Would you Kamikaze? - Debunking the myth of patriotism

The Doomsday Clock stands at 85 seconds to midnight. We just moved it forward by 3 seconds. As a species, we are clearly committed.In Episode 8 of Post-Whatever, Ken Nishikawa asks a straightforward question: would you kamikaze? This week's episode debunks the myth of patriotism — not with a rant (well, a little bit), but with history, linguistics, and some quietly uncomfortable facts that several governments would probably prefer you didn't know.Topics include: why “best country in the world" is a statement only someone who has lived in all 195 nations for at least a year is remotely qualified to make; how the Japanese, British, and French governments all used identical methodsto strip children of their native languages through humiliation and peer surveillance and replace regional identity with state-approved nationalism.Also featuring: Elon Musk, Frank Zappa, and the quietly radical notion that we might, as a species, be just intelligent enough to destroy ourselves and not quite wise enough to stop.Post-Whatever with Ken Nishikawa — weekly cultural commentary on the space between Japan and the West, presented by Ken — composer, broadcaster, DJ, film director, and occasional grumpy old man — who has worked for the BBC, MTV, TBS, J-WAVE, and several organisations that probably regret it.New episodes every Thursday. Like and subscribe if you know what’s good for you and partial to being mildly offended.Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and YouTube.Search: POST-WHATEVER with Ken Nishikawa#PostWhatever #KenNishikawa #TokyoLife #ExpatJapan #Podcast #JapanPodcast #TokyoPodcast #JapanExpat #LivinginJapan #TokyoExpat #JapanTips #JapanLife #TokyoLife #JapanVlog #HiddenJapan #TokyoVlog #JapanCulture #CulturalDifferences #JapanObsessed #LearnAboutJapan #CulturalCommentary #Japan #Tokyo #TalkShow #WeeklyPodcast #CulturePodcast #JapaneseCulture #TravelJapan #TalkShow #TokyoHistory #JapanHistory#kamikaze #patriotism #patriot #DoomsdayClock