• usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        What on earth happened there why did someone shoot Abe

        Not defending him I have basically no idea who he is other than the fact he's prime minister of Japan

        • Redcuban1959 [any]
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          2 years ago

          After his arrest, Yamagami told investigators that he was dissatisfied with Abe and intended to kill him. Yamagami also claimed that he held a grudge against a "particular religious group" and shot Abe because he believed that "the religious group and Abe were connected". The Nara Prefectural Police refused to elaborate on what the "religious group" was. Yamagami claimed that he "didn't have a grudge against Abe's political beliefs". Yamagami told police that he kept track of Abe's schedule during his visit to Nara on Abe's website. Yamagami also claimed that he was planning an attack for "several months" and built a gun to kill Abe.

              • RamrodBaguette [comrade/them, he/him]
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                2 years ago

                Most do, but some actually buy into antisemitism despite the, uh, minuscule population. Probably due to influence by Western reactionaries coupled with the belief Japan is facing a systematic conspiracy trying to take it down.

                The super fashy Angel Cop anime in 1989 had the Commie terrorist group revealed to be backed by Jewish bankers in the end, for example. (Weirdly, this was written during the height of Japan’s “economic miracle”, not after the burst)

          • SaniFlush [any, any]
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            2 years ago

            Should have known that only crackpots do this kind of stuff these days.

            • MalarchoBidenism [he/him]
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              2 years ago

              Random acts of politically motivated violence

              Then:

              "Death to tyrants! All power to the workers!" :swole-doge:

              Now:

              "I had to stop them from putting fluoride in our children's wi-fi" :cheems: