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bananas

(27,509 posts)
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 09:09 PM Jun 2014

*WARNING! GRAPHIC!* Man sets himself on fire protesting Abe's militaristic policies



Apparently he survived and is in the hospital.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is a far-right neocon who is taking the country down a dangerous path.

Story in LBN: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014836224
The man is currently in hospital with serious burns after being extinguished by firefighters soon after his extraordinary act.

Before his self-immolation the man used a megaphone to vent his anger at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's desire to reinterpret Japan's strict pacifist constitution.

Opponents claim the move renounces Article 9 of the Japanese constitution which was introduced in the wake of World War Two.



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*WARNING! GRAPHIC!* Man sets himself on fire protesting Abe's militaristic policies (Original Post) bananas Jun 2014 OP
What gets me is when a right winger claims we need war because of another country's right wingers. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #1
There's nothing strange about that, IMO. War is their specialty. freshwest Jun 2014 #2
There is some strange politics there in Japan davidpdx Jun 2014 #3

davidpdx

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3. There is some strange politics there in Japan
Mon Jun 30, 2014, 07:54 AM
Jun 2014

I believe we have a few DUers over there that are probably more versed in what is happening there. All I know from the standpoint of being in Korea is that one some of these really right wing people pull stunts its usually on the news, so they are getting their money's worth.

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