Right Wing, Racist Bastard!

Posted by billywest, 412 days ago in Politics
 
Or is he? What do you think of Tokyo's controversial governor, Shintaro Ishihara? Are you surprised that he's been elected as governor three times?
 
 

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Written by Nick 411 days ago
 
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He sounds like my granddad.
Written by hartrick 411 days ago
 
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I guess this is freedom of speech. The fact he is re-elected tells us that he obviously represents the majority of Japanese in his district.
Written by freedomwv 409 days ago
 
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The older vote yes. But I have to wonder what the younger generation feels about the guy.
Written by billywest 411 days ago
 
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Well, he might represent the interests of the majority of Japanese voters in his district. I don't know. But, I've heard that voting for the incumbent is more common here than in a lot of other democratic societies.
Written by mcalpine 411 days ago
 
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I don't find Shintaro all that offensive. There is an element of truth in a lot of what he says though whether it be offensive or not. I know in my own country, U.S.A., religious leaders have called for the murder of terrorist from their own pulpits - does Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell ring a bell...? I think it's quite offensive if you ask me. We have political leaders who have openly slandered other politician using the most vulgar language imagineable - Vice President Dick Cheney.

It's about time a Japanese politician had a backbone and voiced his opinion.
Written by Keith 410 days ago
 
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I'm sure there are things that he has said that i do not agree with however, I must say that i like his "in your face" attitude in expressing his opinion.
He does seem to have backbone and maybe many people are willing to let his stranger statements wash over their heads due to the fact that he voices many concerns that a lot of Japanese have.
Written by freedomwv 409 days ago
 
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Actually I am not surprised that he has been elected three times. Most younger Japanese who are voting age really hate the government so they do not vote. This leaves the older generation as the ones who go out and actually vote. This is why the guy has been elected so many times.


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