Why do the good always die so young?
Lots of people on CN social media cheering at his death. Can't wait for western media to spin this into how the evil chinese just hate democratic leaders without explaining the actual reason why so many chinese people were angry at abe
Already happening on Twitter. In particular the Chinese-American Media freaks, who spend all their time apologizing for being born Chinese and shitting on China have been trying to get ahead of the more mainsteram news and talk about how inappropriate it is.
One of the only things Malcolm X was wrong about was that the Chinese did not get rid of all their "Uncle Toms"
Malcolm was right in the sense that most of them are no longer in China. He just didn't count the amount of Chinese "refugees" that ended up elsewhere in Asia, and then had kids who moved to America.
He just died? Wow. I didn't know that...He led an amazing life. What else can you say? He was an amazing man, whether you agree or not. He was an amazing man who led an amazing life. I'm actually sad to hear that.
This is wild lol, he was just standing there and some dude with a HOMEMADE SHOTGUN came in and shot his ass, just like that. Kinda makes you think...
I also don't follow Japanese politics very closely and am just now skimming. A lot of people have posted a ton of other damning stuff but he is generally described as an ultra right nationalist and Steve Fucking Bannon apparently called him "a great hero to the grassroots, the populist, and the nationalist movement throughout the world", and even said he was Trump before Trump.
....that's pretty damning just on its own.
Edit: LMAO...his bio reads more and more like a demons resume the deeper you go.
Japanese politics are dominated by a single liberal-conservative party that's won nearly every election since the 50s. Abe was the leader of a faction in that party (and still influential it) that seeks to revise Japanese pacifism by changing the constitution in order to instill a more militaristic foreign policy, as well as to promote nationalism and patriotism in the country to the greatest extent possible. Along with most Japanese PMs he honoured war criminals by visiting a shrine for WWII Japanese soldiers (including top military commanders), and generally wants to sweep any consequences of Imperial era under the rug.
Abe wasn't really uniquely bad in the Japanese political scene but he's kind of emblematic of its ambient shittiness. Maybe like a more successful Bush Sr.
Almost like appointing the guy's grandfather, a certified war criminal and ultra right nutter, to lead the country during US occupation had some long lasting ramifications
Is there anything the US HASN'T fucked up?
he was dead on scene, they spin it out like this to downplay the psychological impact
like dude sucks and all but he was out of politics (apparently) and this is just gonna be a probably xenophobic rallying point by the far right
out of politics (apparently)
uh he was in the middle of a campaign speech for the LDP candidates
oh good to know. thanks. i still think the consequences will probably be nothing to celebrate
my sister is in japanese twitter and said a lot of people are apparently spreading the narrative that it was a korean guy
idk tho thats the only source i have about this
ya i think so too but idk im always wary of just like, assuming stuff like this is unilaterally good. maybe it is, i dont know
