Shinzo Abe Assassination

[Milwaukee Macho Man]

america couldn't do that. only possible suicide missions. not explicit.

I thought that was why they were recruiting trannies.

 

[boongus]

I know nothing about abe but he seemed like a fairly competent politician and it's a damn shame when they go considering they are so few and far between these days.

 

[exitscann]

a damn shame, rest in peace Shinzo, a politician I actually didn't mind

 

[Rabidcolombian]

Translation of some of the screaming after the shooting.
Woman: "Is he ok?!"
Man: "Call an ambulance!"
Man with megaphone: "Nurse?! Someone please save him!"
Megaphone man again: "An ambulance is coming, please make way!"

I can’t help visualizing a scene straight from a Japanese dub when I read this.

What has Japan done to me…

 

[Serpo]

Imma keep it real with you 57th Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe

this is for not solving Japan's declining birth rate

 

[The Gene Genie]

Considering historical precedent, it's possible the perpetrator was a dissatisfied ultranat who didn't think Abe was going far enough. Or, alternatively, knowing the state of Japan, just a dissatisfied loser with an axe to grind.

A shame either way. No one deserves to get shot in the back like that.

 

[Faustian Bargain]

A better angle

https://streamable.com/v7wqs2

 

[Tsar Nicky]

Richard Harris' speech on "why not shoot a president?" in The Unforgiven is unironically based, by the way. Japan is a very authoritarian society. The populace have an autistic level of respect for authority and conformity except for the few schizos willing to assassinate people, but I think even those schizos wouldn't dare go after the emperor. I mean, this guy didn't even kill the CURRENT prime minister, he killed the previous guy. What I'm saying is fuck the US and the gay constitution they pushed on Japan which is not even a third as good as the US' own constitution. Japan should chuck it out of the window. Absolute monarchy would totally work in Japan and I'm not actually convinced that a whole lot of Japanese people even give a fuck about democracy in the first place. They don't have the Shinto beliefs in the emperor being divine anymore, but their blind respect for authority is still strong enough for the emperor to have enough pull. Same opinion on Russia (even moreso, because they still have a fairly large Orthodox Christian "the king is appointed by God" faith and also because they've been ruled by the same guy for a million years now anyway). In an absolute monarchy, there are barely any important politicians to kill. The PM is still important, but in no way can be construed as the leader of the nation. In an authoritarian society, an absolute monarchy is the most stable. Jappos love government-san and would rather seppuku themselves than suffer the dishonour of crossing the road without permission. They are the perfect populace for royal dictatorship and would still be under absolute imperial rule if it weren't for those meddling kids at the Manhattan Project.

 

[get_ur_gamon]

Oh wow a graph that deliberately pits countries with low gun deaths really does show that those countries with low gun deaths have low gun deaths.

It is a graph that compares the US and Japan (the two counties that we are talking about). I'm sorry you found that upsetting.

The user I was responding to was implying that gun control is pointless since people will still get their hands on guns.

I was making the point that while gun control could not literally stop 100% of all gun control, there is a clear reduction in the levels of gun crime in those nations.

 

[Marche]

RIP.

 

[Random Internet Person]

From a guy who lives in Tokyo and seems to be pretty active in think tank circles. It sounds about right for Japan... and would also explain how the assassin got so close to him.
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Guess Japan will learn about the concept of Secret Service soon.

The guards who let some sperg get close enough to take him out with a shotgun are 100% definitely going to have to commit seppuku. That's basically what seppuku was invented for.

That or the Yakuza will get involved. Or if you really wanna go conspiracy nut, Hillary’s services are planning to go international.

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Remember right wingers going nuts over Japan. Must have made a lot of enemies, Abe.

He's been officially pronounced dead. Rest In Peace Abe.

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RIP, sir. May your judgment go well.

Been living in Japan for 7 years. If you think Japan will adopt mass immigration you are insane. A lot of people can barely tolerate foreigners (they won't sit down next to you on the subway), and god forbid you are black or indian...you will see people crossing the street to avoid you, then crossing back after they passed you.

The amount of incels here is staggering, and we aren't talking about ugly as fuck guys, we are talking very handsome and in shape dudes that are just too shy to ask a girl out, or just focus on studies/work until they die. Sex is not discussed openly if at all, and mental health issues here...well if you think they are ignored in the USA, here they just pretend they don't exist, as they are shameful for them and their families.

What I am trying to say is that, Japan, the country that still asks you to send a fax to your phone company so you can get internet installed, is not a country known for changing.

Not long ago, another dude snapped and stabbed multiple children at a bus stop in Kawasaki. People were rightfully horrified for 1 day, then promptly moved on. This will be the same, but with a fancier funeral service.

I guess that takes out one possible motive then. How many are left?

The people who hate Abe and want him dead the most is not really us at the great motherland. We are resigned to knowing that whoever becomes Japanese PM will hate us as much as we hate them.

The people who want Abe dead the most are people from his own party. Following the resignation of Abe and his placeman who lasted months, Kishida came to the premiership backed by factions of Abe's party that are not of Abe's faction.

Kishida proceeded to undo Abe's legacy and take credit for things that Abe started, reversed some of his policies and so on. This was not well received by Abe and he begun creating trouble for Kishida. Proclaiming that if Taiwan is invaded, it is good as Japan being invaded comes to mind.

While it is quite possible that a dead Abe would make Abe a martyr and Kishida less sympathetic, what I am saying is the ruling factions, Kishida's included, see Abe now as a thorn on their side.

