Responses to Patrick Budmar's June 12 Zeit Gist article, " 'Flyjin' feel vindicated, worry for those left in Japan:"
Ivan Stout and "Kate" may feel vindicated, but they certainly hold themselves up to continued derision by their rationalizations, lack of understanding of nuclear energy, and reliance on international naysayers. They left Japan based on supposition and fear-mongering from the international press following the disasters of 3/11, and continue to (believe the media hype) even today.
Statements in the article, particularly from Mr. Stout, demonstrate his gullibility and Chicken Little-like intellect. Especially, these three: "My primary source of reliable information came through the Internet," "If reactor building 4 collapses, Kanto is finished" and "Tokyo is still in danger of being lost."