https://tokyopaladin.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-japans-female-trump-why
"Japan just made history, though not the kind anyone wants to frame. Japan
finally broke the glass ceiling, only to find it was the lid of a coffin.
Progress but only if you think puppy-shooting ICE leading nazi Kristi Noem
would be a step forward as President—because she’s a woman, right. Takaichi
endorsed “Hitler’s Election Strategy” in the ‘90s, threatened TV networks as
communications minister, and claims foreigners abuse Nara’s deer without
evidence. Her election stump speech wasn’t JD Vance’s xenophobic lie “They’re
eating the cats and dogs”— it was “They’re kicking and punching the deer!”
She’s channeling Abe’s authoritarian playbook with fresh xenophobia—Japan’s
first female PM via fascist cosplay.
Sanae Takaichi has clawed her way to the top of the Liberal Democratic Party,
which means she is almost sure to become Prime Minister. And if history’s any
guide, Japan’s democracy is about to get the kind of cosmetic surgery that
leaves the patient unrecognizable and the doctor whistling all the way to the
bank."
Via Christoph S.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