ED: Surprised China is not on the polls despite right wing pundits in Murica saying that we are behind it.

I don't think a suicidal loser is the answer because of the weapon he used to put Abe out of his misery. I usually see Jap suicidal losers committing stabbing sprees not shooting sprees. That assassin's aim is true and didn't begin shooting everyone. Just strange for suicidal losers.

Sounds like what happened with Obama then Trump then Biden. If it’s party struggle, then it makes a lot of sense.

Why the hell would you try starting WW3 by shooting a PM to a country who has no standing army in the first place?

Because Abe was pushing to get the standing army back. And if you don’t have a standing army, I’m assuming it’s easier for them to take the role of a puppet.

Also, Abe didn’t take the steps to make Girls und Panzer become something closer to reality, so that’s kind of disappointing.

I can't blame them for once. Tranime is the pipeline to troon mental illness and thus I'd also celebrate every tragedy befallen onto the nation had it rotted my mind.

For real what's the overlap between modern day transgenders and weeaboos. It has to be at least 9 out of 10.

My guess: futanari doujins.

 

[A.P. Hill]

This reeks of China. Abe used to continually piss China off when he was PM so I can see them deciding they're going to take matters into their own hands.

 

[FamicomGorby]

Considering historical precedent, it's possible the perpetrator was a dissatisfied ultranat who didn't think Abe was going far enough. Or, alternatively, knowing the state of Japan, just a dissatisfied loser with an axe to grind.

A shame either way. No one deserves to get shot in the back like that.

I'd definitely bet on it being someone left of Abe than some return to Imperial Japan type extremist.

A pacifist stance has been pretty popular in Japan since the end of WW2, even making minor changes to their constitution to allow the JSDF to actually be an effective military have been wildly unpopular. Abe was the one making moves to change that.

Of course it could have just been some Hikokomori that decided the best way to get noticed by the world was to pull off some assasination and an opportunity to get at Abe just dropped in their lap. Making the gun probably took longer than the week's notice they would have had that Abe was going to be at this campaign event.

 

[IAmNotAlpharius]

The South will rise again!

 

[MarcoFakeAccount]

This reeks of China. Abe used to continually piss China off when he was PM so I can see them deciding they're going to take matters into their own hands.

.....If it was China I don't think they would have ensured a plan like this to 1 fuckwit with a chunk of ducktape and a dream.

 

[Meiwaku]

Fun Learning Time for Lesson On Buddhist Hells

Just so y'all know according to Japanese belief of what is happening to Shinzo Abe right now.

Shinzo Abe is now in Jigoku (Japanese word for hell) and is awaiting to see king Enma who will judge his soul and see if he's worthy of a good Samsara (Buddhist rebirth). The 5 realms he could go to are gods, demigods, humans, animals, hungry ghosts (sixth is hell). If he's going to one of the hells he will be sentenced.

The human rebirth is immensely unlikely. "A human birth is said to be so rare and precious that a turtle surfacing in a vast ocean is more likely to put his head through a small ring floating on the surface than we are to get a human birth." Most people who are good are rebirthed as Animals. Theres hot hells and cold hells and special hells for special types of crimes. Buddhist hell is very specific, there are hells for animal abusers who get torn apart by animals they hurt, for example. This article in English is mostly correct about some of the hells you can experience. Buddhist hell eventually lets you be retried and leave though because Buddha is merciful. But first you have to wait to be judged.

So he's going to be waiting in line in a queue for a few months to go get his soul weighed having to cross the sanzu river etc... In other words, even in Japanese afterlife you cannot escape compact quarters, queues and being judged harshly by a superior.

 

[Ethan Ralph Is 5'1"]

It is a graph that compares the US and Japan (the two counties that we are talking about).

The user I was responding to was implying that gun control is pointless since people will still get their hands on guns.

I was making the point that while gun control could not literally stop 100% of all gun control, there is a clear reduction in the levels of gun crime in those nations.

A few gun-related murders here and there is vastly preferable to being neutered by a hostile government body, and having more of an immediate ability to overthrow it taken away from you.
If you think your government cares about civilian lives when it comes to crimes committed with firearms, and not their own self-preservation and power, then you're very naïve.

You'll also see a great reduction in violence involving kitchen utensils if you make every Westerner eat with compressed paper chopsticks.
And likewise a great reduction in people tripping and hurting themselves if all shoelaces were replaced with short Velcro straps.

 

[JoseRaulChupacabra]

I'll never love again, my world is ending...

 

[Syaoran Li]

This reeks of China. Abe used to continually piss China off when he was PM so I can see them deciding they're going to take matters into their own hands.

Rated you optimistic since if it was a Chinese asset, then why would he have to use a homemade shotgun? Even the CCP would at least try to smuggle a pistol to use for something like this.

My guess is ex-SDF guy who went schizo and did a random attack or maybe ex-SDF guy who's a wackjob political loon. Probably a combo of both, to be completely honest.

 

[TenMilesWide]

It is a graph that compares the US and Japan (the two counties that we are talking about).

The user I was responding to was implying that gun control is pointless since people will still get their hands on guns.

I was making the point that while gun control could not literally stop 100% of all gun control, there is a clear reduction in the levels of gun crime in those nations.

The American gun problem isn't so much that criminals would get hands on guns after but rather criminals already have guns in illegal circulation and wouldn't forfeit them for any new law.