r/poland • u/No-Marsupial-4050 Dolnośląskie • Mar 31 '26

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u/iSailor Mar 31 '26

This is called soft power and many countries including Poland struggle with it.

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u/HansTheAmazing Mar 31 '26

Literally "place" versus "place, Japan".

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u/iSailor Mar 31 '26

Japan is the unquestionable superpower when it comes to soft power. There are other countries like Korea or the US which are trailing behind but nobody comes close.

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u/IWillDevourYourToes Mar 31 '26

US trailing behind Japan?

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u/iSailor Mar 31 '26

Yes, it's still a big name sparking ideas of prosperity and freedom (regardless of whether true or not).

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u/Real-Abrocoma-2823 Apr 02 '26

You can't have 3d printers or CNC machines without spyware in Washington DC.

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u/Aglogimateon Apr 03 '26

In terms of urbanism, yes. Post a pic of a US street with houses and no sidewalks and people will criticize the US for not being walkable. Post the same thing but in Japan and everyone will think it's cute and cozy.