possible in our Arab region.
"The testimony of Notohara - who dwelled among the Arabs for some 40 years and saw
both Bedouin and urban culture, who speaks Arabic like an Arab and who followed Arab
literary works and translated them into Japanese - is to the best of my knowledge the
first Japanese testimony written about Arabs in their own language..."
'Oppression is the Only Thing That Does Not Need to Be Proven in Arab Countries'
"The author points out the tension clearly apparent in the crowded Arab cities; [he]
refers to the tension in the Arab street. He thinks that this tension stems from
oppression. 'The people walk through the streets as if they were being followed, faces
frozen and silent, and [there are] long queues. A person is harmed by oppression even
in a taxi, as the driver chooses his passenger according to where he [i.e. the driver]
wishes to go, and refuses to take someone he doesn't like.' The book concludes with a
comment that 'the residents of the Arab cities are unhappy and dissatisfied. The
people are silent and do not speak, but out of this suffocating silence we hear a cry!'
"Notohara believes that the reason for this atmosphere lies in the absence of social
justice, and adds that he has the right to say something to the Arabs after all these
years of living among them: 'The absence of justice means the absence of the
fundamental basis for human relations. Thus, people in the Arab countries say time and
again that [in the Arab world] everything is possible because the laws that exist are
not implemented and not honored.'
"The law does not protect the people from oppression because it is violated, and
Notohara cites many examples and adds: 'Oppression is the only thing that does not
need to be proven in Arab countries.'"
In the Arab World, 'The Ruler Rules For His Entire Life'
"One of the phenomena of oppression that surprise modern Japanese is that 'the ruler
rules for his entire life, while the Japanese prime minister's term lasts no more than
a few years. In every [Arab] country there is a ban on some newspapers, and authors
and publications are subject to censorship.'
"A Japanese individual does not expect to see such phenomena. '... Anyone visiting
Japan sees cars with loudspeakers in the streets [verbally] attacking the prime
minister and the ruling party without anyone harassing them... But in the Arab
countries the regime and the ruler are one. In most Arab countries, the only criteria
for respecting a citizen and for the extent of his patriotism is the degree of his
loyalty to the ruler. All these are alien to us Japanese of the modern age...'
"The author is aware of the fact that Japan was in the past subject to oppression. But
the Japanese freed themselves from it, and it became history. [The author] says: 'I
think that oppression is an incurable disease in Arab society, and therefore any
author or researcher who speaks of the Arab society without being aware of this simple
and obvious fact is not a serious researcher.'
"'As a result of oppression, the people try to be conformist in their opinions, dress,
and homes, and under such circumstances the individual's independence disappears.
Similarly, the phenomenon of public responsibility is absent. Oppression engenders
fear and creates spurious respect [for the government].'"
No Justice - No Public Responsibility
"'Due to the absence of justice, there is no public responsibility. This is why Arab
residents destroy parks, streets, public drinking fountains, and public
transportation, thinking that they are destroying government property, not their own.
Similarly, responsibility for... political prisoners [meaning those fighting for civil
and human rights] who sacrificed themselves for society is lacking; society itself has
abandoned these courageous people. People in Arab countries see the problems of
political prisoners as a private problem of the family of each prisoner.'
"The Japanese individual wonders: 'I can understand that the regimes [fight] prominent
individuals, thinkers, authors, politicians, scientists, and artists, but why does the
people itself abandon them?'
"According to the author, 'the Arab adopts his ideas from outside, while the Japanese
shapes his ideas on concrete events in Japan that he experiences every day. In Japan,
new facts are added every day, while the Arab makes do with reconstructing events from
the distant past...'"
'People Need Domestic and External Criticism'
"The author compares Japan to the Arabs: 'The Japanese had to deal with the bitter and
difficult experience of the Japanese military taking control of the emperor, the
government, and the people and leading the country to war... But we recognized our
mistake and decided to correct it. We expelled the military and decided to rebuild
what was destroyed by the military oppression. We learned that oppression leads to
destruction of national resources and the murder of innocents... Self-criticism is a
great value in the life of every people, and people need domestic and external
criticism.'"
Why Don�t the Japanese Hate America (While the Arabs Do)?
