• lka1988@sh.itjust.works
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    6 days ago

    Wait what? Japan’s prime minister was assassinated? Why am I only hearing about this now?

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      6 days ago

      Imagine assassinating a head of state and the government listens to your grievances and addresses the problems that led to the assassination.

      …must be nice

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        6 days ago

        As someone who, for the last decade, has worked for Japanese companies - and by extension, many Japanese people - this sounds very Japanese.

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        6 days ago

        I would love to see Hillsong get disbanded under the same circumstances in Australia.

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          dude what

          The politicians represent you in a representative democracy, the whole point of their office is to be open to persuasion. I would be looking at that group’s effective network building and asking where are the groups representing my concerns/aspirations with such effectiveness

          I hope all aussies don’t share your mindset, otherwise it’s a lost country

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      Because 1) he was no longer PM when it happened, but more importantly, 2) powerful people don’t want you getting the idea that political violence can be righteous