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What Lies Beneath (and the testament to my leaving the Academia)
<p> I have been vocal and writing on the topic of Covid-19 since at least the 1st of March 2020. For irrational reasons, this pandemic has been politicized in North America in particular and people even started to claim resolving the 400-yearlong systemic racism must take precedence over securing the risk of transmission of this […]</p>
Issei Takehara
Sep 2, 202138 min read


A Critique of the Term “Anti-Racism” – or, How It Is a Concept of the White People, by the White People, for the White People ④ – The Final –
<p>A Critique of the Term “Anti-Racism” or, How It Is a Concept of the White People, by the White People, for the White People NOTE: This piece is aporetic in nature that it will not be appealing to the reader if the reader either is incapable of entertaining a plurality of ideas, or has made […]</p>
Issei Takehara
Apr 13, 202126 min read


American Insurrection Instigated by President Donald J. Trump – America is crumbling down ③
<p>Here, I just want to repeat what I said when Trump got elected in 2016: “America, what the hell did you just do?” Most people in the world know about what happened on Jan. 6h, 2021, so I will let the reporters speak with the footages. This has been happening since March 2020, leading up […]</p>
Issei Takehara
Jan 18, 20214 min read


2020: Inconsistencies of White Liberals – Freedom without Responsibility and the Radical Individualism in the U.S. – The Reign of Liberal Fundamentalism ②
<p>NOTE: This piece was written, re-written and edited and went through several modifications from the original post that was offensive to many others. For those who have read that piece, I sincerely apologize for my ignorance and offence I have done to you. Yet, I still find it dangerous to “let go” of the arguments […]</p>
Issei Takehara
Jul 27, 202036 min read


Democracy and Cosmopolis in 2020: Inconsistencies in White Liberals – Freedom without Responsibility and the Rise of Individual Fundamentalism ①
<p>while I admit once again that I do not understand the systemic racism, I do know that viruses do not care about politics. I understand that the protest is especially important for black people to the point of actually sacrificing their own lives, unlike those white liberals who can choose what is important to care for on any given day. I am raising a concern only because this is no longer just clearing up white people’s mess. The U.S. being the most hazardous place to be i
Issei Takehara
Jun 14, 202043 min read
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