"The author says that several times his Arab friends have asked him: 'The U.S.
destroyed you by dropping two nuclear bombs on your cities. Why don't you hate
America?' He answers: 'We must admit our mistakes. We were imperialist and we
conquered peoples and destroyed many lands - China, Korea, and Oceania. We must
criticize ourselves and then correct our mistakes. As to feelings, this is a limited
personal matter that does not build the future.'
"Notahara insists that awareness of problems is the right approach to correcting
them... The Japanese does not expect coming to a bank to withdraw money and having the
teller give him less than the amount coming to him, or coming to the museum and having
the museum director offer to sell him archeological exhibits...
"In his book, Notohara describes many instances; once he saw a nun in religious garb
who paid a bribe. Why? Because in her institution, she could not get any attention
without it. The author shows that the Arab value system contains many flaws that do
not comply with the progress for which the [Arabs] yearn."
'I Think We All Need to Read This Book With Open Eyes and Hearts'
"I have tried to present in brief this book, which opens the eyes of anyone who wants
to see. It presents two matters: Japan freed itself of many of its old values ... in
order to enter the modern age, [and] the Arab value system requires revision...
"I think that we all need to read this book with open eyes and hearts."
Endnote:
(1) Al-Quds (Palestinian Authority), January 8, 2004.
http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD64804
Ada lagi satu buku dari mana kita melihat bagaimana Jepang meng adopsi kultur dari
luar kemudian di sesuaikan dengan kultur mereka sendiri. Buku tsb. di tulis oleh
seorang Amrik yg mengajar bah. Inggris di sekolah menengah Jepang selama satu tahun.
Learning to Bow oleh Bruce S. Feiler.
Seperti yg saya bilang di posting sebelum ini mengenai kevakuman di NKRI yg tidak bisa
di isi karena kurangnya birokrat di NKRI waktu itu, maka di Jepang dan Jerman pada
waktu itu, ke vakuman di isi oleh pemerintah pendudukan yg kemudian bekerja sama dg.
orang2 setempat.
Hal seperti ini juga sedang diusahakan oleh tentara pendudukan kafir di Irak dan
Afganistan. Ada sebagian kecil org. Irak/Afganistan yg hanya mau kekuasaan utk mereka
sendiri, karena itu mereka tidak mau mengikuti pemilihan umum, melainkan dengan segala
cara mencoba utk menggagalkan pemilihan umum, termasuk membunuh sesama penduduk mereka
sendiri.
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--- On Sun 10/10, RG Nur Rahmat < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
From: RG Nur Rahmat [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 10:19:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE: Sv: [ppiindia] The US losing tech edge to India and some other
Asian countries
<br>Tapi Tuan, <br>banyak juga negara-negara yang merdeka sama caranya seperti kita
bahkan harus hancur dulu, contohnya Jerman dan Jepang, China.<br>Apa rahasianya?
Mereka punya modal peradaban kuno yang maju dan canggih yang sangat menghargai
pendidikan dan teknologi (maklum mereka sudah pernah menjajah negeri orang).<br>
<br>Ini bukan saatnya menyesali perjuangan nenek-moyang kita dan saya rasa itu salah,
menyalahkan nenek-moyang atas kegagalan kita. Kalau anda mau tahu, orang Malaysia
sangat cemburu dan iri kepada sejarah nasional kita.<br> <br>SALAM.<br><br>amartien
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:<br><br><br><br>Ayahku almarhum dari jaman dulu berpendapat
bahwa India, begitupun Malaysia, singapura, teratur pada waktu mereka mengambil alih
kekuasaan dari penjajah (Inggris) dibandingkan dengan Indonesia. Beda dengan kita2.
