re: #56 researchok

Of course, no culture is monolithic. That said, we have to deal with who is in charge, not with whom we want to be in charge.

Agreed. The only thing I’m objecting to is the sweeping statement about the societies being ‘shame-based societies’. To me, that’s rather too nebulous a construct— and besides, the most shame-based society I’m aware of is Japan, and they manage to be a democracy.