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

    • Chronicon [they/them]
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      4 months ago

      I don't think trump would be too different tbh. The media can crow all they want, a ton of people hate his guts enough to not be mad if he died.

      Though some subset of trump supporters would probably try to start a civil war if he died, and it didn't seem like Abe had a lot of fans that diehard

    • Mokey [none/use name]
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      4 months ago

      I remember vividly JP people on a language sharing site i frequent were like "Oh no shinzo abe :((((" when he died