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I saw an article today about how Abe had been photographed with prominent Yakuza members. My knowledge of Japan is pretty limited at the moment though, so I don’t want to speculate too much.
It could have been the Yakuza. Abe and before him were in campaign of getting Yakuza out of prominent power, so it may be the case.
involves the security detail betraying them
The video from the assassination has surfaced and I would say you are absolutely correct - none of the guards are even looking in the direction the killer came from, and after the first shot they didn’t attempt to get Abe off the stage, or cover him or anything at all.
If he didn’t have some sort of special security detail, that fact is in and of itself an indication.
That is not always the case, see Olof Palme. But i think that one murder changed much in the topic. For example, in Poland, Jarosław Kaczyński, despite not holding any office any more, do get state bodyguards because they aren’t even pretending he’s not the real head of state with president and PM being just his puppets.
He’s also got a shitton of private security, from the “Grom Group” company
In America this is probably true. But Japan is a very peaceful country without much violence (political or otherwise). It would not suprise me if security was very lax. Same here in Europe. People regularly spot the Dutch PM on his bike waiting a red light.
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To be honest, this whole thing didn’t exactly smell of Shinzo Abe enthusiasm from the get-go
I wonder if there is a political drive behind this or if it is only some sort of misandry.
Misandry is spiraling out of control.
Men are truly the most oppressed minority.
Misandry or misanthropy?
Uh, I forgot which is which.
If it helps remembering “andro” means related to male/men. Misandry means an action against men where gender/sex is a major factor. “anthropo” means related to people. Anthropology is the study of people. Misanthropy means an action that is caused by a general hatred of people.
