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To: Eva who wrote (29246)	1/23/2013 6:43:59 PM
From: IngotWeTrust	Respond to of 32944

Fat chance for animated stasis, Eva. Seems SI "youth" GenX-Y'ers have already adopted Japanese abruptly changing attitude toward their formerly revered wise generation: ‘Hurry up and die,’ Japan’s finance minister tells nation’s elderly ADRIANA BARTON Published Tuesday, Jan. 22 2013, 6:12 PM EST In North America, longevity is the holy grail. But in Japan, home of the famous centenarians of Okinawa, living to a ripe old age is becoming a source of shame. While magazines such as National Geographic rhapsodize over Okinawan seniors – who are among the longest lived on earth – Japan’s new finance minister, Taro Aso, has a harsh message for the nation’s elderly: *“hurry up and die.”* Aso made the statement Monday during a meeting of a national council looking at changes to social security, the Guardian reports. Adding insult to injury, Aso referred to seniors who are unable to feed themselves as “tube people.” The statements sound callous to a Western ear but may get thumbs-up among Japanese youth. More… --------------------------- musing---- Truth be told, if elders die or are off'd, who will be around to bury the youth especially the youth killing the grade-schoolers? Oh, those Columbine Kids? and V-Tech Students? and the ........... And it's a slam dunk certainty, all killed in military action aren't going to be sperm donors or female breeder hosts.