Probably one of those things where something foreign is more appealing and novel

We don't care about US dollars but if we get some Chinese or NK money in our hands it looks neat, alien etc

I mean they only allowed 27 refugees in or so

And they dont have illegal immigration like we do

Overall moving towards Japan ideals is way better than what ever the left wants.

Unless you want to defend yourself. Then not so much, with extremely strict gun control

FAR worse than Britain.

What is their violent crime rate though?

There is zero correlation between the two. Communist countries tend to be quite safe too.

Banning guns to save some people while others suffer for it is no different than starving part of your population to death in order to feed the others. Communism.

The articile pretty comically bad because it implies that the "main" reason why shaving at home was encouraged was because of racism, even though it mentioned, quite clearly, that there were major public health concerns about going to a barber due to the spread of diseases, which can be spread if there was an accident such as a minor cut.

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/01/the-racially-fraught-history-of-the-american-beard/283180/

Also, their arguments don't completely line-up because, during the time, there was a general fear of Barbers, regardless of whether they were black or white. They completely ommitted mentioning Sweeney Todd, which probably also fed into the fear of barbers even more so than anything else, since it became a major classic piece of literature and an urban legend.

Beards are badass. They should be allowed in the army and anyone who says it breaks the gas mask seal is going to Hell for lying.

I dont believe in hell I'll see you in the void

Also it matters for japan because the laws on personal weapons have restricted them probably the longest of any civilized nation period. Swords were outlawed before firearms were really in common use. Japan is just in a really weird position across the board.

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2017/03/21/the-makers-of-the-army-s-gas-mask-are-looking-into-beard-friendly-options/

The Army masks dont seal perfectly with beards.

I will also say that the beards also pose other problems like being exposed and needing to be cleaned or making it easier to break the seal accidently.

PO-LEASE THAT MOOO-STASH.

Cum catcher?

It's a lie, invented by NCOs who meanwhile are fucking their female soldiers

The armies of continental Europe almost always allow beards. France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden etc.

I went to college with a Danish guy who is now serving in the Life Guards. Ironically the only unit of the Danish Army that doesn't allow beards

It's been demonstrated to American soldiers how the beard has to be cut

Keep the neck clear

It's not exposed in a chemical attack any more than other body parts

The Navy and Coast Guard up until the 80s allowed beards, and they are still allowed on subs. I live in a sub town and see bearded sailors from the US and UK every day

Closest major city's fire department allows beards also

We have promasks at the CSU and we have beards.

We train with SRT from our dept, local agencies, we've even worked with military and feds on occasion. We've gassed shoot houses and then went inside with masks. Works just fine

It's simply bullshit from higher ranking people who think that the army is always right, that everything they do has meaning and purpose

https://youtu.be/9OU2iKLhdkw

I would love to see those damn Yankees try to take this monument down.

Not all Yankees hate the monuments m8

But all people who hate monuments are Yankees.

Yankees have no history. That's why their mad at everyone else's glorious history

^Truth.

Should I do an entire deconstruction of the arguments for removing the Confederate Monuments?

Yes

Nah there's southern trash who hate them too