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Anonymous
>come on now, wheres your immortal spirit, I thought the whole point of the japanese warriors was their bravery, guess I was mislead huh?
Well, that's because you're an ethnocentric little christian idiot who has demonstrably no knowledge of what he's ignorantly pontificating about.
And personaly, I don't like having my ears nose cut off, having molten copper poured on me or being boiled to death for some Daimyo's sick, twisted amusement. Stab myself to death or endure the devious tortures of a feudal warlord and then die. Gee, real HARD choice there.
>Being shamed worse then death, someone needs to reasess their priorities.
Being shamed historically meant severe social isolation which could lead to depression and as a consequence, suicide. A 'noble' suicide could remove the taint of your shame from your Uchi (group) and spare them your disgrace. It's a bit like amputating a limb to keep the disease from spreading. Seppuku was the ultimate apology and forgiveness was given to your memory and your family's Kao. (face, 'honor' is a bit misleading. 'Kao' is how the Japanese themselves term it.)
Yes, it was a dysfunctional practice. You had things like Junshi where retainers would follow their lord into death. The practice was specifcally banned because it tended to gut the clan.
It was part of a larger dysfunctional society. If society expects you to kill yourself, chances are you may have to particularly if the alternative is worse.
Some people killed themselves for personal reasons. Typically these suicides were looked down upon as being weak or pathetic.
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