As far as I can tell, Donald Feeney, in his Dec. 15 letter, ¡±Arguments that invite criticism,¡± has failed to explain what is hypocritical about Hiroaki Sato¡¯s Nov. 28 article on American immigration policies. Hypocrisy is the espousal of an ethical standard that is contrary to one¡¯s own behavior. If Sato had claimed that Japanese policies are beyond reproach, then perhaps Feeney would have a point.
Apparently, Feeney takes issue with Sato¡¯s failure to bring up Japan in his Nov. 28 column. I don¡¯t believe that Sato has any obligation to do so just because he is Japanese. In fact, I applaud Sato for leaving it out. This nationalistic mania for comparison only muddies the issue. Feeney is right about one thing: I¡¯m still puzzled.
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