Mr. Ben Stubbings from The Japan Times sent me an email requesting to use screen shots from my YouTube videos to accompany an article on foreigners. In the same email Mr. Stubbings wrote "The article has a few lines about yourself but is respectful in tone." I replied agreeing for the use of screen shots from my videos. I also requested once the article was published to please send me the link. Days later the link was not received by me. Searching the Japan News website I located the article titled: "Motley crew of foreigners backing Japan's revisionists basks in media glare." After reading the title I discovered why he never sent the link. Reading the article confirmed my original impression. Apparently Mr. Stubbings has a different interpretation of "respectful tone" than I do. The article written by Mr. Mark Schreiber was riddled with insults, innuendos, and lies. Understand criticism of me is not an issue; it was the deception that caused concern. I would have agreed to the use of screen shots even if Mr. Stubbings had not written "respectful tone." I believe any publicity is good, even bad publicity because bad publicity is still publicity. Mark Schreiber is from the USA, while Ben Stubbings is from the UK. The deception does have a positive side as it proved what I continually caution people in Japan to guard against Western liberalism, specifically American liberalism. Home grown liberalism in Japan is okay, however liberalism from the West is treacherous and will ruin any culture it haunts. Shun and myself over the years have received numerous request from authors and journalist in Japan, and one-hundred percent have been honest in their stated intend. While at the same time request from authors and journalist in the West have a near perfect record of being deceitful. Thank you Japan Times for proving my point. The next time I am in Tokyo I would like to discuss this with Mr. Stubbings and Mr. Schreiber concerning their behavior and the article. I am willing to stand behind everything I said in my videos and everything I have written. Will they be willing to do the same in reference to this issue? Ben Stubbings email: Dear Mr. Marano, This is Ben Stubbings at The Japan Times. I am writing to ask whether we could have permission to take a screen grab from one of your YouTube videos to accompany an article on foreigners who share some of the ideas of Japan's resurgent right. The article has a few lines about yourself but is respectful in tone. It's basically a report in English on what Japan's weekly and monthly magazines are up to, which talks about your recent appearances in various Japanese media. The article is sure to drive traffic to your site and videos. Please could you let me know ASAP whether we can use your image? The page needs to be signed off and finished in 22 hours time (6 p.m. JST Friday). Sincerely, Ben Stubbings Community Editor The Japan Times Japan Times hit piece: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/03/22/national/motley-crew-of-foreigners-backing-japans-revisionists-basks-in-media-glare/# Link to Texas Daddy store: http://texas-daddy.shop-pro.jp/ The Japan Times Ben Stubbings Mark Schreiber Texas Daddy Tony propagandabuster YouTube news media bias foreign journalist journalism deceptive journalism Japan Times

• published: 24 Mar 2014
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