Pada waktu Belanda diusir, kita tidak mempunyai cukup birokrat utk mengisi jabatan2 yg
ditinggalkan org. Belanda. Dan juga banyak posisi2 diatas diberikan kepada kawan,
teman dari yg berkuasa.<br><br>Alhasil banyak jabatan dipegang oleh orang2 yg tidak
qualified.<br><br>Kita lihat Hong Kong belum lama ini. Ambil alih kekuasaan sudah
dipersiapkan, sudah ada birokrat orang Hongkong. Dan untungnya RCC menyadari bahwa
Hong Kong itu is the way it is, adalah karena peraturan2 yang ditinggalkan Inggris,
jadi cara pemerintahan mainland RCC tidak di terapkan di Hong Kong.<br><br>Saya rasa
setiap negara unik situasi dan kondisinya pada waktu kemerdekaan, tetapi mungkin
ayahku benar, in general.<br><br><br>--- On Sun 10/10, < [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
wrote:<br>From: [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<br>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<br>Date: Sun, 10
Oct 2004 9:59:35 +0200<br>Subject: Sv: [ppiindia] The US losing tech edge to India and
some other Asian countries<br><br><br>The age of India and Indonesia as independent
countries is almost the same, but it seems to Indonesia is far left behind in the
develoment of R&D of science and technology. What are the reasons?<br><br>Any
comments?<br><br>> <br>> From: rahardjo mustadjab <br>> Date: 2004/10/10 Sun AM
09:47:06 CEST<br>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]<br>> Subject: [ppiindia]
The US losing tech edge to India and some other Asian countries<br>> <br>> <br>>
(rediff.com)<br>> <br>> US losing tech edge to India<br>> <br>> October 08, 2004 12:30
IST<br>> <br>> <br>> US technological superiority, long taken for granted,<br>> may be
slipping and 'the most serious threat' is<br>> coming from Asian countries like India,
China,<br>> Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan, a media report<br>> says.<br>> <br>>
Indian companies are quickly becoming the second<br>> largest producers of application
services in the<br>> world, developing, supplying, and managing database<br>> and
other types of software for clients around the<br>> world, Adam Segal, senior fellow
in China Studies at<br>> the Council on Foreign Relations, writes in the<br>>
November-December issue of Foreign Affairs magazine.<br>> <br>> South Korea has
"rapidly eaten away" the US advantage<br>> in the manufacture of computer chips
and<br>> telecommunications software, and "even China" has made<br>> impressive gains
in advanced technologies such as<br>> lasers, biotechnology and advanced materials
used in<br>> semiconductors, aerospace and many other types of<br>> manufacturing,
Segal says in the article.<br>> <br>> Although the US technical dominance remains
solid, the<br>> globalisation of research and development is exerting<br>>
considerable pressure on the American system. It won't<br>> be easy for the US to keep
its privileged position in<br>> the world.<br>> <br>> The number of Americans pursuing
advanced degrees in<br>> the sciences and engineering is declining, and<br>>
university science and engineering programmes are<br>> growing more dependent on
foreign-born talent.<br>> Thirty-eight per cent of the nation's scientists and<br>>
engineers with doctorates were born abroad, the<br>> article says.<br>> <br>> Segal
wrote that cheaper communications technologies<br>> have allowed US companies to
operate more gl
obally,<br>> dividing production into discrete functions,<br>> contracting out to
producers in different countries<br>> and transferring technological know-how to
foreign<br>> partners.<br>> <br>> Contrary to conventional wisdom, not just
labour<br>> intensive manufacturing is being moved offshore.<br>> Microsoft, Intel,
Bell Labs, Motorola and other firms<br>> increasingly perform advanced research
abroad.<br>> <br>> The attraction of emerging technology clusters in<br>> places such
as Shanghai, Bangalore, Hsinchu in Taiwan<br>> was at first based on their cheap
labour supply. But<br>> these hubs have started supporting innovation of their<br>>
own, the article says.<br>> <br>> Craig Barrett of Intel has said that the Chinese
are<br>> now capable of doing any engineering, software and<br>> management job that
people in the US are capable of.<br>> Microsft has reportedly contracted with the
Indian<br>> companies Infosys and Satyam not only to do simple<br>> software coding
but also to provide highly skilled<br>> software architects.<br>> <br>> The United
States, says Segal, cannot and should not<br>> prevent the emergence of new technology
clusters in<br>> Asia. Instead, it should prepare to develop and absorb<br>> new
technologies as they emerge elsewhere.<br>> <br>> Segal urges the US to "meet the
challenge from Asia<br>> head-on." It must "actively engage with new centres of<br>>
innovation and prepare itself to integrate rapidly and<br>> build on new ideas
emerging in China, India and South<br>> Korea." <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>>
<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>>
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