Nagaoka MP-150 vs MP-200

I don't understand why we have racist comments in this forum.  I too expect better from this forum. It has no place in a civilized society.  How can we stop this especially in this much enjoyable forum?  It's very disheartening that people harbor sweeping ill feelings due to one's ethnicity.  SMH...

@mwink

@Philgo01

I apologize for not knowing the ethnic backgrounds of Ian. Lord knows I have no intentions of being racist.
I was taken a back of Chakster's comments and called him out on it.

True to his nature, he was only interested in getting his point across. 

I don't think Ian would be the type to scam people, and Chakster's comments were totally uncalled for. 

Once again, if I made any racial comments or even racial profiled, I sincerely apologize as this wasn't my intention. 

The Chinese Communist Party is the founding and sole governing party of the People’s Republic of China.

Chinese is nationality, ask @mr_m why he has no clue who is his favorite online reviewer.

My joke doesn’t work if the reviewer is from Singapore, indeed. But it doesn’t make an entry level Nagaoka PM100,110,200 any better!

I was born in Soviet Union, but communism crashed here in 1991.

@chakster 

Favorite on line reviewer??? FYI, I have none. I've done my own comparisons albeit limited. Sorry I don't have the funds to own several turntables and dozens of carts and styli. 

Sounds like capitalism is alive and well in Russia.

@chakster 

Just because you were born in the former Soviet Union does not make your sweeping generalities that all Chinese nationals are communists or support the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) true.  There is a lot of dissent towards the CCP both inside and outside mainland China.  There are also a LOT of Chinese outside of China and the significant majority of them do not support the CCP. Would be wonderful if we can keep someone's nationality or politics out of our audio discussion as I just don't see why it matters.

@mr_m 

Your inability to accurately articulate someone's ethnicity or nationality is totally understandable.  Yet, I don't see it as being racist. Regardless, I don't really care what someone's ethnicity or nationality is.  I just care about their knowledge of the subject matter at hand.  No harm done by you as far as I am concerned !!!