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The assassination attempt is indeed tragic. As for his being a good person, many would disagree. Unfortunately, both within and without Japan, he is a controv
by quanto 4y ago
The assassination attempt is indeed tragic. As for his being a good person, many would disagree. Unfortunately, both within and without Japan, he is a controversial figure. Even if one takes his armament of Japan in a sympathetic light, his historical revisionism, courting of the ultra-right, and tone-deaf nationalism caused troubles domestically and with its neighbors.
All this is unfortunate as he genuinely boosted Japan's economy, doing much to Japan's status in the world[1]. The sibling comments here linked some blog posts calling him a "fascist" or just a patriot ("civic nationalist"). The reality is somewhere in between.
[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53950704 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53950704
- kafkaesque 4y ago[flagged]
- unmole 4y agoYou know what Shinzo Abe didn't do? Invade countries and build death camps. This is an idiotic narrative you are peddling.
- whydoibother 4y ago
- dang 4y agoPlease do not take HN threads further into flamewar. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- unmole 4y agoACK
- dang 4y agoPlease see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32023521 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32023521 and stop posting flamewar comments. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- Aeolun 4y agoControversial, certainly. Deserving of death? Not even close.