Jerusalem Speaks to Haruki Murakami

Need the context? Very well, here you go:

English: http://0000000000.net/p-navi/info/news/200902122136.htm

Japanese: http://0000000000.net/p-navi/info/column/200901271425.htm

Spanish: http://mc-en-japon.blogspot.com/2009/02/carta-abierta-hmurakami-para-que.html

French: http://d.hatena.ne.jp/shohoji/20090206/1233908596

I promise you, there'll be at least five other languages within the next 17 hours, and the project will go on next week. Also, this may come as a surprise, but you are the one to carry it on.

I welcome criticisms, constructive or otherwise, well-sprited or otherwise. There's just one thing I can't take: strategic advice. If you are my enemy, why are you giving it to me? Your behavior is irrational. If you are my friend, great. Do me a favor: go do it yourself, please.

Special thanks are due to Takeshi, Kaori, and Jun for their help making this possible. Also, I'd like to mention aozorafantasii, for her music inspired me although we probably don't share politics.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• 村上春樹
• エルサレム賞
• Haruki
• Murakami
• Jerusalem
• Prize
• Israel
• Gaza
• Susan
• Sontag
• Japanese
• Japan
• racism

[molirinho]

well,you know so many ways to be an activist.

but it is only in a PC screen.

you dont know one little thing about the real world.

you will copy somebodys thought and paste it in your life,as your own thought.

[toled77]

Hi molirinho,

Thanks for your comment. Great! So you know about the real world. I've been exactly looking for someone like you. You know things, and you are also aware that you live in the real world. Fantastic!

Could you do me a favor, just one little one? It'd be great if you actually acted in the real world knowing what's right and wrong. I get the feeling you might be another Dr. King or Jesus. Please go do it yourself, as I said in the description.

[espana1899]

joder,, q hasco. tampoco sé sobre el mundo real, pero lo q hiciste me parece es una mierda...

[shaharmos]

you the JAPANEASE PEOPLE -

need to learn about JEWISH HISTORY .

[wojiaokatya]

wish you took the time to learn something about israel - something other than antisemitic propaganda

[fumio46]

完全にいかれてますね『つねの』！早く病院に帰ってこい

[fumio46]

お前、また、そんな事、やってんのか、もう分かったから，早く病­院へ帰って来なさいハルキのつぎは、スターリンかナポレオンかや­？薬が切れる前に,早く帰えんな！まったく、このバカは！

[goggolle]

@molirinho

Well said.

I am a Japanese and ashamed of toled77.

Japanese marxists are just like him, they think it's cool to bitch on anything but they never take actions outside of their safe haven.

[melancholicme]

Hi toled! I know about the context but I think it's hard to hear what you are actually saying because the music is too high, could you possibly post the text?

[swevensent]

interesting presentation.

may I ask what you thought of the acceptance speech? ("I will always stand on the side of the egg"...)