'Pro-white,' anti-KKK groups face off at Georgia landmark

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/23/us/stone-mountain-protests/ (short article, right to the point)

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/little-white-power-but-stone-mountain-counter-prot/nq95S/ (more detailed article)

What do ya'll think of all of this? I used to have a lot to say on these kinds of things, but now... I really don't know what to think. To be frank, I'm so used to all of this stuff going on now that I'm almost not affected by it (care) I'm afraid [sounds bad right?]. Or at least because it seems like nothing is really changing, I don't really see how it could. Sounds nihilistic for sure, which isn't like me... but I'm tired of this. I wish I lived in a place like Japan, secluded from the rest of the loonies of the world, staying to ourselves. A peaceful land. A utopia, or to some [great] extent better off than other countries to say the least in terms of economy, social issues, etc. I really don't like Georgia.

I guess I have more questions than I do statements for discussion.
I rather hear what you guys have to say first. I'm quite perplexed and aggravated by this ongoing... I really don't even know what to call it --- this ongoing crap.

 

Let em march.....don't care. I'll do a love march right next to them

 

Japan is far from a Utopia, I've lived there for several months and I'm glad I decided to go back state wise

 

Do tell, what made you leave?

This may be a stupid question, so forgive me if it is... is a "love march" an actual movement of some sort? or is that something you just came up with in hypothetical terms?

 

I guarantee there is no place on this planet that is a utopia. Japan has problems just like the rest of us. A lack of the KKK and gun violence means nothing. Also they aren't secluded. They are a world power with immigrants and international troubles like everyone else. Secluded would be North Korea.

 

Cost of living wasn't worth the pay I was receiving. I went there when I got a job offer (I was doing ads at the time). Lived like a sardine in a closet apartment for 8 months until I had enough.

Food is meh, eating out is overpriced and a lot of places will say they can't serve you (cause they assume you don't speak/ read Japanese). It's cheaper to cook for yourself but finding ingredients w/o knowing Japanese is like finding a needle in a haystack.

People are friendly but you'll have to get used to curious stares and "ignorant" questions. After awhile you'll get tired of feeling like all eyes are on you.

EDIT: I just realized I used that phrase wrong lol

 

How did it help fighting them? (Throwing punches)

Hell they were hoping for a lot more people so....lol

Besides I got more important things to do.

 

There was a film years ago about a black man working as a teacher in Japan and dealing with the same issues like the ignorant questions. He was talking about it with a Japanese female colleague.

I had always wanted to visit Japan. I had seen many YouTube videos of Americans living in Japan. Depending on your profession, it seems teaching is good, or owning and operating a school is helpful. In the corporate sector, a black man working in the field can expect some serious completion because of white male employees. They believe that the Japanese listen only to white males.

Living in the cities is costly and it is better to live away from the cities. Commuting by car, bus or train is the way to go but you need to know the schedules.

There are a lot of places that do not allow gaijins(especially those in the military).

Having friends in Japan and other countries is important.