On this day in 1970, a spontaneous uprising against U.S. military occupation broke out in Koza, Okinawa, Japan after an American drunk driver struck a local pedestrian. Approximately 60 Americans and 27 Okinawans were injured, and dozens of cars with American license plates were torched.

Following Japan's defeat in World War II, the country was occupied by Allied forces and governed under martial law. While most of Japan regained its independence in April 1952, the Okinawa Prefecture was to remain under U.S. military occupation for another twenty years.

Prior to the events of December 20th, three Americans had been acquitted via court martial after striking and killing an Okinawa civilian. This incident fueled the growing discontent of Okinawans with the standard status of forces that exempted U.S. servicemen from Okinawan justice.

On December 20th, 1970, a drunk U.S. serviceman struck an Okinawan pedestrian in the city of Koza. A crowd quickly surrounded the car and the policemen who had arrived, demanding that this incident not also be swept under the rug.

When American MPs arrived and attempted to pull the driver away, the protest turned violent, with thousands gathering to try to prevent the driver from leaving. By the end of the night, dozens of cars with American license plates had been torched and approximately 60 Americans and 27 Okinawans had been injured.

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  • TraumaDumpling
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    9 months ago

    if you play the game 'how many links until i find anticommunist propaganda' on tvtropes its hard to get a score higher than 1 or 2.

    went from wondering about the origins of the possibly transphobic cartoon stereotype of the 'overly manly unattractive german/eastern european woman' trope (Brawn Hilde in tvtropes lingo) and found 'real life' examples of the related 'The Baroness' trope such as a wholesome smol bean imperial japanese POW of russia drawing unflattering pictures of the women guards, comparing cold war bulgarian prison guards to concentration camp guards, and attempts to downplay the USSR's relative lack of sexism in their military (they barely had any feeemale soldiers! it only seemed like a lot because it was more than 0! us civilized euros would never make feeeeeeeeemales fight in wars!)

    i'm never using the non-hexbear internet again

    • voight [he/him, any]
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      9 months ago

      I remember when I lifted up the nicely painted rock that is TvTropes the first time. At first you realize it's overly focused on certain fandoms. Then that becomes the least of your concerns. 🥴

      • TraumaDumpling
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        9 months ago

        basically NATOpedia but exclusively about slop

    • FuckyWucky [none/use name]
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      9 months ago

      In Russia, the female labor income share is equal to 40%. This value is significantly above the world average (35%). Historically, the USSR encouraged women’s participation in the labor market and so in general, women in Eastern European countries hold a larger share of total income than in the rest of the world (41% in average in countries of the Eastern bloc). In Russia, women’s income share is higher than Western European countries such as the UK (38%). The share of total income that women earn in Russia has gone up moderately in the last 30 years, gaining three percentage points.

      https://wir2022.wid.world/www-site/uploads/2023/03/D_FINAL_WIL_COUNTRY_SHEETS_2303.pdf

      even libs have to concede