Japanese assassinations: The general public at large thinks it's a good thing and the shooter is celebrated as a folk hero.

  • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]
    hexagon
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    4 months ago

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/shinzo-abe-assassin-tetsuya-yamagami-gets-worshipped-as-a-god-in-japan

    Sorry for the source, but I had seen all the support he got in prison from hexbear posts.

    • Luden [comrade/them]@lemmy.ml
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      edit-2
      4 months ago

      A bunch of moonies got outed and publicly shamed or had assassination attempts on them due to their connections too. Good read https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/10/shinzo-abe-assassination-japan-unification-church-moonies/675114/