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It's worth mentionning that the shooter targeted Abe because he was "dissatisfied" with him. Japan is a country with an abysmally low voter turnout. So, it ma
by henearkr 4y ago
It's worth mentionning that the shooter targeted Abe because he was "dissatisfied" with him.
Japan is a country with an abysmally low voter turnout.
So, it may be a consequence of this (cultural?) issue that dissatisfied people don't think of using their vote to change the system, and feel they are only left with violent means.
PS: I'm not trying to justify this murder, of course I'm horrified of it. But I'm saying that the actions to take in order to lower the probability of recurrence of this kind of tragedy includes pushing more people to go participate to ballots.
- spuz 4y agoWhere did you read that?
- henearkr 4y agoHere: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220708_37/ https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220708_37/
- bamboozled 4y agoI feel there is a lot of repression in Japan and while acts like this shouldn't be condoned, it's worth having the conversation about why these things occur. Sure the guy is "nuts, unhinged" or whatever, but I get that you might be onto something, how on earth is change possible in Japan with such a dominant force in power. It's so dominant it feels like bullying towards younger people who most policies aren't geared towards helping. Even the fact it's so hard to get mental healthcare is part of failing government policy. Sadly, I know that for sure, no one will ever question anything, it will hardly be discussed and the guy will be executed as soon as possible. It will be busy as usual.